kippylawkid Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 What are members opinions on shooting field with livestock in? At this time of year one of my regular farms always has a good show of birds on their grass fields, feeding on clover. I always do well on these fields as the decoys show well and the pigeons decoy in text book fashion. However, I am always wary of livestock in the field. I always try to make sure there is sky below each bird but because of this I have missed many, many birds that have dropped into the pattern and I am wary of firing in case a sheep or cow is in the line of sight at the other end of the field. I am happy with my safety but am I being over cautious? :blink: Memebr comments are welcome. Dave Wright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deako Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 Dave, If the farmer is happy and its a big field, you should be okay. Just be ultra careful and make sure you have 3rd party insurance, if the livestock seem to be spooked by the gunfire, I'd stop shooting though. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Geddon Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 You could try shooting them when they are almost landed,that way you will be shooting at the earth.Also use 7.5s,that way if you do hit a mammal,you wont do much harm.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 i try not to but have done it on occasions (particulary when ferriting)cows dont sem to bothered by the noise on the whole but as i say i try not to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooktrout Posted May 30, 2003 Report Share Posted May 30, 2003 Most of the farms that I shoot keep those young stock cattle.Inquisitive ******* to say the least. Without fail they crowd around my hide, which doesent put the birds off but makes shooting impossible as they blow and stamp around about a yard away. Ive tried sitting as still as possible hoping that they will lose interest and wander away, but to no avail. Firing a shot scatters them for a minute or so, then right back to trying to stare me out again. I gave up on those efforts a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon Pieman Posted May 31, 2003 Report Share Posted May 31, 2003 Don't think too much seems to bother cattle, but be really careful around sheep. It doesn't take much to distress a lambing/in lamb ewe. I think I'd check with the farmer every time i went, just in case! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hymax12uk Posted June 4, 2003 Report Share Posted June 4, 2003 :ph34r: Hi well cows usully dont bother about be shot over but they have very acidy stomach's so watch out with your cam nets!friend of mine out shooting had a run in with a cow that tryed to eat his net! he managed to get the net out of the cows mouth but the next time we whent out shooting the thing droped to peices :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted June 4, 2003 Report Share Posted June 4, 2003 I've never hade nets chewed but i have had a rather expensive decoy trampled :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK 1 Posted June 4, 2003 Report Share Posted June 4, 2003 Himax 12 uk. just curious mate seeing your in my county,to were in gods county do you live ?? ps before you do YP yes the red rose is much superior than the white :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hymax12uk Posted June 5, 2003 Report Share Posted June 5, 2003 :blink: hello Mark1 well when i am at home i live just out side Preston .Your asking for trouble with the war of the roses i di agree though :ph34r: but the pigeons seem to like Yorkshire more though !Duh.i think its with the biger feilds of rape seed and peas cant realy compare or is it just i cant get any land any nearer to shoot over prob both? where are you in Lancs is it any beter where you are Mark ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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