NickB65 Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Well the forecast is light winds and overcast so I am not sure what the day will bring but I am going out with my three new bouncers to see what I can get. Dad has said he has been chasing pigeons off the rape all week so we may have some sport there but if not then I can always tap the flight lines. Anyone else going out ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger525 Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 five of us are going tomorrow on osr theres a lot of pigeons on the rape hoping for a good bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Hoping to get out tomorrow just need somewhere where the pigeons are , going to have a drive about an tap some doors , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickB65 Posted February 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 (edited) Well I set-up just outside BURWELL as there was a few hundred Pigeons on the rape but they soon fled and did not return. Some flew to a nearby roosting tree but stayed there until spooked but when they came over they where way too high - well too high for me. Two other chaps where the other side of the road and they also had a quiet time..... Moved off to another field I can shoot on and the sky was void of all birds bar the odd blackbird and Gull. Shot a Hare and that about it......... just one of those days. He was a big ******........... WebRep currentVote noRating noWeight Edited February 9, 2013 by NickB65 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Nice hare Nick an nice motor also , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 I thought the season for hare finished with pheasants, or am I wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu nesling Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 I thought the season for hare finished with pheasants, or am I wrong? there is no official season on hares. just a season that they can be sold in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 there is no official season on hares. just a season that they can be sold in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnys Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Pigeon shooting also = my decoying day! I went Saturday on some rape where I've had decent results and I blanked for the first time in months. I didn't get a single bird into the decoys and packed up after about 1hr30min and zeroed in the HMR just for something to do. The pigeons are all still in huge flocks, and the weather Saturday in Norfolk was sunny and still, so the pigeons just aren't breaking up into smaller groups. Anybody know when they start to break up and the decoying gets good again? Thanks, Jonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoreandmaster Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I wemt out this sat. with my 30 year old son (his first time on pigeons). My first time out since the start of september. we set up on his mates farm in Rampton cambs. dam the ground was wet (asked the farmer when he was going to start planting rice) .We set up a largeish dung pile that had about 50 birds on when we scouted about and tht was it not one decoyed all morrning but quiet a few high birds . Total for the day 6 pigeons, 1 crow, 2 magpies and 1 fox that tried to pass 10 yards in front of us. Now my son is applying for his shotgun licence and wants to go again next sat., and as I am due to have a heart bypass op. in the next coupple of weeks and will not be allowed to fire a shotgun for three months the more times out now the better. Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickB65 Posted February 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Well I shall not be out again in Feb due to kids and work but will be out down the local clay shoot to practise some high birds and some l-to-r and r-to-l minis Bet the conditions are perfect the next coming weekends :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepasty Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Bad back and weather permitting I'll be out, I got a nice new permission last week that I'm keen to try out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) I thought the season for hare finished with pheasants, or am I wrong? There is no season, however most people don't shoot them once the pheasant season is over as most class them as game. Edited February 11, 2013 by Actionpigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 I wemt out this sat. with my 30 year old son (his first time on pigeons). My first time out since the start of september. we set up on his mates farm in Rampton cambs. dam the ground was wet (asked the farmer when he was going to start planting rice) .We set up a largeish dung pile that had about 50 birds on when we scouted about and tht was it not one decoyed all morrning but quiet a few high birds . Total for the day 6 pigeons, 1 crow, 2 magpies and 1 fox that tried to pass 10 yards in front of us. Now my son is applying for his shotgun licence and wants to go again next sat., and as I am due to have a heart bypass op. in the next coupple of weeks and will not be allowed to fire a shotgun for three months the more times out now the better. Martin. best of luck with the heart job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 There is no season, however most people don't shoot them once the pheasant season is over as most class them as game. Now is when most people shoot them, because the organised hare days don't usually happen in the pheasant season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 (edited) Now is when most people shoot them, because the organised hare days don't usually happen in the pheasant season. Not around here as we don't have that many Hares! Maybe in some parts of the country where there are plenty and are classed as a pest. In this area we are lucky to see two a week and I am out most days. shooting, Hunting or flying hawks. I don't ever shoot them, not enough about, and the few that are about I enjoy seeing. Also I find them a little unsporting, jumping up out of their seat and running in a straight line. Each to their own, but not my kind of sport. Edited February 12, 2013 by Actionpigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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