pigeon shooting morning or evening

[pigeon-richardwall]

I have been out with the gun after pigeons a few times just trying to get on a flight line with not much luck. I know there are plenty of pigeons about but have been trying for them early in the moarning, would i be best going out in the evening for flight line shooting.? Thanks Richard

[kev 1]

I find flight lines pretty busy most of the day..

[soreshoulder]

i find afternoons most productive

[Lez325]

I prefer early mornings- the Pigeons in Somerset are early risers

 

Les

[Maidment78]

Both round me, lul during lunch 12-2 though. Must be spanish pigeons near me.

[Lez325]

Ive found that also- I put it down to them having filled their crop in the morning and have a rest until they are hungry again- usually before they go to roost

 

 

Les

[proTOM1]

Better midday afternoon till late for me

[Highlander]

This time of year, late afternoons, evenings are best round here.

[yickdaz]

11am till 5pm normally for a full session.. or 2pm till 5pm for a short session in summer.

[anser2]

No hard and fast rules , but usualy mornings to early afternoon in winter and early afternoon to early evening in summer.

[Guest]

I shot between 80-90 birds yesterday under a flight-line! I would say that the majority of birds came between 11:00am and 2:00pm. After that the flight-line certainly started to dry up and even at about 3:00pm some of the birds started flighting back to the woods! I had an exceptional day though for just flight-line sport, check out the pictures! :blink:

[unapalomablanca]

Do what i do and go out for 4.30 to 7.30pm, forget the decoys and just get a field where they always roost and ambush them. I think flighting is the best shooting see my recent post in 'talk from the field'.

[steve w]

i had 15 birds on a flightline on monday from 4.30 till 7.00 pm .i find evenings much better this time of year .

[Guest]

I must admit evenings are good, mainly because you'll catch the majority of the birds flighting back to their favourite roosting woods! I set up during the day last Monday and caught them going both ways, to and from the field... It was fantastic sport, ended up picking 74!

Click for image of the bag!

Edited August 4, 2010 by Guest

[silver pigeon 3]

Any time seems ok around me, just get out and give it a go.

 

Just got back in from a 6pm to 8pm decoying session in a field on a flight line back to roosting woods and had 27 for 31 shots (well pleased ) if i could shoot like that all the time would save on cartridges thats for sure.

 

good luck whenever you choose to go