Over Drilled Barley

[Rick 684]

A couple of us got an invite to shoot pigeons over drilled barley,

The sun was out with a fair to medium wind. All three of us was covering a very large drilled field of barley, we stretch out as best we could along the edge, Using a semi auto and a hand full of shell decoys and a magnet, I was ready.

I set up round a tree which was covered in ivy, Dave set up by some old farm sheds using some old pallets and Mick set up in a hedgerow with a big tree to the right of him.

As soon as I sat down in the hide I was knocking them out the sky which then pushed the rest up and over to Dave and Mick,

Later on in the day Mick was on the radio asking if I was up for a good challenge. As always I like a good challenge, so I headed towards micks hide,

As I got their I noticed that the wind was much stronger.

Mick told me that the pigeons where coming round that tree like startled gazelles,

Once again as soon as I got into the hide they was coming in folding up and down they came.

My shooting became more like a gas gun..

I wasn't up for the challenge like I thought I would be, but all in all a very good day with a total of 80 pigeon and 1 crow.

so thanks Mick for the invite it was a cracking day out..

Edited April 21, 2014 by Rick 684

[mick morton]

My pleasure mate , dave had a really good bag. Best he's had in over a year !! The help to cover the field was appreciated, be giving you a buzz to come over again soon

 

cheers mick

[JDog]

Good stuff for all three of you.

[aga man]

Nice write up and well done mick for giving others some sport.