motty Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 It's been a tough year for many pigeon shooters and i'm no exception. I've probably had only 5 good days! It's been made more difficult to shoot a few now, as i've lost well over 1000 acres of peas to shoot on each year. I'd been keeping an eye on some spring rape over the last week and despite someone shooting there most of the week, i thought it was worth a go. My mate has the permission and i duly got an invite. I knew exactly where to set up as i've shot the land before. We met at around 9am and were set up by 10. The hide was put in the rubbish on the edge of the field - totally in the open. Over 20 dead birds on cradles were used and these were not added to throughout the day. We used one magnet, which after moving it a couple of times ended up 5 yards bang in front of the hide. The reason for that was because 90% of the birds that decoyed seemed intent on coming straight at it., We had a reasonable start, but it took a little while to get used to shooting the xtrema again. We had 30 birds down in no time and the birds decoyed a treat. The strong wind from behind was a help and a hindrance. It masked the shot noise well and we often had birds forming a queue as a result - some came in and got shot, then reloaded and shot more quickly etc. At times it was difficult to score, though, as soon as the first bird was downed the others turned on the wind and were gone. We still had plenty of left and rights. I also had 3 for 2 shots twice, but had to wait until late in the day to get my only triple. It was nice to see some bunches of 20 decoying so well, my only regret (having just purchased a new Gopro) was that i didn't film it. Some of the birds were hard to find in the 18" rape, but we made a good job of it. A very enjoyable day! 176 pigeons killed. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandmartin Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Well shot. Very nice bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aauser Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Quality day there chief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Well done , I am on spring rape tomorrow and would settle for a lot less than that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Well done Motty as you say Finally, looking forward to your GoPro video's (good choice) Great bag & good shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pigeon man Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Well shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 A good haul. U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 well done fella, very good bag seems spring rape is the in thing at the moment. none round here unfortunately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Nice one motty and friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Well done, result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Quality bag, great shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 well done fella, very good bag seems spring rape is the in thing at the moment. none round here unfortunately It's probably only about the second time i've shot on spring rape. Not many farmers around here grow it (that i know of) and the four fields on this farm were only drilled because the winter stuff failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbiter Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 enjoyed reading that mate,great stuff,well done...............DAZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRNDL Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Oh the envy... I have a personal target of a 20 bird day this year and still way off achieving this. Great shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Good shooting mate, still pretty slow and quiet down here...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Hooray, well done, and about time Motty. That rape looks very tall. Do you think it will be beyond them by next weekend with the forecast of warm weather? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 well done the pair of you you say your not having a good year on them but you certainly score heavy when you post a bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 cracking bag well done BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malik Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Hooray, well done, and about time Motty. That rape looks very tall. Do you think it will be beyond them by next weekend with the forecast of warm weather? It is far shorter on the other side of the field, so if i'm lucky enough to be asked again, that may be an option. well done the pair of you you say your not having a good year on them but you certainly score heavy when you post a bag Yes, i've had some good bags. It's just a lack of the normal 50 or 60 bird bags that have been disappointing. As mentioned before, the lack of peas now certainly hasn't helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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