The Sniper Posted May 15, 2003 Report Share Posted May 15, 2003 Well I had my sixth outing onto the same field of spring rape, yesterday. What a bloody day, two main problems, the intermittent showers and I was downwind from the local sewerage works. The pigeons still keep coming to this field so I just keep having a go at them. No spectacular numbers , I am now up to 106 on this field, but I have enjoyed every day. Has anyone else noticed that pigeons tend to flare off when their dead mates backs are covered in drops of water ? At the end of yesterday all I could say was ....Long Live Gore Tex Sniper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flightline Posted May 17, 2003 Report Share Posted May 17, 2003 Sniper, My eyes aren`t that good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sniper Posted May 18, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2003 Flightline, Are you trying to tell me you don't take a pair of binoculars ( :ph34r: )out with you when you go shooting ! At my age they are a godsend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flightline Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 Yes I do take out binos. But I don`t glass the deeks for some reason. Perhaps I should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sniper Posted May 24, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2003 I thought I'd just give a final report on this spring rape field, as I think it has dried up on me, as regards pigeons. The crop is now about 8-9" high and there are no obvious flat patches on it. I have now shot over it 8 times and got a total of 112 pigeons from it. I have purposely left the field 4 days between each outing. The last twice I have managed 3 pigeons each time. Everywhere else round it for a good mile radius is either winter rape, sugar beet, wheat or barley. So I thought I would go for another look round yesterday and I did about 40 miles searching for the elusive pigeons. Not a bloody sign anywhere. I didn't just look around , I specifically stopped for a good 1/4 hour at various points and couldn't see any pigeons flying anywhere. I would value your comments please about this situation. I appreciate that it is still the nesting season but is it just a case of gritting your teeth until harvest time ? Or am I missing something somewhere ? I'm pleased I've got some rabbiting to do next week or else I would be in for a very lean time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Geddon Posted May 24, 2003 Report Share Posted May 24, 2003 The last few outings I have done,from a week Thursday,15th,I have shot birds on Linseed *** peas,Linseed,Calabrese,another lot on peas and today peas again.Some of the best fields to shoot are those with a gas gun on.The field I shot today has one ,and no one shoots it. The only thing you can do is miles!Good luck.Farmageddon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sniper Posted May 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 FarmaGeddon, Thanks for the reply. I have none of those luscious titbits round my way, to offer the local pigeons. But I went out last night, before dark, on the way to a wedding reception, about 15 miles from home. Lo and behold , nearby , I saw some vegetable fields of some description, with quite a few pigeons on them. Guess where I will be later this week ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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