number 1 Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 THE PEAS HAVE BIN IN THE GROUND FOR QUITE SOME TIME ABOUT 4 WEEKS. WE HAVE HAD ONE GOOD BAG OF 60 BUT SINCE THEN THE PIGEONS HAVE NOT BIN ON THEN AT ALL.WHEN ARE THEY GONA HIT BACK ON THEN AND HAVE YOU HAD ANY SUCCESS ON THEM THIS YEAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave15 Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 I found that with beans maybe they like them when there relly small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazza Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 The pigeons will return once the weather warms up.They will eat the leaves for the moisture in them. Failing that , they will return when the peas have podded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted May 12, 2002 Report Share Posted May 12, 2002 The lack of birds in your area must just be down to regional variation 'cos 'round 'ere (north Oxon) it's heaving with 'em. They are feeding on peas, rape, all cereal drillings and clover. It's excellent shooting where I go at the moment (maybe your birds are holidaying here!) but I suppose they'll move on soon enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number 1 Posted May 12, 2002 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2002 where abouts is morth oxton? for 2 weeks now i have shot no pigeons there has just bin nothing about how are u finding decoying on the peas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead-eye-dick Posted May 13, 2002 Report Share Posted May 13, 2002 I couldn't aree more no.1 I spent 1.5 hrs on sat afternoon going round all my farms armed with my binoculars. I failed to find a good flight line in that time. All I noticed was that all the birds are now I 1 huge flock and sitting right in the middle of a large field on a patch of rape that has been keept to about 2''. I cant see how I can get to them, and I cant get them to move. Anyone else had this experiance??:)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted May 13, 2002 Report Share Posted May 13, 2002 Birds are decoying well onto peas, although, when inspecting dead birds crops I'm finding lots of them contain grain. Much of the grain still has the pink seed dressing on so it's obviously coming from recent drillings. There also seems to be a lot containing clover leaves. Also, I'm not finding the birds in flocks. They seems to have paired off in this area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead-eye-dick Posted May 14, 2002 Report Share Posted May 14, 2002 Lucky you, I'll have to come and visit, sounds like paradise(lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin15 Posted May 15, 2002 Report Share Posted May 15, 2002 I have shot pigeons twice in the last week over peas, there are plenty of birds but can anyone help me? They will only decoy consistenly shooting from a straw bale hide in the middle of the field ( 45 acres ), i am struggling with which type of pattern to use as they always come in on a flightline into the wind and turn to land at the last moment. i have shot loads using a "rotary device" but they never decoy into the patterns i have laid out. lastly the hide has only been out for four days. ANY ADVICE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 Wouldn't pigeon shooting be boring if they weren't so awkward? The only advice I can think of to help a little is to use a couple of swoopers positioned a few yards apart, either side of the area you want the birds to land. The reason I say this is that I once had a problem getting birds to decoy on a field of volunteer rape. They were hammering the field but ignoring my decoys. I moved my hide a few times with no joy so I eventually set off back to the Landrover. There were so many pigeons coming into the field that I could not bear to leave. I set up 2 swoopers with the couple of birds I'd shot. No decoys.(couldn't be bothered by this stage). I shot about 30 birds in the space of an hour. I left them all lying where they fell because I didn't want to send the dog out while the shooting was good. But the punch line is this, when I picked the dead birds at the end, every single one was within 10 yards of the swoopers. Oh, one last thing, if you shot the field twice in such a short time be careful your not overshooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin15 Posted May 17, 2002 Report Share Posted May 17, 2002 Cheers for the advice, I will try this at the weekend. I always try to rotate pigeon shooting in different areas however this is only field of peas around here and the farmer had already put out two gas cannons but there were just ignoring it and he was getting well ****** off, so i scored a few brownie points. I also dont like using the rotory device all the time as they shy away from it if used in the same place all the time. P S Will let you know how i get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazza Posted May 18, 2002 Report Share Posted May 18, 2002 If that's the only field of peas around, you'll have some cracking sport on there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number 1 Posted May 20, 2002 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2002 :but:thanx for all ur replys but for 3 WEEKS NOW i have not even bothered to set up on the peas as there is nothing on them ,HELP ME as there are no pigeons feeding anywhere else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazza Posted May 20, 2002 Report Share Posted May 20, 2002 Unfortunately thats just the way it goes sometimes.........you will get'em..........keep looking. If it helps....I shoot alot on peas, & their not in any great number here either. But they will return! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Just to make you feel better I though I'd mention that I've been out looking today. No pigeons. So we're all in the same boat now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigie Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Been doing a bit of recce (pea fields) these past few days and there seems to be alot of pigeons around between 4 and 6 o'clock but when I had a look at the same places today around midday there wasnt a bird to be seen. Anyone got any ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave15 Posted May 21, 2002 Report Share Posted May 21, 2002 Welcome Craigie I think your right they seam to be feeding later in the day this time of year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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