actionman1 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 On Friday morning i thought i would have a couple of hrs Shooting. I fancy a bit of Pigeon shooting i thought, so a quick dash to get my Gear and its off to the Maize stubble field across the road. The land i shoot is not that good for Pigeons at the moment, but i am fast getting addicted to the sport. I have plenty of Rabbit, Fox and Deer shooting, but find my thoughts turning to the winged quarry more and more. . The birds have been feeding around my permissions on Rape, but they have been flooding in numbers to a plowed Rape field from last years crop. They have been feeding on that field for a number of weeks now, and luckily there is a flight line across the maize field i can shoot close to a wood. The birds were coming across the line in small groups of three or so, and for once the wind had turned to a favourable direction to allow me a bit of a go at them .I set up my hide on the edge of the wood and put out 15 Shells in a comma pattern 20 yards away. Now i am not very experienced so i am having to try a few different patterns to see what works. After only 5 minutes one came over the trees behind me and turned to have a look at my pattern, tucked his wings, dropped his speed and in he came! so exciting. I tucked down and watched from a hole in the camo net and waited as long as i could resist, then popped up and Bang 1 for 1. I was trying some Trust halycon Gold carts, are they a good match for my Lanber?, or was i getting a bit better shot? A few more birds did fly over, had a bit of a look, then turned onto there normal route and into the field across the road. Out came the magnet, thought it was worth a go as they may be fooled as the approach over the trees might get a snap reaction from them. I put it to the left side of the comma about 25 yds from me. This did pay off for me as it did bring quite a few off the Flight line to the decoys. i missed quite a few but managed to pick up 9 with a few lost in the treetops behind me. I know this was not a good bag in comparison to the numbers you guys shoot, but it is a bit of a step forward for me as i was getting some interest. I must say i bought some ezey wobblers for my shells and was impressed with the extra movement they brought to the pattern. A very enjoyable couple of hrs, and the sun way keeping me warm flooding into the hide, so for once it was an entirely comfortable session. http://i407.photobucket.com/albums/pp158/actionman100uk/pigeonhide_zps7e6cd452.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Cracking session, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Good read and good effort. There will be a lot of experienced pigeon shooters, including me, who have not done as well as you did in recent weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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