cocker3 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 went out on saturday afternoon for a look to se if there were any pigeons about as the most seem to have moved out our area .after looking at all the fields i shoot the signs were not good only a few pigeons on each field as i was leaving one field i could see a strong flight line heading off to a rape field thats not mine so i headed over to have a look anyway . on arrival there were 600+ on the field so i thought i would go and ask as i have never seen any one shooting it (shy kids dont get and all that) i found the farmer paul and got chatting to him he told me he was haveing problems keeping them off the fields and i was more than welcome to have a go at them .so off i went and found a good flight line over a thin strip of wood that splits two rape fields i quickly set up about 100 yards up the strip and settled in by this time it was 1.30 pm and time was not on my side .the first birds dropped in 5min later and dropped the first bird and missed the second going out the birds came steady for the next two hours and then a big flock of 500+ plus headed to the next rape field about quarter of a mile from where i was and started to pull all the birds that way so at 16.10 i packed up i had shot 59 42 in the photo and picked 17 from the field behind me when i went back for the car . i spent the next half hour shifting them from one field to the next just driveing round putting them off when they settled.on the way out i stopped to offer the farmer some birds and to let him know how i had got on he was over the moon at what i had shot . he asked if i could wait five min as chris the farm manager was on his way over and i could have a chat with him .he duely arrived and after a good chat told me he had 250 hecters of rape in and would ibe intrested in shooting it for him (oooohhh hell yeh )he then told me he has 23 pea and bean fields to go in in the next month and i can shoot what i want i have to meet him next sat to get maps of all his land 9000 acres :o and he hads rabbits and deer he needs kept in check too . so after just going in on the off chance i have gone from shooting 2500 acres to 11500 acres well worth going out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doo hunter Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Well done bud .That near barney mains farm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Well done bud .That near barney mains farm? yeh buddy it is near where are you from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw100 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Well done mate some nice pics to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyrapid177mk2 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Well done pal a great result ...it's like you said if you don't ask you don't get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doo hunter Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 yeah thought it was . Im from tranent ,originally macmerry.urself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penfolio Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 GTFI!!! Nice one fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitty tree Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 nice one fella. its great when it all comes together well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 yeah thought it was . Im from tranent ,originally macmerry.urself? ormiston buddy just up road from you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doo hunter Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Braw, Do you shoot ormiston mains? there was a few doos on the rape field the other day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Braw, Do you shoot ormiston mains? there was a few doos on the rape field the other day? no a dont buddy think the keeper up at oxnfford shoots that i will ask him the moro where you shooting about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doo hunter Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Braw, i just shoot in a syndicate near kelso. Get the odd day on the doos down there. what bout you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Well done you, fantastic result :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Braw, i just shoot in a syndicate near kelso. Get the odd day on the doos down there. what bout you? all my shooting is round haddington buddy and pick up on quite a few shoots in the area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Well done pal a great result ...it's like you said if you don't ask you don't get yeh your right buddy i have done it in the past myself looked at land and thought somone must be shooting that place and never asked so yeh i ask all the time if i see birds on there rape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doo hunter Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Braw, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 good bag and even better result with the land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beretta88 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 good shooting nice pics to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENGRASS Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Good picts. Good shooting. Good write up. GG :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocker3 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 thanks for the kind coments lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Well done, "He Who Dares Rodney" it's always worth looking at other fields and it gets you more shooting . You've had a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminator69 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 super stuff......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 excellent result on both fronts, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Well done, Good shooting :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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