pigeon controller Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 I would like to start by thanking all the PW members for all there good wishes for a speedy recovery of my wife , she is progressing very well. So Friday saw us out looking for birds and after scanning four of our rape fields and not seeing a bird we decided the keep driving until we found a flight line to pick up on. After covering many miles we came to the conclusion that nothing was moving so we had a brew and a bite. We decide to look around our wooded farms as we wondered if they were staying close to roost. and we came on a set aside field with a flock of 150 feeding hard, we clapped them off and waited, straight away they started to return . DB said that good enough for me and we phoned the farmer . He requested that we leave them and come back to his farm as he said that the birds were attacking his rape in great numbers???. So we drove the ten miles back to his farm and scanned the first field all we could see was one Hare and a Magpie so on to the second field. From the gate zero birds, so we walked out onto the field and about twenty lifted from the far edge. now some times you have to shoot even when you know that its going to be a hard day just to keep your shooting so we set up. As we walked round the field we found three old hide positions with a hundred plus empties in them!!!!!. The birds that we had lifted just sat in the trees at the far end of the field when we put a shot up they lifted and two came on into the pattern and paid the price. It was a long slow afternoon but we ended up with forty four in the bag. We dropped in at the farm to inform the farmer about the bag and also to say we do not leave empties. plus we wanted to comfirm that it was ok to go on the set aside on Saturday which he agreed. Saturday found us full of anticipation as we drove to the set aside, when we arrived it was very spooky as the birds were all down in the trees by a main road whis is not the norm for this farm plus we saw no deer on the fields which run by the woods. We realised that they had been spooked when we saw a 4X4 driving round the edge of the golf course which runs alongside this farm. We decided to set up with our backs to the wind on the top of a bank giving the decoys the best visability. There was lots of poo on the field so they had been feeding hard on the field. It was a very slow day as they would move off as a flock with every shot and you would get one or two come back into the decoys. We ended the day with forty seven which were hard earned at this time of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staggerhome Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Well done :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongaanie Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 well done mateand as for the empties well you will allways get a??holes i normaly have a bucket into wich i put my battery for my spinner i use that in the hide but once again well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 nice bags pc although the sport was steady [by your standards] it must of been good to be out and about. ibet you was itching to be out! nice to hear mrs is doing well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Excellent stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 not bad that realy pc. i do believe you will get the big bags again very soon....and ye glad your wifes on the mend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly321 Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 good shooting bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soreshoulder Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 good shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Like many others I am sure I feel it wouldn't be the same on this forum if you did not report in with news of your forays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 had the same yesterday(sat) took a newbie out to my perm and as you say nothing was moveing at all we had a couple come in to the field in the first 2 hours then nothing, never seen anything like it wasn,t even worth changing the pattern as there was nout in the sky,first time i,ve seen this in two years on this perm,very strange its now making me wonder if atmospheric pressure had anything to do with it glad the wife is on the mend PC and all the best for the new year to you both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Well done PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Good news your wife is on the mend, and welcome back; That was an enjoyable read as always. Cosd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainman_l Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Like many others I am sure I feel it wouldn't be the same on this forum if you did not report in with news of your forays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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.philmypower. Posted January 8, 2013 Report Share Posted January 8, 2013 Good shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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