newforestgun84 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 whilst driving for work , I drove through most of West Sussex and somerset and of all the drilled and oil seed rape fields , i didnt see any hardly pigeon actually on the feed. Lots flying around and lots of crow. I know they have been feeding on ivy , but why havent i seen any in fields? any answers apreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter.123 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 You said it mate IVY!! on my main permission they are fighting into the ivy all day near the road (too close to shoot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 hundreds and hundreds on drillings and in the area in general around me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu nesling Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 most ivy and drillings gone around here now. sat in the office now watching 2 woodies eating tree buds just outside the window. iam guessing thats what they will be on for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newforestgun84 Posted April 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Thanks for the replies . as you so say alot of the ivy is to close to the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 If you find them, send the East Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 (edited) After two poor years good numbers now in N Norfolk. Since the end of Feb a few on rape , but conditions were good for the drilling and hardly any birds used them . For the past 6 weeks almost all the birds I have seen have been on clover.I saw two flocks this morning on my farms of 300 and 1000 all on clover. Even sprouting peas cant draw them off the clover. Edited April 19, 2012 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted April 19, 2012 Report Share Posted April 19, 2012 Birds a plenty round me feeding on a few crops from maize to rape alot on clover some now on spring rape .Also seeing young birds now so the shooting should get even better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newforestgun84 Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 again today driving along the m4 across somerset didnt see alot of activity but hard to see from the road. Looking for my first permission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 I am doing very well on the low and bald areas on flowering rape fields. There are some birds on clover, but not big groups. The pea drillings were very quiet this year, things may liven up there when they start chitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodyPopper Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 It's my son's 17th birthday tomorrow and he wants me to take him shooting. I took the dog out on my permission this morning to scout around. There's hardly anything about. The few pigeons I saw all flew out of ivy covered trees. Nothing on the ground. I wish I could conjure up just a few for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foghorn Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 After having a few days holiday in North Norfolk i can tell you they are all there !!!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pboro shot Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 have to agree with above there are thousands about in norflok but just spend all day chasing them about they just dont come back once there scared up went last weekend and driving around the endge of feilds there were 100s on the endge of rape scared them up set up waited a hour nothing walked to end of feils and there they were so set up again hour later ,,,,,,,nothing i think i fired 3 shots all day and they were long distance shots couldnt even seem to get on a flight line no wind at all didnt help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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