pedro68 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 hi there , a have a few questions for the more experienced shooter as im fairly new to pigeon shooting and i need a few pointers.firstly the farmer is cutting the barley tonight and i was going to shoot on the stubble tomorrow for a few hours after work ,what time in the evening would you suggest its okay to shoot till as im only 500 yards from houses ,my second question is would i be better waiting until the weekend to shoot the field and shoot early afternoon or will i have missed the best by then ,and thirdly , there is a wood that runs along the field which i could build my hide into but the re is electricity line about 60 yards out from the wood and it would hinder some shots,would i be better building my hide under the cables at the wooden poles and there for have no hindered shots but a more exposed hide. sorry for going one a bit but i want to learn as much as i can. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon pete Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 you need to be near a flight line if you can ,and or near a sitty tree ,try and have your back to the wind and the deeks into the wind ,try and not shoot towards the houses ,if someone sees you pointing a gun towards them they might get funny and you don't want shot landing on them ,woods are good as they will want to roost about midday ,and then come back for second feed ,and then they will want to roost just before sun set ,try and watch the field for a day and just see what there habit's are ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon20g Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 they will also want to land on the telephone wire so plus!!! whilst they are flying towards that to have a look at the decoys you can shoot them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro68 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 hi there , i know there is a flight line right along the woods ,i use a laser range finder to make sure my shot dont go near the houses , at 60 yards or so would the shot damage power lines ,im just curious as im not sure . i think the hide against the woods is the preferred option i think but i want to give myself the best chance of a few birds .i would set up under the power lines if need be. il going to shoot from 4 til 7 30 ish and see how it goes . cheers Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon pete Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 hope you have hot barrels ,stick up a photo if you can ,have a good one ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro68 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 i will mate , i hope so to , there woodies every where on these fields , i shot over another field i have and i was a few weeks late on it after i was cut . i got 36 pigeons and 4 crows but the pigeons were all feral pigeons which was a downer , but as fate would have it ,as i was shooting 2 guys appeared and asked what i was doing with the birds , i turns out these blokes have harris hawks and were looking for feed for them ,so the set off when we finished with a bag full . happy days. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon pete Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 i will mate , i hope so to , there woodies every where on these fields , i shot over another field i have and i was a few weeks late on it after i was cut . i got 36 pigeons and 4 crows but the pigeons were all feral pigeons which was a downer , but as fate would have it ,as i was shooting 2 guys appeared and asked what i was doing with the birds , i turns out these blokes have harris hawks and were looking for feed for them ,so the set off when we finished with a bag full . happy days. Peter my granddad said he preferd feral pigeon ,he said they were sweeter meat ? but ive seen some scabby old ferals in my time lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoben fenman Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Just go to reading it seems to be full of dead ferals (pigeons that is) in the car parks and everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted September 6, 2012 Report Share Posted September 6, 2012 I would complain about that shocking accusation against Reading, but sadly, it's true! And some pretty diseased ones as well. and plenty with no feet. We must have the scabbiest feral population in Britain. I guess it's nice to have something to boast about. Did the shoot go well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedro68 Posted September 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 hi there , well i chose my area for the hide ,set up and got 17 on my first outing as there was plenty activity as the farmer was still cutting the opposite field ,all was good and i arranged to go out again in a few days time .Again i set up in roughly the same area and began my shooting i got 10 in a couple of hours and was happy with that. before i go to these fields i always phone the police and get an incident number and it seems its just as well ,i had been shooting for about an hour when my phone goes , its the local police , the officer explains to me that they have had a complaint from a member of the public that a man is shooting in this field and that the complainer could not walk his dog there bcause of it and the complainer question wether i had permission and said i was poaching.the officer assured the man that i had all the rquired documentation to shot there . the bloke then goes on a rant to the officer saying he cant go anywhere nowadys and had to be told to calm down. i explained that there wwas another 5 fields he could walk on as nobody was shooting on them and that over the whole year this field get shot overmaybe 3 time for a couple of hours at a time. he said he was perfectly happy for me to carry on shooting and enjoy my day and suggested i phone the farm manager just to let him know there had been a call. what is happening when you have idiot walkers like that ,he was informed he should be more respectful of other peoples land and that the farmer had a right to be allowed to work it . result for me i think, im just glad i phone in before i went and that the officer dealing with the complaint was spot on. