JDog Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 Driving through a very fine sporting estate near Burford this morning I saw a line of pigeons heading across the road. I pulled up and within ten minutes sixty birds had arrived in ones and twos. They were feeding on beech mast under this single tree. A few had left by the time I took the shot, but if there are sixty pigeons under every beech tree or oak tree it will not bode particularly well for decoying until they have hoovered up nature's bounty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 well spotted mr dog,ive not been to any my pigeon farms for a month now so i don't know whats what any more,could still be a few flighting about but don't think it will be any thing to shout about,ive turned game and duck hunting man at the moment,mite just sneak a pigeon session in one sunday if the weather keeps fine,Have you not been on the pigeons any where,atb simon.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 that's shape of things to come but have a look at mr south of Birminghams I shoot all the pigeons post he will say otherwise as he always does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 It's the rabbits that need sorting out..... The ones in the school on the main road. ...... Tons of them there...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 My idea of heaven this time of year....to find an oak or beech that birds are pooring into if it be shottie or rifle or even better a MUZZLELOADER U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapid basher Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 that's shape of things to come but have a look at mr south of Birminghams I shoot all the pigeons post he will say otherwise as he always does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Same around here (Cirencester/Stroud) I had 1/2 day on Thursday and had a look at about 8 rape fields which would normally have pigeons in them at this time of year but natures bounty has been incredible this year...I ended up nestling under the canopy of two large beech trees on the edge of a wood and shot 9 birds that were so stuffed full of mast that they really couldn't have eaten anymore. They will gorge on it and then sit up some times for 2 or 3 days without feeding again particularly if the weather is bad. Saw one rape field between Burford and Bibury which had birds dropping into it but when I stopped the car and had a gander they were actually diving into a pasture on the other side of the hedge and grazing on clover. Plenty of food around at the moment and decoying will be hard work until the first frosts and the Scandinavian thrushes have stripped the hedgerows. There's a lot of them this year too and I saw three waxwings in Cheltenham on Friday some of the earliest I've seen for years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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