david84h Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Well i got a phone call of a farmer to clearer some rooks from is cow shed as he feeds bread to fatten beefers up fast.so i got there at 2.00pm in 2 hours i had 22 down and 2 magpies he is happy but i have alot more to get he is plauged with them a return trip later this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustem Dave Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Well i got a phone call of a farmer to clearer some rooks from is cow shed as he feeds bread to fatten beefers up fast.so i got there at 2.00pm in 2 hours i had 22 down and 2 magpies he is happy but i have alot more to get he is plauged with them a return trip later this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustem Dave Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I'd try and get there early in the morning aswell usually makes a big difference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gutty Boots Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Good stuff, keep at it = 1 happy farmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pykie Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I had the same request by a farmer. Took the 20 bore Hushpower and shot 60 in two hours one happy farmer who even gave me £20 for my petrol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david84h Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 I had the same request by a farmer. Took the 20 bore Hushpower and shot 60 in two hours one happy farmer who even gave me £20 for my petrol! Thats a bonus mate i might take the 410 next time i had the air rifle this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 If you are getting clean kills with the air rifle I would stick with it. Unless its a hushpower, a .410 makes quite a crack, especially around buildings, the disturbance is sure to put the birds off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5shooter Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Nice work fella. Me and my father run a dairy herd and we are tortured with crows in the calf house eating the flaked maize out of the meal etc. I usually hit them first thing in the morning before milking time around 6 am and get 4-5 depending on how much time I have. I usually find that this scares them off for a while until around 3-4pm when they seem to come in hundreds as I have disrupted their early morning feed and they seem to be so hungry now and thats when I get the most. There is a few old building and a build up of high trees down our fields and this is where the breed and there are thousands and I mean thousands of them. Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted July 9, 2011 Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Nice work fella. Me and my father run a dairy herd and we are tortured with crows in the calf house eating the flaked maize out of the meal etc. I usually hit them first thing in the morning before milking time around 6 am and get 4-5 depending on how much time I have. I usually find that this scares them off for a while until around 3-4pm when they seem to come in hundreds as I have disrupted their early morning feed and they seem to be so hungry now and thats when I get the most. There is a few old building and a build up of high trees down our fields and this is where the breed and there are thousands and I mean thousands of them. Garry Sure it's not millions Pinocchio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david84h Posted July 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2011 Nice work fella. Me and my father run a dairy herd and we are tortured with crows in the calf house eating the flaked maize out of the meal etc. I usually hit them first thing in the morning before milking time around 6 am and get 4-5 depending on how much time I have. I usually find that this scares them off for a while until around 3-4pm when they seem to come in hundreds as I have disrupted their early morning feed and they seem to be so hungry now and thats when I get the most. There is a few old building and a build up of high trees down our fields and this is where the breed and there are thousands and I mean thousands of them. Garry It's like that at my father in-laws farm i had a ride around with him today and he said i need to get them thinned out so i might have a blast at them tomorrow afternoon he as spreading slurry so it should be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 It's like that at my father in-laws farm i had a ride around with him today and he said i need to get them thinned out so i might have a blast at them tomorrow afternoon he as spreading slurry so it should be fun Spreading slurry and fun are two things that you don't often hear in the same sentence, especially if the wind is in the wrong direction! Seriously though, I find that some of my best corvid shooting sessions are just after muck spreading, go for it mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david84h Posted July 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Spreading slurry and fun are two things that you don't often hear in the same sentence, especially if the wind is in the wrong direction! Seriously though, I find that some of my best corvid shooting sessions are just after muck spreading, go for it mate! I know but it is bloody fun the problem is i used work on a farm and breakfast followed mucking out so it makes me bloody hungry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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