cocknee Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Out after some woodies the first time for ages tomorrow this is the first half resonable feed I have found for about 8 months. The crop is late sown peas about 3 inches high no flower as yet so they are feeding on leaf. Will get set up for about 2pm and all being well should shoot through till about 8 will start off as usual with 2 dead birds as decoys. Will let you know how it goes tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1985 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 Best of British luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 I too may brave the weather and shoot a few on peas. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mat Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) Good luck to you all, i'd rather be in the dry than chasing pigeons Edited June 6, 2014 by Big Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted June 6, 2014 Report Share Posted June 6, 2014 We have pigeons going mad for new beet plants about 3 inches high, they are shredding the new leaves on acres of the stuff, they were coming well to decoys yesterday but I shot like a t**t , and got 6 but scared the hell out of a lot more, we also have rooks dropping into holes in the barley, the damage is amazing, all the barley in the area is broken about half way up the stem and all the seed heads have gone, the area is only small, about 20 square metres but every grain of seed has gone in that patch, when I set up on the beet I was in range on the barley but they cleared off as I arrived and I only saw two through the whole 6 hour session, clipped them both but they didnt fall, bah humbug, Im going to get myself an anti aircraft gun, that will give them a fright, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 If the thunder has passed you should have a good afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Weather forecast not good today so don't forget you brolly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuy Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 We have pigeons going mad for new beet plants about 3 inches high, they are shredding the new leaves on acres of the stuff, they were coming well to decoys yesterday but I shot like a t**t , and got 6 but scared the hell out of a lot more, we also have rooks dropping into holes in the barley, the damage is amazing, all the barley in the area is broken about half way up the stem and all the seed heads have gone, the area is only small, about 20 square metres but every grain of seed has gone in that patch, when I set up on the beet I was in range on the barley but they cleared off as I arrived and I only saw two through the whole 6 hour session, clipped them both but they didnt fall, bah humbug, Im going to get myself an anti aircraft gun, that will give them a fright, spoke to will garfit who was on a beet field yesterday in Norfolk had well over a hundred by 4 pm was going to shoot til late, I haven't shot beet for years at this time of year very little grown here in hereford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocknee Posted June 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 It was a good day finally got set up around 2:30 the weather was kind and had pretty steady shooting all afternoon packed up around 7:30 picked up 174 pigeons so all in all pretty happy with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Very good. I knew from yesterday's confident post that you would have a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 It was a good day finally got set up around 2:30 the weather was kind and had pretty steady shooting all afternoon packed up around 7:30 picked up 174 pigeons so all in all pretty happy with that. Excellent result. It's been a year since I had a bag like that. Some of the reports from today show that there are still plenty of birds to go at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuy Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 Great result that, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted June 7, 2014 Report Share Posted June 7, 2014 It was a good day finally got set up around 2:30 the weather was kind and had pretty steady shooting all afternoon packed up around 7:30 picked up 174 pigeons so all in all pretty happy with that. where in kent were you shooting out of interest as have not seen that many pigeons on my permissions let alone shot them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocknee Posted June 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 I am near the sussex border Hawkhurst area and there has always been pigeons here throughout the last 9 months but none really shootable as they have been in the woods until very recently feeding acorns berries etc and recently on the leaf buds and several still are. I really think you will start to see pigeons in numbers soon feeding on laid barley and wheat and of course peas and I also think this harvest will be a memorable one as there have been far fewer birds shot this winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 I am near the sussex border Hawkhurst area and there has always been pigeons here throughout the last 9 months but none really shootable as they have been in the woods until very recently feeding acorns berries etc and recently on the leaf buds and several still are. I really think you will start to see pigeons in numbers soon feeding on laid barley and wheat and of course peas and I also think this harvest will be a memorable one as there have been far fewer birds shot this winter. I also think this will be the case. I simply can't wait for the rape to start being cut, as i'm expecting some good bags from a few fields this year. As an aside, i'm starting to shoot young birds every time I go out. At least 3 out of my bag of 37 on peas yesterday were this year's birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Yep I have also had a couple of young birds this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Yep I have also had a couple of young birds this week. Lucky you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 8, 2014 Report Share Posted June 8, 2014 Yep I have also had a couple of young birds this week. That's your problem fenboy. You are too distracted to notice 1,000 birds in one of your pea fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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