ernyha Posted January 4, 2003 Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 :( Was hoping to read about lots of people,s shooting today after last nights weather. Going out in the morning and was hoping to hear good news about big bags on the rape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 I was on a game shoot yesterday, in the snow and the cold winds. There were pigeons in and over the woodland all day. I expected the weather to be the start of a cold rough spell, that might "start" the pigeons on to the rape. Went over to the farm this morning for a recce. Frost in the shaded areas, but a bright sunny day, no sign of snow remained. A few pigeons moving about and sitting in the trees. No birds on the rape at all. I drove around and looked at other fields on other farms and saw no large groups of birds, just a few here and there. Its interesting that none of our local farmers have put out "bird scarers" yet. They do, in large numbers,as soon as the pigeons become a nuisance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flightline Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Same here. Went out early this morning, very cold with a hard frost. A very few birds mooching around in trees and very occaisonally flying down to the bits they had bashed earlier, but no big flocks or vety many individual birds. Very disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 Today is the first time I have seen pigeons on the rape so far. Didn't have any decoys handy. Shot one, waited, some more came soon afterwards and I got another. Not bad for a quick walkabout. Will try decoys next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-n Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 got out this morning late and lifted 8/900 birds who moved about a mile away and the stayed there all flippin day,stayed in the field all day :( (with the car prominently parked for brownie points)still managed a couple of high ones as they passed by to the roost. checked where i cannt shoot till end of season and had to be nearly 2k on the rape roll on feb 2 :( peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 peter, please send some down to Kent, I,ll pay the postage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter-n Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 mine all mine(well nearly) :evil: peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Fud Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 Went out with some lads with terriers, and got one vixen that bolted. shot it with my new AL391 using AAA. Finished shooting 7 pigeon flighting to roost. A nice day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted January 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 Well I started this thread so I will now reply.Went out yesterday to a farm that my mate had met the owner of at a new year,s party and had been told that "there,s not much on the rape at the moment but you are welcome to come and have a go". We got there and saw a 100 or so feeding on 1 field and the same on the other field nearby so with hopes high we went onto the farm.Didn,t meet the owner but met the leading farmhand who immediately said (read Deakos parting line) "all week those 2 fields have been blue with pigeons but not so many today". We left the banger going in 1 field and set up in the other after switching that one off. They immediately poured in after switching the rotor on but neither of us were ready,so hurried shots and no kills.The day continued with regular birds dropping in but after shooting clays over the holiday my shooting was pathetic to start with.(Who ever says that clay shooting improves your game shooting,should give me a few lessons because when I swap from 1 to the other,they both suffer at first) To sum up the day,we had about 40 but it should have been many more.The cloudless sky and blinding low sun making all the gear shine like tinsel didn,t help but was a good day out nevertheless and will be going back in the near future. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 ernyha,s point that clay shooting can affect your "bird" shooting and vice versa, is one I totally agree with. I also have a theory that it revolves around the lead you give the "target". When you shoot the clay it is slowing down, when you shoot a bird, it is usually accelerating. This was in part confirmed when I shot clays some time ago and missed some early targets. The chap who went round the stands and "buttoned" for us, is an Instructor. He said I was missing in front and was over leading the clay. The last shooting I had done had been on high pheasants, that needed a lot of lead. He said this was a common problem with bird/clay shooters. They recommended that you have one gun for clays and one gun for birds. The idea being that when you pick up one gun, you think"clays" and the other "birds". I think its cheaper and just as effective to remind yourself where you are and what you are doing. It works for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 ernyha - you could try some practice with battue clays. They get faster as they descend, unlike standard clays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviddjlloyd Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 So we turn up at the field saturday ERNYHA and me ,you have herd it all before .The field is blue come and shoot the dam things.Well saturday we were there deeks, WIRLIGIG and FOG ,thats allright when the fog lifts they will be swarming in well after 5 hours and the dam fog has still not lifted, freezing cold and only 3 birds to show for our efforts we return to the motor, only to see the fog lift and the pigeon peel in to feast in earnest. To late we left annoyed at a day waysted. Sunday report; Observed in WARWICKSHIRE after a severe frost the birds did not appear to feed on the rape till after 12 o clock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted January 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 8-) Just think Dave how dismal Saturday would have been if I hadn,t SHOT THE THREE !!! :love: :love: 8-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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