kxkirk Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) Evening all I had a afternoon off today so as soon as I could I packed up the truck and off I went to a field of peas I`d been watching, when i arrived I noticed the pigeons were feeding in their usual place now this was my first lesson of the day the best place to set up isnt always the easiest, The part of the field where the pigeons were feeding only had a ditch on the edge, it was quite a large ditch so I decided to leave the net, seat and pole in the truck I just took a shovel 6 flocked deeks and spring sticks and my new flapper which I hadn`t used before. So I decided I was going to have to cut a little ledge in the ditch banking so i had somewhere to sit and hide. After that was done the deeks were set up and I was ready. now the next 45mins was probably the worst of my short time as a shooter, plenty came in and I missed everything first it was the guns fault then the cartridges etc etc never did i think to blame myself haha. I found the problem was how I was sat I wasnt comfortable and I was having to twist into positions a man of my size shouldnt, so after abit more digging i was finally set. The next pigeon dropped out of the sky the smile was back the confidence was back everything was right with the world. after moving the flapper a few times I finally found a place it seemed to work and in my opinion on this day on this crop it did its job amazingly, I know that will not always be the case. So now I was up to about 8 pigeons when it decided it was going to test me further and started to rain now either it was dedication or stupidity (you decide) I decided I wasnt going anywhere luckily for me the pigeons kept coming in some managed to fly away again as well but I was doing ok. This is when I learnt my second lesson, now alot of people reading this may already know this but I didnt so I apologies in advance, but whie removing a shell decoy off its spring stick i snapped the hook at the top off then i realised that now it would also make a a great neck holder. So not to bore you any longer I finished the day very wet having shot 31 pigeons and out of those 31 I managed 1 double 1 triple and 2 birds with 1 cartridge so I was and am a very pleased boy Edited June 27, 2013 by kxkirk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyrapid177mk2 Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Nice one mate nothing wrong with that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pigeon man Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 Great bag well done it was a wet day I was soaked :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean44 Posted June 27, 2013 Report Share Posted June 27, 2013 cracking day nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Well done, be adaptable that the name of the game, your plan worked out well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 your hard work payed off..great result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmoreandmaster Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 After all that you where lucky that the ditch didnt flood!!!!!!!!!!!!! great shooting and a nice writeup. Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kxkirk Posted June 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Thank u guys. It felt like i earned everyone of those 31 birds but it was one of my most enjoyable days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Thank u guys. It felt like i earned everyone of those 31 birds but it was one of my most enjoyable days. That's what it's all about , enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south coast shooter Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 A job well done mate. Your persistence paid off in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 good do pal , its brilliant shooting over peas i think.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 If your feet were not in the right position it is hardly surprising that you missed a few. However that number is a good bag for anyone in the rain in difficult conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 decent bag in difficult conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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