unico1 Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 After keeping an eye on a recently mashed up game cover I thought I would give it ago yesterday afternoon. A quick recky with the binos and birds were about. A quick dash back home grabbed the kit jumped in me old landy and off. As I got close to the old maze from beyond the other side of the hedge around 200 plus birds lifted off. This field was winter wheat and around six inches tall!!! So where now? Maze or wheat, as the wind presented itself better for the wheat my mind was made. Got the hide set up, 12 fud decoys and wait. Not long first bird folded well into decoys and stone dead. He will do for the flapper I thought but numpty me had forgotten it although I did remember the battery. Anyway added this one as a floater to the back of the Patten and with a nice breeze yesterday worked a treat. Birds decoyed well ended on 35 picked for 58 shots. Just wondering why the old wheat and not really bothered about the maze?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootnfish Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) They were probably sitting in the wheat before going on the maize. Quite often see them sitting on wheat or grass fields near to fields where they are feeding. More often when its quite windy. Edited April 18, 2014 by shootnfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 depending on the spraying program there maybe what I call soft weeds, chickweed and others they will feed on this but only a small window of opportunity due to spraying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 If the land is badly farmed, or the weather has been wrong they may be behind with their spraying. As Konnie says they were probably looking for chickweed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 18, 2014 Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 If the land is badly farmed, or the weather has been wrong they may be behind with their spraying. As Konnie says they were probably looking for chickweed. Chickweed can be a mega crop on the lighter sand ground , due to its moisture content in warmer weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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