dead-eye-dick Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 For thoose of you with 4x4's who drive their cars to the hide, do you ever get the feeling birds are put off by your vehicle. Wile doing a recci it seemed that bird where less hesitant to return to a "walked-off" field with my car parked by the side, but this my be my imagination. I'm sure they are used to seeing cars parked next to fields, but it did seem like they were alittle shy ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 When I get the chance to drive the 4x4 to the hide to unload(mainly when shooting over stubble) I then take it way back from the shooting area. If it is a sunny day, I drape a couple of camo. nets over it to stop the glare. I find this works O.K.but if it does stop 1 or 2 birds coming in ,it is still worth not having to cart the gear including the kitchen sink by hand.How do you think I picked the name "ernyha"? I had to have a HERNIA operation last year and people reckon it was caused by humping all the shooting gear every week. 8-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 I only dump the gear and then take the car back out of the field. This is not limited to 4x4s! My old Rover 600 did many a mile over rape stubble not that I ever told the wife!! :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 I suppose this depends how rural your location is and what the birds are used to seeing. I always park my car, as far away from my hide and out of sight,as possible. Just in case it matters. Pigeons seem to be able to differentiate between farm vehicles and other types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 of 5 Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 I regularly use the 4x4 as a hide. No netting or anything. So long as I'm hard to see the pigeons are OK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deako Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 A few years ago, I spent £28,000 on a Toyota Landcruiser, and found that parking it close to the hide had no ill effects whatsoever. Then my mate, who shall remain nameless, but who is usually known as John Doran, shot it whilst missing a pigeon at the same time. After that I parked it in the lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meandassey Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 £28,000? The value of all the cars I've ever owned added together don't add up to that much mate! I wish someone would come and put the old Riley on my drive out of its misery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deako Posted January 15, 2003 Report Share Posted January 15, 2003 I should add that it was on a rather silly bank loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead-eye-dick Posted January 16, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 I wish someone would come and put the old Riley on my drive out of its misery. :evil: :evil: You only had to ask mate, I'll be round tonight :evil: :evil: Don't worry I'll be humaine, I'll blindfold it first, last rights all that carry-on..... 8-) 8-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Never had a motor that has been 'shot'. I did have a a car that got it's bonnet severely dinged with a large chunk of clay once. That will teach me for connecting the DTL trap to my car battery following a generator failure at our clay club. What really upset me was all the lads thought it most amusing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billm Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 Used to have a white van scared the h*ll out of the pigeons, painted it grey with white flashes biggest decoy you ever seen, still scares the pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flightline Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 I used to have a car that had one or two unexplained small dents and I guess this was spent shot from my shooting-shot from a 12 bore carries 400 yards, tho obviously the further it goes the less energy it has. This is why I`m always cautious about roads. Can you imagine unintentionally spraying a cyclist with spent shot? I reckon they might get the armed response unit out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 17, 2003 Report Share Posted January 17, 2003 I was told a tale by the lads that I shoot with of a time when they were shooting over peas in a field close to the M40. The field was on the lower side of an embankment and dropped steeply in the valley. They were shooting from a tree line at the bottom of the field towards the motorway but were a long way out of range from the motorway....or so they thought. The next thing they see is a police patrol car coming down the access track looking for the source of the shot that was raining down on the motorway. It appears that they were in such a cosy sheltered spot that they were unaware that a strong wind was catching their shot and carrying it over the embankment onto the M40!! No action was taken as the police were also surprised that the shot travelled so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGhost Posted January 17, 2003 Report Share Posted January 17, 2003 The birds dont seem to mind my white Toyota, they sit on the tree above and **** all over it! As a cycling commuter I have been hit by shot but its always been on the way down; no problem. I usually stop and have a look through the hedge when I hear shooting.... why do we always look so guilty. :*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 17, 2003 Report Share Posted January 17, 2003 NGhost, where do you cycle in Oxon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daviddjlloyd Posted January 17, 2003 Report Share Posted January 17, 2003 Cars in the field thats a good on . That wasthe time when we went shooting over pea stubble ,years ago. ( ME BEING AN OLD SHOOTER AND ALL THAT) hAad a great days shooting only to find back at the motor that the keys were MISSING!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGH! Well there we were inthe middle of nowhere , traiped over loads of fields they could have been anywhere.However a farm labourer said try my car key ,well blow me down the *********dy thing fitted. HOW LUCKY WAS THAT. MORAL IS PUT YOUR KEYS SOMEWHERE SAFE. :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Pieman Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 Stubble alert! Each year I attend at least one car fire that is caused by the hot exhaust touching stubble The 'customers' range from shooters to courting couples. One year, we even managed to burn out a fire engine whilst putting out a fire in a field of standing barley started by a car exhaust Glad I arrived AFTER the fire started :love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 Hi pigeon pieman,this reminded me of a dilemma i had last summer,i was decoying crows in a field if hay when a crow landed about 15yds from my hide i was just about to raise the gun when i thought back to shooting in the dark on various occasions whens sparks are quite easily seen to come out of the gun i was using fibre wads and to cut a long story short didnt fire (until it was airborne )has anyone ever heard of a field being set alight because of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Pieman Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 Neil, sorts of similar - but not shooting was a battle re-enactment by the 'Sealed Knot' historical group, the black powder flintlock boys. My brother used to live in Whitney in Oxon, and they were doing a battle scene in a vast stubble field at the back of his house. To cut a long story short, a cannon flared (technical cannony thing term) and set light to the field. The resulting fire burnt out 53 (yes 53!) cars that had parked on the field. The wind blew the smoke and flames in their direction, making it impossible for people to get to their cars!! Wouldn't have wanted their insurance premium the following year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted February 12, 2003 Report Share Posted February 12, 2003 I often used to park my Landrover at the opposite end of a field to scare pigeons from landing there. Just like bagging a field off..... but bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Shuter Posted February 18, 2003 Report Share Posted February 18, 2003 Why walk anywhere. I shute out of the back of my ex-army(in camo) lightweight L/R rag top at every opportunity! My best bag to date 88. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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