miroku38 Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Im just wondering when fields of barley and wheat etc get cut how long are they normally good for sport. Where im from in ireland alot of the barley fields have been cut this week and im wondering is it worth a trip back there next weekend. It will have been a week since they will have been cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I have seen pigeons dropping on the stubble at the edges, as the combine is still going round. My view is get on to the fields as quickly as possible, leaving them a week may be too long. Depending on what alternatives the birds have. In my area most of the fields are cultivated within a week of harvesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 In addition to that, what is the next big event in the pigeon shooting calendar? I am guess drilling is when they will be flocking up again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 Get on it a.s.a.p. In this area the barley stubbles (it was mostly all cut 2-3 even 4 weeks ago) are being ignored by Woody now. They are on the rape stubbles in numbers in some places but not others and as yet most of the wheat is still standing. Harvest ain't what it used to be and as Cranfield says a lot of the stubbles get ploughed in pretty damn quick. Round here the farmers are chiselling the ground like crazy quite soon after the harvest as it's been so dry for so long with heavy rain forecast they want the soil opened up to any moisture they can get. What a dilemma, either get on with the harvest before it gets wet or prepare the ground for a good soaking ready for the next round of sowing and you thought your job was stressful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invector Posted August 10, 2006 Report Share Posted August 10, 2006 I'm shooting them on fields that have been ploughed, after OSR, with rape seeds germinating in the ploughsoil. Today, as wheat was being combined, the pigeons were already on the adjoining field of stubble, cut the day before. The wood pigeon grapevine seems to be working well........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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