secretagentmole Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 Spent a couple of hours down the permission this evening. Now I have been busy in the laurel cushes they have, where the bush grows a natural gap I have bent the odd branch here and there back and cleared out the dead wood, creating some natural hides, from which you can get good shots where the pigeons roost. Well I was in the central hide,waiting for the big flock to land. I had seen evidence of bird of prey strikes on the track down, little circles on the ground, made of grey feathers, impact strike circles made by the bird hitting the pigeon (the Harris Hawk takes it's prey to the ground according to the owner). So obviously the fly by feasting has unnerved the normal residents! There is a gang of 4 pigeons that roost in the same spot. I have usually ignored these preferring to take mine from the big flock. I got interested in the 4 this time, 10 metres up, 25 metres away, I managed to get a clear line of sight through the branches. Gave it one for hold under, and let the pellet fly. There was a resounding thwack and the gang of 4 moved. 3 moved up, 1 moved down. Head shot, hit the deck and lay there. I was pleased with that shot and making sure nothing else was around I ventured out and retrieved the kill. I waited back in the central hide. Nothing flew in and the light was fading, so I skirted the edges of the firs. I got to one of the side roosts and could see 3 birds up the tree, trouble is I was under the roost. I lined up, got a good aim on it and fired, the bird fell behind me. The light was fading fast and the birds were not coming back so I packed up after taking a photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 well thats dinner sorted. not shot a air rifle now for a while good tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I like the fact that with my air rifle there is only one pellet hole, in the head! I do not eat that bit so I do not have to minesweep my dinner looking for stray fishing weights! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Cooper Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 looks like army issue bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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