NickB65 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Well I got to the field around 8am and with the wind coming from the East they where feeding close to where I had thought of setting up my hide. A largish flock of around 300 birds and a good wind so I might be n for some sport..... Then again maybe not. Set-up the hide under the pylon and although they saw and came to the decoys, they took one look at the hide a flew by. Has to be said I was using some new material "you can see through but they can not see you" which was back dropped with some more camo but it was no good. Ended up having a walk around to try some flight line shooting but it was cold, wet, snowy and I decided a hot meal was needed. I am now bored with this bloody snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Yeap the weather can get on top of you sometimes , Iv been working outside scaffolding for 17 years now and like to think I'm pretty hardened to it , Spent the day out in it yesterday and enjoyed it , makes getting home even better afterwards Iv got some of that magic see out but not in netting and personally I think ts rubbish So use a couple of army nets underneath it to break things up even more , seems to work just more to carry . Atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Well I got to the field around 8am and with the wind coming from the East they where feeding close to where I had thought of setting up my hide. A largish flock of around 300 birds and a good wind so I might be n for some sport..... Then again maybe not. Set-up the hide under the pylon and although they saw and came to the decoys, they took one look at the hide a flew by. Has to be said I was using some new material "you can see through but they can not see you" which was back dropped with some more camo but it was no good. Ended up having a walk around to try some flight line shooting but it was cold, wet, snowy and I decided a hot meal was needed. I am now bored with this bloody snow. Time to get some better camo netting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver pigeon III Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 5 hrs for 1 pigeon today. Nothing was moving about and that one was the only one that came in for the decoys!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 At least you got out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickB65 Posted March 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Never regret going out but just wished this crappy snow would go and we could get some decent weather in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
actionman1 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 5 hrs for 1 pigeon today. Nothing was moving about and that one was the only one that came in for the decoys!! 4 Hrs for 2, i must be doing well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churchill Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 5 hours for 5 today and 4 of them were in the last 1/2 hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickB65 Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Thats it rub the salt in....... at this rate I will have to turn to clay busting to get some practise in. Just hate wasting catridges on clays as there is nothing to eat after :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 5 hours for 5 today and 4 of them were in the last 1/2 hour You should have gone out later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Churchill Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 You should have gone out later! Thanks for that lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy518 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 I'm on a day off tomorrow. I also shoot around Cambridge and though there are lots of birds about, I'm not gonna sit in a field freezing my nadgers off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Some of you lads certainly have some patience. I would pack up after an hour or two if the shooting was poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Saturday strong south east wind and the ground to frozen to put decoy pegs in. Plenty pigeon flighting from a roost wood across an old railway cutting so stood behind a thorn bush and shot 12 in two hours for 26 shells. Back on Sunday still plenty wind but this time waqs armed with orange flags to divert more birds towards me, stuck it fro five hours thirty four shells and ONLY FIVE pigeons picked. Bah. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon shooter 1 Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 hi went out all day on sunday it was freezing but worth it shot 15 . cant wait for weekend so can get out again the missus will be at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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