number 1 Posted October 20, 2002 Report Share Posted October 20, 2002 im just wondering if the pigeons are on the rape yet in your area.here im hants there are not yet but the birds have bin mioving around in larger groups latley up to 100 at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted October 20, 2002 Report Share Posted October 20, 2002 Drove round acres of rape fields yesterday(Warwickshire)and apart from a few birds feeding on the edge of a couple of fields by trees,nothing.Shot a few birds over pasture land including crows and opened a couple of pigeon crops at the end of the day.None had rape in them but all had up to 7 acorns and this would explain what the birds at the edge of the rape fields were on. :grumpy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted October 29, 2002 Report Share Posted October 29, 2002 what rape? they've eaten it all!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number 1 Posted October 30, 2002 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 so the pigeons are on the rape ,still no sign of them here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted October 30, 2002 Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 Non round here.Have had a hint that there about 30 miles away and comeing this way. all the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 30, 2002 Report Share Posted October 30, 2002 I don't know what it's like elsewhere, but the weather is so mild in Oxfordshire the rape is shooting up. I don't think the pigeons will be able to get into it by the time they decide to start feeding. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigeonPoo Posted November 18, 2002 Report Share Posted November 18, 2002 Yeehaaw, saw lots of pigeons on Rape today!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 The chap who is lettimg me shoot pigeons on his land saw lots of pigeons in his rape field last week. However when I set up this weekend, there were few to be seen and I finished with the grand total of 1, which was flying overhead when I brought it down. Frustrated, I rounded off the day by spending an our or so around the edge of the farm and shot a number of rats instead. Crafty things, pigeons - that's part of the fun! :=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 I had a similar story from last Friday. Telephone call to say the "field is blue with pigeons". I set up nice and early and never saw anything. There were no pigeons anywhere near that field. The rape in our area hasn,t grown very much yet. This could be keeping the pigeons on other feed , but it does seem strange. Maybe we need a really cold (not wet) spell, with a few frosts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJ Posted November 19, 2002 Report Share Posted November 19, 2002 I had a walk round my shooting ground today (South Oxon) and saw zilch on the rape. There were however loads of woodies in the hedgerows. They still appear to be finding plenty of tastier grub than rape to feed on. Acorns are always a favourite, and I have in the past lofted a couple of deeks into an oak tree and set up a hide twenty to thirty yards away with a good degree of success. No doubt a few good frosts will bring them on to the rape in their usual numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted November 20, 2002 Report Share Posted November 20, 2002 Hi MAJ, Another South Oxon shooter. It's getting a bit busy around this neck of the woods!! Have a look in the 'Meet Up' section and you will find a few more. It's pretty quiet on the rape although there are a few birds floating about. I've heard of someone putting a rotor under an oak. Can't recall if it was successful or not. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beasley Posted November 20, 2002 Report Share Posted November 20, 2002 Just been out today on a reccy and saw good numbers of birds feeding on Rape around Oxford, flocks between 5-800...and not before time too! We were thinking it would be a slack winter again with so much beechmast, acorn and hawthorn berries, but things are now looking alot more promising ( and about bloody time too! ) Will Beasley, Thames Valley Pigeon Shooting. Oxford UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted November 25, 2002 Report Share Posted November 25, 2002 Since last week, I've noticed a few more pigeons about but they aren't on the rape yet. There have been a few on the bits of set-aside were wheat was grown this year. The crop of the bird I shot last week was full of grain (no rape). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number 1 Posted November 26, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 today when i woke up at around 9am there was a flock of 300+ pigeons just coming OFF THE RAPE and from the surrounding wood ,so things are looking up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 Saw my first flock of pigeons on the rape today, about 3.30pm as it ws getting dark, they flew down and settled on it (no gun with me at the time, unfortunatley). Things are looking up! Will see what it's like next weekend and have a session at them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigie Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 Saw a few pigeons sitting in the trees next to a rape field this morning about 8ish, couldnt do much about it though as I was off to Santas kingdom with my little girl and theres one thing that women dont understand is the importance of last minute changes to go shooting instead of keeping the kids happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazza Posted December 9, 2002 Report Share Posted December 9, 2002 I've noticed plenty of pigeons on the rape lately.Their moving on to it at first light, & then as mentioned,feeding in the woods & hedges for berries. Then just before dusk,filling up with rape,before going to roost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number 1 Posted December 11, 2002 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2002 today after getting hom eat about 3pm the game keeper was driving round the wood and rape field next to my house feeding the birds and there must have been around 4-500 birds come out of the wood (things looking good for feb) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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