pigeon controller Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Friday saw us heading out to a field that DB had seen in Thursday afternoon which had approx fifty birds on it . As we arrived the Farmer was rolling it with the discs. We asked if it had birds on it before he started and he said no, so we went to look two other fields that had been seeded with barley. The first one had no birds on it the second had a flight line passing over two trees in the middle, as we watched four birds passed over. So we decided to stand under the trees till the the Farmer had finished rolling the barley field. I had one shot and missed DB brought one bird down it was so high it had an oxygen mask on. The flightline stopped so we returned to the first field. The Farmer had left and we watched it for twenty minutes , three birds passed but did not land. It was 11.00 and DB had seen the birds down at 14.00 so we took the risk and set up under a tree in the field. This was great for the sun as it was behind us but the wind was in our face so the birds would come from the back both sides of the tree. We set up with the magnet close in front of us and two groups five of birds each side of the tree about thirty paces out from the hide . As the day went on we had a steady supply of birds flying in from the rear and we kept adding to the pattern , at one point we had fifty decoys out infront of us and birds making suicidal dives to the pattern only to turn to wind at the last minute. We packed up at 17.30 and picked up one hundred and seven birds making it at great day. I had a call Friday night from a Farmer who had just drilled fifty acres of peas and asked us to keep an eye on it as he said " pigeons love peas". This make three farms we have all with fifty acres of peas . So we checked out the peas first thing , not one bird.We had a look at some barley drilling and it had two pigeons and four crows on it. We travelled round most of the morning not finding any number of birds , eventually we found a field of barly which had " greened up" but the birds were still down on it, in total we had about fifty birds down with the occasional one joining. We contacted the Farmer who informed us that he was going to give us a ring in the week as the birds had been on it all week!!!. So we set up at 13.00 with just the twevle natural birds , no magnet as it was a long walk to the field . We had ten on spikes and two angels at the leading edge of the pattern . The big problem was the sun , you would get the first shot off and the second was into the sun. The first hour was steady and nice shooting the next three and a half hours were manic as the bird would just keep comming , DB and I were constantly shooting and with the sun moving across our line of fire we both ended up with wonderful throbbing heads. But the result was brilliant , we stopped shooting at 17.30 and picked up one hundred and ninty eight pigeons and twenty six crows. We were not sure of the running total as we would have shot another two had we known as they were still comming in as we packed up. A Brilliant Bank Holiday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 back to your usual bags I see great going bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Well done , back in the saddle so to speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Superb, what a weekends shooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 wow..cracking couple of days.. :good: 200+ day ...good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty* Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Welldone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blower86 Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Defo good weekend, nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Back to business!! Week done and great write up and pictures. Cos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pesky pigeon Posted April 19, 2014 Report Share Posted April 19, 2014 Wow great bags, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE AD Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 I just wish. WELL done PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Wow great going P C I dream of having perms with that many pigeons on. Well deserved after all the miles and reccy you do!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Wow great going P C I dream of having perms with that many pigeons on. Well deserved after all the miles and reccy you do!! Thanks , all those miles in the passed weeks have given us a good idea of what's about. It's like most things in life you get out of it what you put into it. I'm sometimes accused of bragging with my posts but I do it to show what is achievable if you try, we are just normal blokes not superheroes . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blasterjudd Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Superb write up PC and well done for a cracking days sport! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Thanks , all those miles in the passed weeks have given us a good idea of what's about. It's like most things in life you get out of it what you put into it. I'm sometimes accused of bragging with my posts but I do it to show what is achievable if you try, we are just normal blokes not superheroes . That's a superb couple of days shooting PC You and DB put in ten times the miles and effort to find the birds, that most people do, so consequently you get/deserve the payback I personally have never seen a post from you that I would regard as bragging, keep them coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 There is no bragging in your posts. You do however keep moving the goal posts. When you post a few reports of poor days, and even a blank of late I wondered that the pigeons may have deserted you or that you had lost your touch. I should have known better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 well done pc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aauser Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Amazing shooting like you said it's all about recon recon recon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Well done PC great write up as usual + pics good shooting by both of you. atb Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Excellent shooting and another great write up. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbw1shrops Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Well done PC great write up and amazing bag ! I think you must be super heroes to get that lot back to the motor lol Atvb Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Well done PC great write up and amazing bag ! I think you must be super heroes to get that lot back to the motor lol Atvb Dave Yes it used to be eighty in a bag , now it's sixty in a bag and more journeys but as I said previously we are not super heroes I.e Batman and Robin more Del Boy and Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Top draw again.....Just waiting for some spring rape to poke up and the pigeons to find it!! TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 20, 2014 Report Share Posted April 20, 2014 Another couple of belting days. Top stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted April 22, 2014 Report Share Posted April 22, 2014 lost for words mate .. i would love to see you in action...bet you take cods liver oil ...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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