JDog Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 (edited) I last took out Steveyg in June on some spring rape. At the time he was very much a novice but he has 'put himself about' in the mean time and had shooting all over the place and done quite well from what I can gather. He has even changed his gun having been given strong instructions to do so from my 12 year old prodigy William. Today we met with zero expectations. There are just too many tractors about to be sure of a decent shoot. I have watched fields for a couple of days only to be 'tractored off'. Very frustrating. I gave steveyg four options. Option 1 was a newly sown field of winter wheat with some crows on it. Option 2 was an old wheat stubble. Option 3 was a barley stubble and option 4 was another barley stubble some distance away. In the end he chose option 3 and I went to option 4. There were no flight lines into either but we did put off getting on for 200 pigeons when we set up. Needless to say not many birds returned but he did get off the mark with some corvids and I shot 13 pigeons, none of which decoyed. We upped sticks and went to options 1 and 2. Option 1 where I went was poor, option 2 where he went was better and I could hear shots in the distance so I packed up my hide and went to join him. Corvids not pigeons were the likely targets so a decent decoy pattern of shells and dead birds was put out. I have to admit at this stage that his shooting has improved greatly since the early summer and he did shoot dead some very good birds. He even claimed a double but I believe that I was looking in the opposite direction when that was supposed to have occurred. We had a great hour and a half together and picked 40 corvids and 23 pigeons for a total of 63. Up to 15 were not recovered. The pictures below are yours truly, steveyg doing his PC impression and the same man with his double! (Yes the sun shines out of his head). Edited September 24, 2013 by JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pigeon man Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Well shot fellas maybe have broken the jinx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRNDL Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 The p.c tash pose should catch on for big piddy bags! Add a little humour to the post! Well done chaps and great photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 That Hat again......uuuhhrrrrrrrr....gives me bad dreams :whistling: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshAndy Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Brilliant well shot and I think that pose may catch on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 I'm on a role.. 3 doubles in two outings.. Jdog pulled a couple of quality long range shots to nail a couple of pigeons..50/60 yds with 26gm size 6's..still can't get my head around the amount of lead required.. Crow bashing is totally different to pigeon shooting however with the right company it can be really enjoyable. Sorry PC... Couldn't help myself..... There is only one PC..!!! The 425 is certainly starting to work however...some valuable input from certain pw members has greatly improved my shooting..cheers Jdog,pickerup (and his mate).Dirty Harry.Dando..top blokes Quality afternoon and finished it with a nice cold beer....it's not a bad life is it... Cheers Jdog can I loose the jinx label now?? :lol: I love pigeon shooting...corvid shooting isn't bad either... (Terry I know now why you keep getting up at silly o'clock.. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 excellent. good humour and a true gent providing a fellow shooter with some sport. pigeon watch at it's best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Well done Steve. Looks like a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Well done both of you sounds like you had a lot of fun. atb Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 good bag chaps but pc is not going to be happy again you know everybody seems to be breaching his copyrights lately well done j for taking steveyg out again by the sounds of it hes come on well in a short space of time part of that will be going out with yourself and picking up a lot of experience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Well done JDog and Steveyg a good result for a difficult day. The jinx is in your mind what you want is reaction shooting do not watch them into the pattern. Just , move , mount and shoot. Do not think about it just do it. Some of our ancient shooters will remember my hero Richard Hearne aka " Mr Pastry" who had a stupendous moustache . I grew mine forty years ago to make me look older ? I think it's working now!!!!!! Steve you have certainly put yourself about to try and improve your fieldcraft and come under a great amount of stick . That's what you need to do to shorten the learning process but you also need to make your own mistakes so you remember what works in different situations. Continue the process but remember to enjoy it , I look forward to further reports and of course the banter.But Steve in confidence does he have to wear those hats to cover a weird shape head or has he got shares in a hat shop in Broadway?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Well done JDog and Steveyg a good result for a difficult day. The jinx is in your mind what you want is reaction shooting do not watch them into the pattern. Just , move , mount and shoot. Do not think about it just do it. Some of our ancient shooters will remember my hero Richard Hearne aka " Mr Pastry" who had a stupendous moustache . I grew mine forty years ago to make me look older ? I think it's working now!!!!!! Steve you have certainly put yourself about to try and improve your fieldcraft and come under a great amount of stick . That's what you need to do to shorten the learning process but you also need to make your own mistakes so you remember what works in different situations. Continue the process but remember to enjoy it , I look forward to further reports and of course the banter.But Steve in confidence does he have to wear those hats to cover a weird shape head or has he got shares in a hat shop in Broadway? ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pesky pigeon Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 This thread just shows how fun PW is and should be well done everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyrapid177mk2 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Well done lads sounds like you's had a good day out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Good stuff fella.Looks like a great day was had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Well done JDog and Steveyg a good result for a difficult day. The jinx is in your mind what you want is reaction shooting do not watch them into the pattern. Just , move , mount and shoot. Do not think about it just do it. Some of our ancient shooters will remember my hero Richard Hearne aka " Mr Pastry" who had a stupendous moustache . I grew mine forty years ago to make me look older ? I think it's working now!!!!!! Steve you have certainly put yourself about to try and improve your fieldcraft and come under a great amount of stick . That's what you need to do to shorten the learning process but you also need to make your own mistakes so you remember what works in different situations. Continue the process but remember to enjoy it , I look forward to further reports and of course the banter.But Steve in confidence does he have to wear those hats to cover a weird shape head or has he got shares in a hat shop in Broadway? ? Cheers PC..! Like Jdog ..the hat is unique My Browning cap looks pitiful in comparison You are spot on with the reaction shooting advice,Jdog highlighted this to me yesterday as well when I was hesitant at shooting incoming birds. I am still struggling with judging distance ..I will get there cheers Lads,Great Forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channa Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Well done guys nice shooting ATB Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Cheers PC..! Like Jdog ..the hat is unique My Browning cap looks pitiful in comparison You are spot on with the reaction shooting advice,Jdog highlighted this to me yesterday as well when I was hesitant at shooting incoming birds. I am still struggling with judging distance ..I will get there cheers Lads,Great Forum You just need to wear it more often!!!! Well done Steve, hopefully that's the end of you being known as JINXED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 well its looks you have all had a good shoot out with plenty of banter,thats what counts, with a good result as well,good going there fellow pigeon poppers.atb simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigman Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Quality day Steve top notch mate , wouldn't mind hat like jdogs myself , it's a beauty mate ;-) Edited September 25, 2013 by bigman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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