zipmiester Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Hey I'm searching everywhere for pigeon and its like a ghost town , honestly I haven't seen any I have 120 acres winter wheat 100 acres of stubble and 40 acres of meadow there's 60 acres of rape on the next field , oak trees and holly on my hedgerows ? Where are your pigeons feeding ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bevs Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 rape acorns wheat ,stubbles all over the place at the mo .plenty of sport hear.best for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Berries and rape down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Maize............none on the rape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Bean stubbles on our shoot are heaving with birds. Out of bounds I'm afraid for pheasants. Unless you're a pykey **** head that just sets up without permission. Grrrrr They got chased but it boils your pi$$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 bean stubbles up here too. shot birds have crops full of beans for past couple of weeks. now the bean stubbles are getting ploughed and drilled with wheat and there on there., also on beachmast and acorns and hawthorn berries.some birds on rape early morning. they are seldom stuck for a meal at the moment and with little wind are difficult to decoy. hopefully keen frosts and winter weather will get them on the rape soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 wheat and barley stubbles around here noton rape yet but they will go on it at some point over the winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpy Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Mostly feeding on acorn's and berries atm, a few freshly drilled fields pull the birds for a few day's but there straight back in the tree's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Saw a nice few on freshly drilled wheat yesterday afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo86 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Shot 90-odd yesterday with some mates on rape fields. Most full of rape (hopefully not from my farm!) some with wheat from stubbles. A lot of young birds that were empty too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 barley stubbles and maize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipmiester Posted November 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Shot 3 on a flight line by Stafford while waiting for geese they were all full but all different 1 full of rape , 1 full of berries , 1 full of wheat but still none on mine yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 (edited) Mostly feeding on acorn's and berries atm, a few freshly drilled fields pull the birds for a few day's but there straight back in the tree's. agree, the clue is in the name "wood Pigeon" always the same this time of the year. I don't decoy this time of the year preferring to roost shoot or flight line shoot until they move on to the Rape proper. . Edited November 20, 2012 by Actionpigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deandoncaster Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 hawthorn berries and drilled wheat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) We have several hundred on the rape every morning just outside the village, there have also been a lot on some newly ploughed fields up the road, even before they have been drilled, trouble is once you disturb them they clear off and dont come back for the rest of the day, I tried decoying on some winter wheat but they just flew over really high, I think someone told them I have a big gun, trouble is I cant hit the side of a barn so even if they come in close they probably wont come to any harm. Edited November 21, 2012 by lakeside1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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