Schmoo Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Hi I was wondering if anyone in the West Sussex area would be kind enough to take me out on a pigeon shoot to show how the pro's do it. I have not pigeon shot for a good ten years now, I have got a SGC and have been smashing clays solid for the last 3 weeks ( I know 2 differnt disciplines, chalk and cheese )but was nice to get my eye back in and put some lead down her. I have been using an air rifle weekly for the last......god, got to be a good fifteen years now on a few very small permissions I have, mainly to control damage being caused by rabbits ( have had the odd pigeon and corvid along the way ( would have been rude not to ! ) I have all my own camo gear, a dozen deeks and gun, have BASC membership too. Was wondering if someone wanted help with carrying their decoy gear ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmoo Posted May 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 I would settle for any pest control using a shotgun, would just like to hone my skills on some real moving targets of any description. Before some people start on me, I have been smashing and smashing clays solid now for a good month, I tried the other day with the gun UN mounted facing in the right direction but sure as hell not looking or pointing the gun in the right direction ( was in a safe direction un mounted, just in case someone picks up on that )and was flung 100 sporting clays from all directions, so had to clock it, mount gun and fire. I managed to hit 75 of those 100, will admit I had to use both barrels on a few, I missed a few of the going away style birds and shot under a few rabbits that had jumped just before i pulled the trigger (**** law) and missed a few pairs, think i was too busy trying to look at both clays at the same time instead of focusing on one then moving onto the second one. I know some of you will think I need to hone my skills on clays till I hit 100 from 100, but I think that is unrealistic, and i am fully aware that clays can never replace real quarry, would just like the opportunity at putting this practice into place. Cheers Schmoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Good luck with getting someone to take you out on the pigeons, but, shooting pigeons/crows etc is actually harder than clay shooting. I shot clays for over 17 years, mainly DTL, Ball Trap and Five trap, and was very successful at it. It surprised me how different it was to shoot 'live' targets. Clay shooting will, of course, help to sharpen your skills. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmoo Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Good luck with getting someone to take you out on the pigeons, but, shooting pigeons/crows etc is actually harder than clay shooting. I shot clays for over 17 years, mainly DTL, Ball Trap and Five trap, and was very successful at it. It surprised me how different it was to shoot 'live' targets. Clay shooting will, of course, help to sharpen your skills. Steve. Thanks for your reply Steve, I will just keep busting clays and look for some pay as you go shooting, while still knocking on doors with the farmers around here. Schmoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmoo Posted May 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Well my hard work has paid off ! All the footwork, door knocking and letter writing has finally paid dividends. I have just been granted permission over 1200 acres of land, 24/7, day or night, Sundays included. To shoot what I want, landowner said anything goes, just keep killing them so the are not eating my produce. What a result. Schmoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abadshot Posted May 19, 2011 Report Share Posted May 19, 2011 Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA-airgunner Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Well my hard work has paid off ! All the footwork, door knocking and letter writing has finally paid dividends. I have just been granted permission over 1200 acres of land, 24/7, day or night, Sundays included. To shoot what I want, landowner said anything goes, just keep killing them so the are not eating my produce. What a result. Schmoo. well done with that.... and i was about to offer to take you out round mine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie mac Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Well done and happy shooting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 well done now you have some just get too no farmers round your bit and more will come 100 per cent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rascal_2005 Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 lucky ***, i been trying to get land around west sussex for a year now and havnt got anything :( well done mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmoo Posted May 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Thanks guys, it is hard work and can be heartbreaking at times, but permission does come in time, I think its more to do with timing and luck. Writing to 80 landowners and nurseries, vineyards etc did help. If you don't go looking to find your first decent permission, it sure as hell won't coming looking for you. Advertise, pop fliers thru doors, bang on doors, speak to guys in tractors, you have to put a massive amount of legwork in, but in the end it will pay dividends, as it has in my case. Schmoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudpatten Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Hope you don`t mind me adding that you might also want to consider joining your local wildfowling club. Most `fowlers also shoot pigeons so it`s a racing certainty that you will be rubbing shoulders with the blokes who shoot pigeon regularly on farms surrounding the marsh/estuary and further afield inland. Most of the blokes I know, and there are a few on this forum, who joined a local fowling club knowing nothing and nobody, have managed to acquire significant pigeon shooting within a far shorter time frame than would otherwise be the case. Wildfowling clubs offer some of the best networking opportunities available in the live quarry shooting world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shropshire_Lad Posted May 20, 2011 Report Share Posted May 20, 2011 Thats great news, well done on that. With 1200 acres to shoot over you now have a great reason for someone local to you to help out with decoying and showing you whats what Of course it would only be polite to offer you an invite to shoot over theirs as a return favour well done, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted May 21, 2011 Report Share Posted May 21, 2011 Well my hard work has paid off ! All the footwork, door knocking and letter writing has finally paid dividends. I have just been granted permission over 1200 acres of land, 24/7, day or night, Sundays included. To shoot what I want, landowner said anything goes, just keep killing them so the are not eating my produce. What a result. Schmoo. Now you have the land, Im sure you will find it easy to get the help you wanted Well done, enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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