JDog Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Curtain poles installed, beds erected, boxes cleared away, washing and drying in the machines. The perfect start to my day. However I need not have worried too much about leaving the house early as I knew that the pea fields were only really being visited by any number of pigeons in the afternoon. There were loads of peas on the surface. Another complication, which I discovered when I went to set up, was that the fields had been sprayed this morning. The smell was pretty awful. A great wind and bright conditions were perfect and I chose to set up on a gnarled old oak tree in the middle of the field as there were too many restrictions around the perimeter. No rotary, just half a dozen dead birds impaled on spikes constituted the beginnings of the pattern. I was set up and ready to go at 12:30. But this was never going to be easy shooting. A quiet 30 minutes when I shot two birds was followed by constant shooting for three hours. The wind made them difficult but that is how I like them and in three hours I shot and picked 73 pigeons. This was a memorable day and the 'score on the door' would be 9/10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) Nice total for a few hours work and all the chores done too Edited March 29, 2014 by fruity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 three hours of great sport..good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Excellent result JDog. Well shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Spot on..... TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blower86 Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Well done, good outing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Bootiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) im crying me eyes out......you lucky jammy devil..................nice one tell you what ..they look in nice condition Edited March 29, 2014 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Very well done, a lovely day to be out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted March 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) im crying me eyes out......you lucky jammy devil..................nice one tell you what ..they look in nice condition I have rarely seen a bag of pigeons in better condition, not a single scraggy bird amongst them. Their crops were either empty or full of peas. Edited March 29, 2014 by JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Fantastic result ! And a great bit of shooting by the looks of it . Regards stevo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wacker Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Good man, I was painting my fence all day, soul destroying! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 (edited) We done brilliant result , you deserve this day for all the aggravation of your move. I'm glad that the Brummie Pigeons have gone south to enjoy the " Mushy Peas" . Once again well done. Edited March 29, 2014 by pigeon controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Not the least bit jealous Jdog Well done on a superb day out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Well done JDog good shooting bud. atvb Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 good bag again J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbw1shrops Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Well done JDog, good do there 👍 Atb Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morty Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Nice bag jdog I've been watching the pea fields this wk , and noticed a few hundred on them by thurs , So took fri off work , and guess what . They all ******** off to the Cotswolds . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Nice bag jdog I've been watching the pea fields this wk , and noticed a few hundred on them by thurs , So took fri off work , and guess what . They all ******** off to the Cotswolds . Sorry to read that. I find with peas that if there are hundreds of pigeons on a field they can clear up all peas on the surface quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Sorry to read that. I find with peas that if there are hundreds of pigeons on a field they can clear up all peas on the surface quickly. I think with the cotswold soil you may get a little more that does not drill , around my parts I am lucky if I see a pea on the surface , let alone enough to attract pigeon. Did your farmer have a change of heart as you posted about no peas this year ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pesky pigeon Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Well done cracking bag for 3hrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted March 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 I think with the cotswold soil you may get a little more that does not drill , around my parts I am lucky if I see a pea on the surface , let alone enough to attract pigeon. Did your farmer have a change of heart as you posted about no peas this year ? I agree about the soil type affecting the amount of peas on top. Where there were most was around the big old trees in the field where the drill would have been going in circles and spilling peas out. I hope that PW members do not take this the wrong way but I do not need any more land to shoot over. The peas were on a new farm to me. The owner called me to ask me to do the pigeon control and sent me a pdf with the cropping plans on it. My eyes lit up when I saw three fields coloured in blue with 'peas' written on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 A tree , what's one of those! You must be achieving legendary pigeon shooter status to have new farmers contacting you out of the blue. I had a look at my pea fields today but nothing at all on them , I was a little surprised that despite some having been drilled for over two weeks there is still nothing breaking through . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Great afternoons sport there mate, I'm not too far from you but no one's drilled their peas yet where I am.....be well happy if the numbers you saw turn up here as we had two cracking 80 odd bird days last year on pea drillings, not sure it will be the same this time! Bet you went away well chuffed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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