pigeonslayer15 Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Hi all, im just wondering if people are still seein good numbers of pigeons on the rape, iv got a permission which has at least 6 big fields of rape on and there has bin a good few thousand hitting them, and iv had a good few days so far this year, hows every1 else getting on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Pants down here in my area of the south. I spent the day looking round round two farms of nearly 3000 acres in total, and saw about 20, that was it. Obviously didn't bother setting up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petera Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 The farmer where I shoot has just phoned to say that the only work he has done this week is to keep the pigeons off. He said he has never seen anything like it. For the first time he has set the gas guns to go off every 30 minutes, with 3 bangs but they don't even move. He reckons there a couple of thousand at a time. I posted a reply last week highlighting that it has been like this for the last 6 weeks and the rape looks like it has been grazed by sheep. I will be out again in the morning but after about an hour they tend to move on and all I do is go to another of his fields and start all over again. It is a shame I have to work otherwise I would be out every day instead of just the weekends, but this probably applies to most of you as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsowatts Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I don't know about a thousand, I just wish I had a 100 coming in on my OSR, not a bird in sight!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 There does seem to be a awful lot around here at the moment but as always on winter rape its very difficult to get a decent bag as there is so much of it about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 was out yesterday after work. Had a couple of shots then they moved so ended up roost shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 The farmer where I shoot has just phoned to say that the only work he has done this week is to keep the pigeons off. He said he has never seen anything like it. For the first time he has set the gas guns to go off every 30 minutes, with 3 bangs but they don't even move. He reckons there a couple of thousand at a time. I posted a reply last week highlighting that it has been like this for the last 6 weeks and the rape looks like it has been grazed by sheep. I will be out again in the morning but after about an hour they tend to move on and all I do is go to another of his fields and start all over again. It is a shame I have to work otherwise I would be out every day instead of just the weekends, but this probably applies to most of you as well. I wouldn't go out every day, even if i could. Chasing pigeons will only make them wary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) Birds have been hitting the rape hard, went out twice last week but both times weather was against us, blustery winds one day and sunshine and zero wind the next. 3-4k hitting the rape and damage is there to be seen. The rape was top dressed late last week so expecting them to hit hard again. Good times ahead Edited February 27, 2012 by Cosd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the crowman Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Sitting in the car having a look there's been a good 100+ on the rape field but not today :( :( just wondering whether to set up or not cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the crowman Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 There's about 30+ just dropped out of the trees any views on the matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Sitting in the car having a look there's been a good 100+ on the rape field but not today :( :( just wondering whether to set up or not cheers Mark Unfortunately, 100 on a rape field isn't worth getting excited about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highland Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 just seen farmer top dressing feilds near us cant wait for weekend fingers crossed leicestershire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Tel Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 The farmer where I shoot has just phoned to say that the only work he has done this week is to keep the pigeons off. He said he has never seen anything like it. For the first time he has set the gas guns to go off every 30 minutes, with 3 bangs but they don't even move. He reckons there a couple of thousand at a time. I posted a reply last week highlighting that it has been like this for the last 6 weeks and the rape looks like it has been grazed by sheep. I will be out again in the morning but after about an hour they tend to move on and all I do is go to another of his fields and start all over again. It is a shame I have to work otherwise I would be out every day instead of just the weekends, but this probably applies to most of you as well. Petera. do you have any woods on your shoot. i went last week to mine. i have a small copse, of 0.5 acre. had 30 pigeon, as they were flying over towards the rape fields. Great afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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