fuzzypigeon Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 I took the dog for a walk this afternoon along a bridleway which passed two pea fields and there was a steady stream of woodies dropping into the fields then someone started walking the far boundary of the field with their dog and a good hundred plus got up and they must have all returned in less than 10 minutes I wish I knew who owned the fields, someone must hit some huge bags on that field this year they seemed suicidal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Ask at the nearest farm if it is their field, if its not they should be able to tell you whose it is. When the birds are on the crops is the best time to get permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeitLARGE Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 Without a question get your sherlock holmes cap on and go for a hunt for the landowner or tenant. I am always shocked about the amount of unshot land be it deer or pigeon shooting. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 19, 2011 Report Share Posted June 19, 2011 (edited) I took the dog for a walk this afternoon along a bridleway which passed two pea fields and there was a steady stream of woodies dropping into the fields then someone started walking the far boundary of the field with their dog and a good hundred plus got up and they must have all returned in less than 10 minutes I wish I knew who owned the fields, someone must hit some huge bags on that field this year they seemed suicidal Seeing 100 pigeons get off a field and then returning wouldn't necessarily mean that good bags were on offer. I saw around 6-800 leave a field of peas yesterday at mid afternoon. After a good first 90 minutes today (killing 50), i only just scraped 100. Good luck on getting permission there, though. Edited June 19, 2011 by motty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightymariner Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Seeing 100 pigeons get off a field and then returning wouldn't necessarily mean that good bags were on offer. I saw around 6-800 leave a field of peas yesterday at mid afternoon. After a good first 90 minutes today (killing 50), i only just scraped 100. Good luck on getting permission there, though. Scraped a 100! Heard it all now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBhoy Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 (edited) since there not really many peas or beans round here, can someone tell me what it is the pigeon are exactly feeding on? is is the veg itself, or foliage?? is it at harvest? Edited June 24, 2011 by BenBhoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 since there not really many peas or beans round here, can someone tell me what it is the pigeon are exactly feeding on? is is the veg itself, or foliage?? is it at harvest? Peas its everything from the leaves to the pods, flowers and the peas ,as for beans its normally just the beans when drilled and when ripe or harvested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
here iam Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Thought they left peas alone when they start flowering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted June 24, 2011 Report Share Posted June 24, 2011 Thought they left peas alone when they start flowering From when they start to flower till they plough in the stubble is by far the best time i find Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsowatts Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 A friend got a new permission this week which the land owner was only to happy for us to shoot over. He rents out a couple of the fields which are being used for peas. We thought it was Christmas and set up to shoot over one of the fields as it was covered in the little grey things. Within an hour we had some irate bloke saying we needed to pack up as we would be ruining the peas! He explained that they were due to be picked tomorrow and that we would be ruining them with our lead. Having never shot of peas before would this be right? We packed up and went home somewhat disappointed that we could not open the Christmas presents!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted June 25, 2011 Report Share Posted June 25, 2011 (edited) A friend got a new permission this week which the land owner was only to happy for us to shoot over. He rents out a couple of the fields which are being used for peas. We thought it was Christmas and set up to shoot over one of the fields as it was covered in the little grey things. Within an hour we had some irate bloke saying we needed to pack up as we would be ruining the peas! He explained that they were due to be picked tomorrow and that we would be ruining them with our lead. Having never shot of peas before would this be right? We packed up and went home somewhat disappointed that we could not open the Christmas presents!!!! Alot of farmers were told a few years back to not let anyone shoot over the peas when they come in to pod as they had a case of lead being found .Most round me have not listened and only few have and paid the price with next to no crop left to harvest Edited June 25, 2011 by proTOM1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 Scraped a 100! Heard it all now! What i meant was, despite the fact that the field was covered in pigeons the day before, it was still a struggle after the initial busy period. It took ages to get from 90 - 99, and only shot no.100 after packing up almost all the gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 From when they start to flower till they plough in the stubble is by far the best time i find I think you're right, but i've had good success on late drilled peas (early - mid-May) when the plants are just an inch or two tall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightymariner Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 What i meant was, despite the fact that the field was covered in pigeons the day before, it was still a struggle after the initial busy period. It took ages to get from 90 - 99, and only shot no.100 after packing up almost all the gear. Fair enough!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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