JDog Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 I had a ten o' clock meeting this morning which I could not get out of so I asked my shooting companion for the day to watch five fields of barley drillings for flight lines. When I got there at 11:30 he told me that he had seen a bit of movement but not much. As I jumped out of the car I saw 100 pigeons heading our way and these must have been the advance party of the flight line for the day. We rapidly disagreed as to where we should go but as I was the host and have the broadest shoulders it was my decision to shoot a particular field which brought forward howls of derision from my companion. We set up 40m apart in a tiny spinney from which we could see a large part of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire and more importantly we could see birds on the move. It was very windy and I needed extra hide poles to keep my netting intact. The rotary struggled and we eventually took it down. We each built a pattern opposite our own hides with a hole inbetween as the killing ground. This worked well and we fired about the same number of shots during the session. The first hour was quiet and so was my companion as he was convinced I had got it wrong yet again and I must say I agreed with him for a while. When the flight line did start it was an object of great wonder to us both. Birds were coming up from the valley bottom, along a conifer belt, along a beech belt, up some tall beech trees and this is the amazing thing, more than 2/3 of the birds we saw on the line peeled off over a road one field away and we never saw them again to our knowledge. The other 1/3 did decoy either on the outbound or the return lines. It just shows how many birds were using the line as we picked 165 pigeons around our hides and another two in an adjacent field which we had seen fall down dead for a total of 167. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 I had a ten o' clock meeting this morning which I could not get out of so I asked my shooting companion for the day to watch five fields of barley drillings for flight lines. When I got there at 11:30 he told me that he had seen a bit of movement but not much. As I jumped out of the car I saw 100 pigeons heading our way and these must have been the advance party of the flight line for the day. We rapidly disagreed as to where we should go but as I was the host and have the broadest shoulders it was my decision to shoot a particular field which brought forward howls of derision from my companion. We set up 40m apart in a tiny spinney from which we could see a large part of Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire and more importantly we could see birds on the move. It was very windy and I needed extra hide poles to keep my netting intact. The rotary struggled and we eventually took it down. We each built a pattern opposite our own hides with a hole inbetween as the killing ground. This worked well and we fired about the same number of shots during the session. The first hour was quiet and so was my companion as he was convinced I had got it wrong yet again and I must say I agreed with him for a while. When the flight line did start it was an object of great wonder to us both. Birds were coming up from the valley bottom, along a conifer belt, along a beech belt, up some tall beech trees and this is the amazing thing, more than 2/3 of the birds we saw on the line peeled off over a road one field away and we never saw them again to our knowledge. The other 1/3 did decoy either on the outbound or the return lines. It just shows how many birds were using the line as we picked 165 pigeons around our hides and another two in an adjacent field which we had seen fall down dead for a total of 167. Good call.....takes large dangle's to stick it out....Nice write up Waiting for a big day myself, only chipping away at them.... TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Brilliant result, well done , it must be that you were so high in altitude that you were closer to God and he helped you out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 nice when it comes together.......those days are always remembered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Excellent result JDog. Once again illustrates why this marvelous bird never fails to suprise us. I for one can appreciate the sight of a strong flightline when seemingly every bird in the county joins and travels to the feeding grounds, quite a spectacular sight. as a side note i feel certain areas are holding good pigeon numbers at the moment and i feel there will be some very good bags reported on pigeon watch in the coming months. Having said that i have had a drink and am probably talking ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted March 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Brilliant result, well done , it must be that you were so high in altitude that you were closer to God and he helped you out. Not closer to God but closer to South of Birmingham which is why we saw so many pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash72 Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Well done again, JDog. I am still waiting for my first ton of the year. It's been over 5 months since my last! I don't think I've had a start to a year like this since about 2002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 yeah great bag jdog I,m with you motty its been the leanest winter early spring I can remember but a lot of drilling to go in on our land yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 15, 2014 Report Share Posted March 15, 2014 Fantastic day for you , well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 Well done , great shooting J.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted March 16, 2014 Report Share Posted March 16, 2014 nice one Jdog.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berettabangstick Posted March 18, 2014 Report Share Posted March 18, 2014 Well done great numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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