Matt Gould Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 hi guys been decoying again this morning it was the normal one shot all going story today ........ i was just wondering if march time is a better time to get on the woodies ? becasue the flocks should start to break up and u can decoy the woodies on the patches the have been eating off, what do you people think ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Is the usual time for flocks to start breaking up and shooting to start improveing , but this winter has set everything t*ts up , so what happens next we will just have to see and play it on the wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 I think things will be the same as normal, and as the weeks go on bags will improve. All the time the pigeons have spent in the woods, they are more than making up for now and hitting the rape hard. There'll be plenty of eaten patches to keep an eye on in March/April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 hi guys been decoying again this morning it was the normal one shot all going story today ........ i was just wondering if march time is a better time to get on the woodies ? becasue the flocks should start to break up and u can decoy the woodies on the patches the have been eating off, what do you people think ? Hope you didnt put too many deeks out, i did warn you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw100 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Most of the pigeons down our way are still on acorn...they haven't rotted away yet and a lot of pigeons I shoot have them in their crops,I had 18 on the rape the other day until rain stopped play! And nearly half of them had acorns In,yesterday when we went out we went into one of our woods and about 200 took out of which a good 50 was on the floor under the oak trees. Until the acorns are completely gone they won't start getting on the rape really hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Gould Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Hope you didnt put too many deeks out, i did warn you GRRRRRRRRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Gould Posted January 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Most of the pigeons down our way are still on acorn...they haven't rotted away yet and a lot of pigeons I shoot have them in their crops,I had 18 on the rape the other day until rain stopped play! And nearly half of them had acorns In,yesterday when we went out we went into one of our woods and about 200 took out of which a good 50 was on the floor under the oak trees. Until the acorns are completely gone they won't start getting on the rape really hard. they have been on the rape realy hard where i shoot since late december its just you have on shot and they are all gone i hope to get some action on the eaten off patches in later march when all other rape has grown up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw100 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 they have been on the rape realy hard where i shoot since late december its just you have on shot and they are all gone i hope to get some action on the eaten off patches in later march when all other rape has grown up the joys of winter rape,yea I didn't mean they wasn't getting on it anywhere else hard I just meant one of my permissions. Have you tried decoying them with air guns on a low bit of rape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Been very quiet over my permissions and club grounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootnfish Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Been very quiet over my permissions and club grounds. been quiet all round , i havent even set up on rape this winter, normally spoilt for choice on what field of rape to set up on because theres pigeons on most if not all. only pigeons i have shot have been roost shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 As above, roost shooting is the only way of getting some semi good sport on the pigeons at the mo. I'm not going to bother with decoying for a good while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Tom Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 over the last few weeks they have started hitting the rape here, went out a few weeks ago for 22. have not been out after that. still the odd 20-50 on the trees in the woods eating acorns or ivy berrys. went out for a look today saw 1000+ hitting the rape on one of the fields has game shooting on so cant get at it yet. another permisson has 1000+ also, think my mate will shoot saturday while i am game shooting. hope its not the same old thing with shot and they all go but we will see. as for march i find they are on so much its hard to get on them. clover, early drillings, large rape blocks and buds on trees. as said before with this weather as it is i dont know. might snow in march Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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