mike150 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Hi all. Went to a local farm today for my first rough shoot and got my first Pigeon, 1 Wood Pigeon and 1 Crow. Just walked around for an hour and a half and saw what came my way which wasn't much! I don't have decoys. Felt a bit bad about the Woody as it's only a small bird, I thought it was a Pigeon as it was coming out of the sun. 17 shots fired and 3 hits .............think I need to keep practising at the clays. I take it that's bad? It was just as good as the clays for £5. In the same time at a clay ground I would spend £40 :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Hi all. Went to a local farm today for my first rough shoot and got my first Pigeon, 1 Wood Pigeon and 1 Crow. Just walked around for an hour and a half and saw what came my way which wasn't much! I don't have decoys. Felt a bit bad about the Woody as it's only a small bird, I thought it was a Pigeon as it was coming out of the sun.17 shots fired and 3 hits .............think I need to keep practising at the clays. I take it that's bad? It was just as good as the clays for £5. In the same time at a clay ground I would spend £40 :blink: is a 'woody' not a woodpigeon where you come from? 'i thought it was...' wouldnt hold up to well in court if it had been a spuggyhawk 17shots..3 hits that sounds like my mate who has been shooting along time maybe a bad gunfit, maybe just on an off day live animals run/fly nothing like clays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike150 Posted January 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Woody = Wood pigeon. Some of the crows I was going for where a bit far away, there was one I fired 3 at and it still kept going. The gun fits fine, think the problems the guy aiming it in the wrong place Maybe I need one of these................. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtmCIJFwkh0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 wer abit far away ... why bother then, if you think they are too far why pull the trigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Maybe a few lessons on the clays are needed so you can judge distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbird Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 hello mike150, unlike the rest of the barack room lawyers on here , i would like to say welcome and good one mate we all have to start somewhere and i am sure you will improve with practise and time. dont feel bad about small birds as they all eat the crops and that is why we are doing what we do. crop protection well done mate , keep it up my friend . kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 (edited) hope your not referring to me the place to start is with someone who knows what they are doing not going out and shooting willy nilly at birds out of range and injuring them i agreee, small bird or not, doesnt matter, they still damage crops but why shoot at sumat you think is too far, you are more likely to miss than injure, but why take a risk 'be comfortable and confident before you pull the trigger' sorry if some think this is wrong, just my view Edited January 6, 2011 by TJ91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossie1968 Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 I did the same the day on one of my farms, a wee walk for an hour or so, seen loads of crows and pigeons all too far away, managed 2 crows. Great to be out in the sunshine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike150 Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 hello mike150, unlike the rest of the barack room lawyers on here , i would like to say welcome and good one mate we all have to start somewhere and i am sure you will improve with practise and time. dont feel bad about small birds as they all eat the crops and that is why we are doing what we do. crop protection well done mate , keep it up my friend . kev Thanks man. I'm at the shooting a year now, it's a nice civilised sport and a vast change from my previous sport of motocross and more befitting of my middle aged years BTW I'm using 32g 5's and a Benelli M2 for the rough shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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