Tod Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 the barley was cut last friday on my permission and birds were building, finished work early today to have a bash and when i got there the dreaded disc had been over it, not a bird in site :( , set up anyway and shot half a dozen with a good left and right ,also had a suicidal magpie, was better than sitting at work. Went out with Swisstony on Sunday morning after lamping but only shot a dozen, just no birds about in Yorkshire at the minute, but thats shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 the barley was cut last friday on my permission and birds were building, finished work early today to have a bash and when i got there the dreaded disc had been over it, not a bird in site :( , set up anyway and shot half a dozen with a good left and right ,also had a suicidal magpie, was better than sitting at work. Went out with Swisstony on Sunday morning after lamping but only shot a dozen, just no birds about in Yorkshire at the minute, but thats shooting. struggling up here in hull at the moment pal. birds not in any sort of numbers really. on a positive the barley stubble that's been disced could well be rape this coming year so keep an eye on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Gould Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 yeah they plough the stubble up in a couple of days of cutting where i shoot its soooooo anoying. have to be quick and flexiable if you want some shooting on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tod Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 struggling up here in hull at the moment pal. birds not in any sort of numbers really. on a positive the barley stubble that's been disced could well be rape this coming year so keep an eye on it it is winter rape next fella, september when it goes in, hopefully get some good days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 farmer was discing a wheat stubble in last sun next to where we was shooting, rape is going in on that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tod Posted August 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 farmer was discing a wheat stubble in last sun next to where we was shooting, rape is going in on that one any birds about up your way fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 any birds about up your way fella yes and no not as many as there usually is this time of year on our land, but i know others are getting good bags from the area,there lies the answer they are on other farms at the min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooternick Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 the barley was cut last friday on my permission and birds were building, finished work early today to have a bash and when i got there the dreaded disc had been over it, not a bird in site :( , set up anyway and shot half a dozen with a good left and right ,also had a suicidal magpie, was better than sitting at work. Went out with Swisstony on Sunday morning after lamping but only shot a dozen, just no birds about in Yorkshire at the minute, but thats shooting. plenty in north yorks i have shot over 800 in 2 weeks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pboro shot Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) little farm i shoot nr peterborough was cut and disced in a day plus he dont like me shooting standing crops i have to just chuckle to myself luckly theres plenty of ferreting come winter so swings and round abouts then theres another farm the stubbles been there 3 weeks now just started cutting wheat and dont look like theres a hurry to bring in the straw let alone disc all good Edited August 14, 2012 by pboro shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 the barley was cut last friday on my permission and birds were building, finished work early today to have a bash and when i got there the dreaded disc had been over it, not a bird in site :( , set up anyway and shot half a dozen with a good left and right ,also had a suicidal magpie, was better than sitting at work. Went out with Swisstony on Sunday morning after lamping but only shot a dozen, just no birds about in Yorkshire at the minute, but thats shooting. remember that fox with lucky center parting then we saw him again at 24 hr garage buying a lottery ticket lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenntiger Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) the farm where we shoot has cut about 400 acres barley and rape bout 500 acres of wheat to cut yet had 739 pigeons up to yet in four week hope he doesn't disc for a while so we get plenty more pigeons. Edited August 14, 2012 by fenntiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tod Posted August 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 remember that fox with lucky center parting then we saw him again at 24 hr garage buying a lottery ticket lol Every dog has his day fella, and his will come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 It’s the same all over now, no sooner the crop is off they disc it. Not like it was years ago when they left the stubble in for months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapid12 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 some good days can be had on the crows now though, they seem very oddly stupid at the minute near me. good chance of some hide shooting with the rimmie too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer-of-the-Futre Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 Its a pain for shooting them but alot of us farmers are trying to get things done while we can, who knows what the weather will do next! We started drilling a field today that was combined yesterday! Hopefully i can get out on some wheat stubble that is going to be baled, That way we dont rip it up so fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 My thoughts on discing after combining are that the birds are forced to find the fields which have seed still on them, so it concentrates the birds on certain fields especially the one's that are still boggy and difficult to work on. These tend to be in the river/ stream valleys which also have trees and woods and will normally have a flightlne running close by. Just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizza22196 Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 was going to put the decoys on the rape stubble because i saw a few hundred lift off one of the fields when i had a drive round on the quad but had no cartridges left because i used them all on the rabbits, got some more the other day, got there and they had already had the discs over it, couldnt see a bird so i left the decoys and went and shot some more rabbits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr williamson Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Its a pain for shooting them but alot of us farmers are trying to get things done while we can, who knows what the weather will do next! We started drilling a field today that was combined yesterday! Hopefully i can get out on some wheat stubble that is going to be baled, That way we dont rip it up so fast! Its a pain for shooting them but alot of us farmers are trying to get things done while we can, who knows what the weather will do next! We started drilling a field today that was combined yesterday! Hopefully i can get out on some wheat stubble that is going to be baled, That way we dont rip it up so fast! tell me about we sre waiting on a couple of barley feilds to be cut but the weather has been rubbish for the last 2weeks and looks to continue up here. oh seasons where have you gone!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretch177 Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Field of rape cut last Friday, discs were on it Saturday evening and finished it off Sunday morning. Managed a few hours on it before the tractor got on it on Saturday night, not any real numbers, but those that came in were decoying nicely, left when the tractor came and ended up with 23. Went back on the Sunday morning as we where told only half a field got done the night before, set up for 8am and had 16 in the bag when the tractor came in about 11ish. Shame really as the numbers would have built nicely, but obviously the farmers have to get the job done while the weathers as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu nesling Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 luckily the local farmer leaves his rape stubble for 2-3 months. then direct drills wheat into it...great! we had birds on the stubbles for 3 months last year..lets hope its the same this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry123 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Maby a stupid question but what is running the disc over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 It is where the farmer runs a disc harrow over the ploughed soil to further break it down or over stubble to break it down. It is part of the process of preparing the soil for the next crop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 (edited) or just run the discs over the stubble,where one of my farmers have done. Edited August 27, 2012 by mossy835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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