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Tips for roost shooting


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i agree! it can be a waiste of time sometimes. because as said they may be there the night before but may roost else where on the day! however (i assume you mean pigeons) crows are a different story and produce some great evenings, short but action packed! if you do have a go at the crows find a good roosting wood and watch it for a couple of evenings, you may think they aint coming but be patient.

as the light fades just before darkness they will come! alot of people look down on crow shooters but let me tell you there is no better shooting! they will present targets that i have seen very very good clay and even game shots scratching there heads!

atb

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If you don't know the area of where they are roosting now, get out around 1:30 or so and find the poo. Start with the biggest, highest trees that stick out from the rest of the woodlot. That is where they will first land. Then they drift down into the lower trees nearby. The poo tell you where they end up, so work your way there by the end of the night.

 

Rick

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In The Fens (Cambridgeshire) we have had many roosts mostly Sundays all the hard work is done before hand over a large area.

The fresh pigeon droppings will give you a good idea how many birds are spending time in that wood/area.

Starting about 1.30 gets all the shooters in place, if the shoot goes well the birds will keep moving from wood to wood under pressure from the guns.

The tall trees are good to get under at the start of the roost (as said above) as time goes on depending on numbers they will come straight into the lower trees.

For best results and a great day out, keep your eyes open on here for "roost shooting Sunday" you will enjoy your day.

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Just got back from the shoot and have to say I'm hooked. It was absolutely mental at times with birds dropping in from all directions and was quick snap shots as they whizzed past the gaps in the foliage and picked a total of 6 in the end and lost a couple.

Can't wait for next week thanks for all the the tips they really did help

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