got_the_eye_in Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 (edited) Went shooting today on one of my permissions and as I was passing a nearby field on the way, I noticed some pigeons flying along side of me and the down across a field of beans to a field of cereal crop. So i stopped the car and had a look across the field from a break in the hedge. Stood and watched them for around 5 minutes and there must have been at least 200+ diving in, in groups of between 5 and 20 woodies in the 5 mins that I was watching alone. I could not believe it as ive not seen numbers like this for along time in the area. I was very happy to see that the field they were landing in is a shooting partners permission! Even more pleased when I rang him and we are now going to have a pop at them this sat!!! YESSSS hopefully they will still be there! Going down later tonight to have a reccy and see where we are going to set up I will post more on sat night to let you all know how we get on PS sorry about the spelling mistake should be layed not laid Edited June 22, 2010 by got_the_eye_in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Good luck. :blink: Its interesting when reading some of the threads, the difference in the progress of the crops around the country. There was a comment the other day about birds on laid barley. In my area we have no cereal far enough forward to lay down, let alone attract the birds yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 We haven't got any layed barley, but there are plenty of pigeons dropping into the wheelings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) to go off what cranfield said;round my area the winter barley is tall and golden and is prone to going flat on my permissions.and over the years made some good bags on the said fields. i have seen a few going down on small layed patches but no chance of shooting over em at the moment would loose to many in the standing crop. Edited June 23, 2010 by yickdaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 iv got barley but nothing on them yet, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertan_J Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Barley on mine no pigeons plenty of crows flattening it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Good luck. Its interesting when reading some of the threads, the difference in the progress of the crops around the country. There was a comment the other day about birds on laid barley. In my area we have no cereal far enough forward to lay down, let alone attract the birds yet. Cranfield , I think a lot of it depends on how early the cereals have been drilled and how much nitrates the barley has been dressed with . My farmer friend will allways drill at the very earliest opotunity as he always says that the corn wont grow in the bags . Incidently most of the barley on my farms is in the milky stage and is growing very fast . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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