Lanber_sporter Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Recently been given the ok for my first permission. Early days at the moment but was asked by the farmer a few weeks ago to help him out on some pigeons over rape towards the end of august. Called him up today to see if i could shoot and he said that he hadn't yet started drilling so doesn't need me just yet. He asked if i could shoot some ferals around his sheds tomorrow with my air rifle, going round for about 11. Hopefully helping him out with this will make him more inclined to offer me more shooting as time goes on. wil be using a .22 webley longbow. let you know how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 If you aint done it before get the light off as soon as the shot is taken, it stops the others taking flight. Can i also recomend wearing old clothes, hat and specs -you will know why at end of evening if there are a lot in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 It is a foot in the door.Do a good job and show your safe and he can trust you and you will be ok. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanber_sporter Posted August 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 If you aint done it before get the light off as soon as the shot is taken, it stops the others taking flight. Can i also recomend wearing old clothes, hat and specs -you will know why at end of evening if there are a lot in there :blink: Sound advice thanks. not sure of the extent of the pigeons and planning to go early after noon so no light this time. Do you normally shoot the ferals in darkness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanker Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Have noticed more ferals this year that anytime I can remember - am tyring not to shoot them as they're no good to sell. When decoying what's always interesting is how much more suspicious they are than woodies. I try and let them come in and hope the woodies think it's a good idea to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted August 16, 2010 Report Share Posted August 16, 2010 Make sure pick them all up at end .Or he might not be impressed if farmer has to pick dead bodys up from round barns .And take body not head shots if you miss you just put hole in barn roof not GOOD lol happy hunting SWISS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted August 17, 2010 Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Sound advice thanks. not sure of the extent of the pigeons and planning to go early after noon so no light this time. Do you normally shoot the ferals in darkness? Yes, during the day you might get a dozen or so but at night we count them by the barrow load. Prefer the FAC rapid for day and a break barrel 12ft lb at night. Be carefull in barns at night it's best to have the owner as lamp man as he knows were all his hazards are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanber_sporter Posted August 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Got a call from the farmer just before leaving yesterday saying to bring my shotgun too. Arrived on the farm at about 11am and he showed me around farm, consists of about 8 or so cattle sheds, with a few grazing fields around it. He said there weren't too many ferals around for some reason but said i could use the shotgun at the far end of the barns which was where the birds seem to fly in from.. Got started and had about 8 in the rafters of the barns and a couple on the roofs in the first hour with the air rifle. Farmer came along and said he had some other barns down the road that i could shoot at too. Went along to these and had a few more from the tops of the barns. Then made my way back to the main farm yard and plotted up behind a couple of hay bails with the shotgun, the ferals started to come in thick and fast and had about 20 more but missed a fair few more that that. In all the farmer seemed grateful to have me there and ended up with about 30 for the day. He also showed me the fields that he will be harvesting soon which are about 300 acres in all. Learnt a fair bit from my first outing and should definately get more next time as i know where best to position myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 If he is showing you round you seem to have cracked it.Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terry the rat Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 Have noticed more ferals this year that anytime I can remember - am tyring not to shoot them as they're no good to sell. When decoying what's always interesting is how much more suspicious they are than woodies. I try and let them come in and hope the woodies think it's a good idea to follow. The ferals are a lot less suspicious than woodies, I was shooting stubble last sunday and had woodies and ferals coming in but there was lots of dead birds building in the pattern and the woodies started avoiding it but the ferals were coming in wholesale, ended up with 530 birds picked up but done well over 600 birds only about 60 woodies, if i had kept the killing zone clear i could have had a lot more woodies, ran out of shells could of maybe done 800 plus (will try to post picture but i am not good on computers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinxs Posted August 18, 2010 Report Share Posted August 18, 2010 I agree and if you use them in the pattern the woodies shy of a lot sooner. You can shoot at hem and if you miss they quiet often come round straight away or if you get one of there mates they seem to try and stay with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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