ffeighty Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Hey everyone, I'm new to this forum (obviously), I'm 27 and I come from Belgium. I mostly hunt pheasants with my springer during the season (rough and driven shooting), and I'd like to start shooting pigeons during the off-season. It's not the first time I visit this forum, as I've found quite a lot of useful info on other topics than pigeon shooting in the past (clay shooting, some gun advice, etc). In a few words: it's one of the rare forums about country sports that I've found to be interesting enough to register to. I'm not sure I can contribute much to most topics discussed here, as I'm surely not a top shot (yet :yp:) nor a "pigeon guru", but I'll surely put all the info I can get on how to make my pigeon shooting trips successful to good use. Looking forward to read you all! PS: don't hesitate to correct my English, as it's far from being my native language! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Hi ffeighty and the warmest of welcomes - good to have someone else from the continent. I agree this forum is one of few worthy registering with. If you need any help anytime, send me a PM and I'll help if I can. Best regards, Kes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Hello and welcome to PW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Welcome, it's good to see more people from overseas on here. There won't be too many people correcting your English, it's better than most on here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfa taf Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Well come to the forum from another non British member , and YES it is one of the best forums I have come across. Very helpful and what,s more to my liking with a really good cense of humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Welcome to PW. Enjoy your stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willy1 Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Welcome to an informative forum, sometimes gets a bit "heavy", ,but lots of good advice, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 ffeighty, out of interest is there a lot of pigeon shooting in Belgium? Is it mainly decoying, flighting or roost shooting? Are you in French or Dutch speaking Belgium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berties Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Welcome to pigeon watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly321 Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 welcome to the forum bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) Welcome ffeighty. I visited Belgium last year and there is some very nice shooting land. Highlight was a visit to Chimay brewery. Edited April 28, 2011 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffeighty Posted April 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 ffeighty, out of interest is there a lot of pigeon shooting in Belgium? Is it mainly decoying, flighting or roost shooting? Are you in French or Dutch speaking Belgium? There's not a lot of shooting at all. It's a small country, and only about 0.5% of the population is involved in game hunting / pest control. I wouldn't say there are more or less pigeons than anywhere else on the continent, as it really depends from region to region. There is quite a lot of roost shooting towards the end of the season until the end of the winter. There's some decoying here and there, and the odd flight line camper (which would be me ). I don't really know how it works in the UK, but here pest control on a land is the duty of the person who owns the hunting rights on said land. If there's damage to crops for example, and the farmer can prove it's because the owner of the hunting rights didn't do his part, the farmer can (and will) get some financial compensation for the damage done. One of the issues we have here is that the only person who can authorize someone to do some pest control on a land is the owner of the hunting rights, not the farmer (even if it's his own land), so it's really difficult to get an authorization. To answer your second question: I'm in the middle (Brussels), so I'm neither even though I speak both languages. Yeah I know, weird country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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