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Did a recce on Saturday afternoon, found a few pigeon feeding on a fresh drilled 10 acre wheat field, still loads of wheat & beans from last crop on top & it had not been rolled yet. This field has always produced decent bags in the past when its been rape or peas, there was a good flight line over far end steady flow of pigeon though most passing over onto neighbouring farm were I haven’t got the shooting. Went back on Sunday at 12.30 with my brother set up 2 hides 20 yds apart along a copse of willows & hawthorn overgrown with bramble & nettles which borders 1 side of the field, rotor & a rough U pattern with 10 shells between us. Bright sunshine at first steady shooting, then the wind picked up & it threatened rain, pigeon not committing to the pattern but being drawn to the rotor. Had some cracking high birds & testing shots, Both dogs worked hard with some excellent blind retrieves behind finished about 5 ish final count 70 pigeons picked & 1 crow, my total 41 & the crow. Noticed today good size bunches of birds starting to flock up especially when we were packing up estimated over 100 in 1 bunch heading back towards the roost area.

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Did a recce on Saturday afternoon, found a few pigeon feeding on a fresh drilled 10 acre wheat field, still loads of wheat & beans from last crop on top & it had not been rolled yet. This field has always produced decent bags in the past when its been rape or peas, there was a good flight line over far end steady flow of pigeon though most passing over onto neighbouring farm were I haven’t got the shooting. Went back on Sunday at 12.30 with my brother set up 2 hides 20 yds apart along a copse of willows & hawthorn overgrown with bramble & nettles which borders 1 side of the field, rotor & a rough U pattern with 10 shells between us. Bright sunshine at first steady shooting, then the wind picked up & it threatened rain, pigeon not committing to the pattern but being drawn to the rotor. Had some cracking high birds & testing shots, Both dogs worked hard with some excellent blind retrieves behind finished about 5 ish final count 70 pigeons picked & 1 crow, my total 41 & the crow. Noticed today good size bunches of birds starting to flock up especially when we were packing up estimated over 100 in 1 bunch heading back towards the roost area.

 

Nice bag and write up :yes: not had chance to get on the drilling but had a client shoot 92 yesterday with more drillings going in on other farms over the last few days :good:

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Nice bag and write up :yes: not had chance to get on the drilling but had a client shoot 92 yesterday with more drillings going in on other farms over the last few days :good:

plenty of drilling around me, some never been touched, caught this area just right before it was rolled. Passed a field of rape today just showing 20 plus feeding, but probably on whats left of the previous wheat, theres plenty of rape & winter linseed going in this year, been told price is high. cheers

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plenty of drilling around me, some never been touched, caught this area just right before it was rolled. Passed a field of rape today just showing 20 plus feeding, but probably on whats left of the previous wheat, theres plenty of rape & winter linseed going in this year, been told price is high. cheers

 

 

All my rape is in some 120 fields :blink: some of it is already 5 inches tall wont really see any action for another month as plenty of stubble and drilling plus sugar beet coming out early after last years bad weather :yes:

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