Highlander Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 or more precisely what crops/feed are they being shot over at the moment in your area? We have some very poor spring rape that's attracting large numbers (good bags) and some set aside full of chickweed etc that they keep coming back to but not in large numbers and some cattle feed crops that are being harvested to leave the clover/grass to come through. That's about it unless you want to sit it out over peas for a few strays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 9R Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 on the farms near me lot's are being shot over Peas that have been flattened a bit or where the peas have not taken to well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy74 Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Exactly the question i was going to ask. On my permission i have a small wood, with a hedgerow going down the side for about a mile, but all the pigeons are flying behind the wood, and to far away from the hedgerow to shoot. If you only had a set of 12 half shell pigeon decoys, and a full bodied decoy, where would you first of all position your hide, and secondly what kind of pattern would be more effective to use with the decoys, and would you guys also use a crow decoy somewhere in the pattern, does this really work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I've shot 113 in the last three outings over lupins. They have just started dropping in on the clover that is showing through, after silage making, so I expect them to concentrate on that from now on. Then if I get to 'em they will go back to the lupins. There are also one or two on the grass fields, with the sheep, rooks and jackdaws. I shot the rooks quite heavily during the 'brancher' stage but they are with the sheep in the mornings and on the cut silage fields in the afternoon. They are also nicking feed in the pedigree Hereford calf creeps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsam Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 aint shot a pigeon down here for at least 7-8 weeks !!! waiting for the rape to be cut in next few weeks then hopefully should get some good days on there for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 Been leaving the pigeons to breed on my permission, let the numbers get up again in breeding season then big bags when corn is cut! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ears Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 I have seen pigeons building up on Barley in the last week in two different places. I have not shot at them yet letting them keep hitting it first, so the numbers will build up. And its early for barley but there getting on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgunners Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 we are shooting them over peas at the moment and clover. We had 86 on peas today. But travelling a lot of miles to find them Dave K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 we are shooting them over peas at the moment and clover. We had 86 on peas today. But travelling a lot of miles to find them Dave K You had better get them in line for October TG's I don't want the Dwarf having any excuse's for his shooting. I have a short stocked Nickleson taking room in my cabinet for him LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM'S DAD Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 I am shooting good size bags over spring rape at the moment. Tom & i have shot 40's, 60's & 80's over the last four to five weeks over three different farms :blink: (See Sporting Photo's) We should get a few more days on the short patches before it gets to high to shoot. Winter barley is started to turn, and if we get any heavy rain then the we'll get some good bags on the blown patches at the beginning of July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patsmash Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 i shot two on long grass and i only used twelve cartridges! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMMY Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 Been watching staedy flights of pigeons on to Clover & chick weed, whilst repairing and building some new Pheasant pens on my pheasant shoot over last few weeks, may get some time this Sunday, Fox drives Sat, although I've got a lot of rabbits to deal with that are attacking a game crop and had a call from another farm I shoot to get up and "sort them rabbit's out". So Doos might have to wait. Vermin everywhere!!! Hammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 Went and had a look yesterday. All our land is barley and it's just starting to turn. All of it is bolt upright with no laid areas. Until we get some rain and wind it's not worth shooting, if this doesn't happen then we might get a few on the stubble. Took the gun and shot 1 along the hedge row, very few birds about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB REYNOLDS UK Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 we shot over layed grass the other night got over 30+ ..been told by some one near tamworth that they have cut some wheat already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted July 10, 2006 Report Share Posted July 10, 2006 cut wheat thev not cut barley yet where i am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl h Posted July 11, 2006 Report Share Posted July 11, 2006 no one has really started anything here yet they have left the barley and landing in the tram lines of the wheat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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