kirkhotbarrels Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 hello i am new to the site & wondered if you get shooting on lupins just as they are drilled or throughout their growth like peas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno 357 Posted May 6, 2006 Report Share Posted May 6, 2006 hello i am new to the site & wondered if you get shooting on lupins just as they are drilled or throughout their growth like peas If drillings of peas in the area no chance with lupins Jonno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 When first drilled and when harvested, lupins can certainly attract pigeons, do a "Search" and there are a few threads on the subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 My lupins went in a few days ago and are already peeping through. I expect the rooks to find 'em first, followed very shortly by the pigeons. It really is a matter of which birds have the gumption to investigate the field after sowing; generally rooks. The rooks will swamp my clover/grass, as soon as it is cut for silage, and so will the pigeons. I will find my shooting time divided between lupins and clover. The pigeons visit the lupins until, either they are too tall, or when another crop beckons. After the lupins are harvested, again it is the rooks that get on first, and sometimes attract the pigeons. Either way I set up on both crops with dead pigeon AND crow decoys to take advantage of the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted May 9, 2006 Report Share Posted May 9, 2006 Got ready to shoot the rookeries this morning. Rain! Went to see Will Beasley and spent a few quid. Back home, the rain had cleared, so went out and shot 20 rooks. Checked my lupin fields and there were about 200 pigeons on one of them. Guess where I'm going tomorrow? They were feeding at 5pm so I'm taking some food and drink; could be a long day!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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