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12boreblue Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Your post reminds of an incident few years ago, I was shooting a small field on my friends farm, which is surrounded by roads and very near to Lonon. I had set out the deeks and enjoying a coffee in the hide, I noticed a man walking up the side of the field (no right of way here just rambling on his own I presume) he looked at the deeks from the edge of the field then scanned the surrounding area, he then started clapping, as the birds did not move he decided to walk over to the deeks and have a closer look. I just could not believe my eyes, so seeing he had not recognised the hide or me behind it, I waited 'till he got up to one of the deeks and as he bent down to touch it, I let off both barrels into the air... you should have seen him run!!! downside was I peed myself laughing so had to go home and get changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted October 17, 2012 Report Share Posted October 17, 2012 Your post reminds of an incident few years ago, I was shooting a small field on my friends farm, which is surrounded by roads and very near to Lonon. I had set out the deeks and enjoying a coffee in the hide, I noticed a man walking up the side of the field (no right of way here just rambling on his own I presume) he looked at the deeks from the edge of the field then scanned the surrounding area, he then started clapping, as the birds did not move he decided to walk over to the deeks and have a closer look. I just could not believe my eyes, so seeing he had not recognised the hide or me behind it, I waited 'till he got up to one of the deeks and as he bent down to touch it, I let off both barrels into the air... you should have seen him run!!! downside was I peed myself laughing so had to go home and get changed. With respect, that's not funny and that wasn't clever!! In fact in my opinion you're lucky he didn't report you to the police. If you see anyone walking toward or near you, as a responsible shooter you unload the gun and step outside the hide so you are seen without the gun! Cos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SniperCWF Posted October 18, 2012 Report Share Posted October 18, 2012 (edited) With respect, that's not funny and that wasn't clever!! In fact in my opinion you're lucky he didn't report you to the police. If you see anyone walking toward or near you, as a responsible shooter you unload the gun and step outside the hide so you are seen without the gun! Cos Your post reminds of an incident few years ago, I was shooting a small field on my friends farm, which is surrounded by roads and very near to Lonon. I had set out the deeks and enjoying a coffee in the hide, I noticed a man walking up the side of the field (no right of way here just rambling on his own I presume) he looked at the deeks from the edge of the field then scanned the surrounding area, he then started clapping, as the birds did not move he decided to walk over to the deeks and have a closer look. I just could not believe my eyes, so seeing he had not recognised the hide or me behind it, I waited 'till he got up to one of the deeks and as he bent down to touch it, I let off both barrels into the air... you should have seen him run!!! downside was I peed myself laughing so had to go home and get changed. ..... that was definately funny. Edited October 18, 2012 by SniperCWF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denbo Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Your post reminds of an incident few years ago, I was shooting a small field on my friends farm, which is surrounded by roads and very near to Lonon. I had set out the deeks and enjoying a coffee in the hide, I noticed a man walking up the side of the field (no right of way here just rambling on his own I presume) he looked at the deeks from the edge of the field then scanned the surrounding area, he then started clapping, as the birds did not move he decided to walk over to the deeks and have a closer look. I just could not believe my eyes, so seeing he had not recognised the hide or me behind it, I waited 'till he got up to one of the deeks and as he bent down to touch it, I let off both barrels into the air... you should have seen him run!!! downside was I peed myself laughing so had to go home and get changed. Am wetting myself reading this , that's something I would do but know I shouldnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simjakcal Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 lol...got to say that made me laugh as well....but not really the right thing to do to someone,,,yet would love to ....theres a few public footpaths going through the land i shoot on,,just got to inform them that we are shooting and the general direction we are shooting,,its upto them then ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 With respect, that's not funny and that wasn't clever!! In fact in my opinion you're lucky he didn't report you to the police. If you see anyone walking toward or near you, as a responsible shooter you unload the gun and step outside the hide so you are seen without the gun! Cos Spot on. I seriously worry about the future of the sport with some of the numpties about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Spot on. I seriously worry about the future of the sport with some of the numpties about. Sorry - I will try harder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 Your post reminds of an incident few years ago, I was shooting a small field on my friends farm, which is surrounded by roads and very near to Lonon. I had set out the deeks and enjoying a coffee in the hide, I noticed a man walking up the side of the field (no right of way here just rambling on his own I presume) he looked at the deeks from the edge of the field then scanned the surrounding area, he then started clapping, as the birds did not move he decided to walk over to the deeks and have a closer look. I just could not believe my eyes, so seeing he had not recognised the hide or me behind it, I waited 'till he got up to one of the deeks and as he bent down to touch it, I let off both barrels into the air... you should have seen him run!!! downside was I peed myself laughing so had to go home and get changed. I nearly wet myself just reading it, as he was not on a public footpath, but "trespassing" I see nothing wrong in giving a safe shot, I too have a permission criss crossed with public footpaths, yet dog walkers think they can go wherever they want, if you stepped outside the hide each time, you'd never shoot any birds, I too have fired a shot into the air just to let them know I'm about, the fact that they turn and run back to a footpath shows they know they are in the wrong, you have a right to be there, they don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asa Bear Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 I have also let a safe shot off with dog walkers trespassing on private land I have permission to shoot. However letting somebody get as close as your decoys and then discharging is a little irresponsible IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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