dawntredder Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 going out monday on spring rape first chance av add in 3 wks,its just starting 2 push thru maybe 1" or 2 long has anybody had any joy on spring rape in similar situation??..any info will come in handy ps..somebody posted about pigeon shooting in northumberland not sure who it was can any1 remember who it was? thx dawntredder :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightymariner Posted May 1, 2011 Report Share Posted May 1, 2011 Shot some a few weeks back and did OK, pigeons like a crop that is short and easy to get at, and they like OSR. Most crops are now flowering so any spring rape should be attractive, though it depends what else is on offer. I have seen pigeons return time and time again to the same rape field from sowing to harvest, with breaks in between when other crops become available. I think it is right up there as their favourite food. Happy hunting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootnfish Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 i have a couple of fields of spring rape to shoot. thepigeons didnt take much notice at first but now is about 4ins high they are realy gettiig on it, they seem to prefer it to peas at the moment.went after work for a few hours wednesday just gone and shot 31, went yesterday at about 3.30pm and shot 73 missed afew in this wind aswell. they dont seem to be about in the early part of the day and both times i have been out about 6pm to7pm is when they realy come in fast and the barrels get hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsds Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 hi let me know how you get on with the spring rape, i was out last week on freshly sewn barley, when i arrived there must have been a couple of thousand pigeons on the field, i walked them off but they never came back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawntredder Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 went down the shoot on the spring rape but was a none starter all tho me bruva faired little better he had wind at his back and got a dozen,try again next wkend maybe wind will change 4 the better was to strong today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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