Dr D Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 went out for scout about today. must have covered 10,000+ acres of ground and not a sausage. I guess that can only mean one thing BEECH NUTS. 7 weeks of hardly any shooting until they come back out of the woods. Roll on November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshLamb Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I drove round 200 odd acres this week and didnt see a thing. No pigeons/magpies/rabbits... nothing :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvid wings Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 ambush them when they go to feed or roost ,get your lofting poles out now ,great fun ,errr effective pest control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Been on them for a bit round me .Drove around this morning and only saw a few but from 5pm saw loads on drillings and stubble ,now need some cold weather this heat slows things down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 went out for scout about today. must have covered 10,000+ acres of ground and not a sausage. I guess that can only mean one thing BEECH NUTS. 7 weeks of hardly any shooting until they come back out of the woods. Roll on November. me and the old fella have seen this coming for a while as soon as we noticed the amount of acorns on the oaks, always seems to put them in the woods till late winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 The main feeding time seems to be 2pm to 5 pm approx in my area. Shot 38 this afternoon in 2 hours over peas that will be disced in next week. I have seen decent numbers of birds moving between the woodlands and a friend beating on a Shoot near Canterbury yesterday saw a couple of flocks well over 500 birds in each, coming out of the woods there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorsey Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 I saw you shooting today, Cranfield, or at least heard you! I'm tempted to get a semi auto so I too can fire 3 shots (which will probably all miss!) Looked like the pigeons were definitely keen on that small field, are you out again tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Also noticed mine have all but dried up on the stubbles, now sitting in the woods digesting beech nuts, acorns. Noticed a massive flock last week outside Shrewsbury feeding on a field that had just been sprayed with chicken poo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 Had a few more fields drilled over last few days 1 had no birds on at all but a big wood nearby was buzzing with birds the other no main wood nearby and field was blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBhoy Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 the woods where i work are full of them, all on beech mast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellebarto Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Yeah same in Cheshire. Few small flights about on the last of the stubble but most of it has been ploughed over and drilled now. A few weekends at best of crows on that and then its into the woods for some roost shooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Plenty on some barley stubbles near me. Might even have a go tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted October 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 we have loads of stubble left. In fact there are a number of fields still to be cut. But it is as if someone switched a light off. the birds have nearly all gone. Unlike you guys we usually have loads of stubble come the winter and by the second or third week of November they are back out of woods. Since the weekend was so rubbish I took my five year old out for dander and we collected a few bags of sloes. Result: I now have 4 litres of gin turning ruby red. I am now checking out the local woods for a bash at the beech nuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Shot 36 this afternoon on drilling ,birds crops were full mainly of drilled wheat ,some had rape seed and a few had beech nuts . Spotted a field of wheat stubble with a good hundred on for tomorrows client Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightymariner Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Doubled up with a pal on some wheat stubble yesterday, he in a bale hide in middle of one field and myself in hedge in adjoining stubble. There was alot of birds about, activity all day. We shot 60 and I would say 80% were young birds. I saw quite a few decent sized flocks too, not sure where they were feeding but it wasn't all on the stubble. These stubbles are due to be left all year so hopefully there will be some more days as there was plenty of grain still on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Walking the dog in the park this morning I counted 48 pigeons under the oaks on the acorns also birds are on the beech masts in my garden. There is so much natural food about at present it will be very difficult to decoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharpeyhunt Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 yeah same here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazsl Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 plenty of food about we will have to wait for a few frosts to drop everything off the trees then watch them come in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsowatts Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Not a dickie bird (pigeon) anywhere to be found!!!!! It has been my worse summer for years, I can only think that last winter caused more problems that I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Not a dickie bird (pigeon) anywhere to be found!!!!! It has been my worse summer for years, I can only think that last winter caused more problems that I thought. soft southern pigeons!!!! I thought our winter was much worse, particularly the two week spell of -17, but we have loads of birds this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsowatts Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 soft southern pigeons!!!! I thought our winter was much worse, particularly the two week spell of -17, but we have loads of birds this year. You only beat us by -1, we got down to -16 during December. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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