aga man Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) As i mentioned in another post yesterday, whilst out checking some barley for pigeons i bumped into the farmer who told me he may have something better for me to look at. He said they had been silaging on wednesday and thursday and with ground stiil damp under foot there was plenty of food for corvids and as a result the 30 acre field was covered in 3-400 rooks and crows. I didn't have a lot booked in workwise for friday but was concerned about a very hot weather forecast. I got my jobs done by 11 am and arrived at the field with two plastic crow deeks and 4 dead carions from the freezer. I put up my hide and wore my face veil and bush hat. In no time the first birds arrived and paid the price. Everything looked promising for a big bag and the weather was not to hot. Shortly after i started shooting a guy arrived on the river bank footpath 200yds to my left with what looked like some sort of monitering equipment consisting of a large [8ft] pole with something on the top? Annoying he would walk about 20 yds and stand with his tester for 10mins and even though he was aware of me shooting he carried on for 2-3 hrs which hampered the shooting slighty. Never the less it was a nice afternoon and i shot just short of fifty mixed corvids and 1 pigeon. At 5pm i packed up as the crows had found another cut silage field 1/4 of a mile away. Not quite an eccles bag but worth setting up for i think. I take my hat off to you guys who shoot big numbers of corvids regularly. It is more challenging than you think. I will find out what the guy with the equipment was up to as he parked at the farm,but if anyone has any idea's? [birds of prey perhaps].? 44 corvids in the pic as some fell in the wheat next door and i didn't have the dog. Edited June 13, 2014 by aga man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Good shooting. As you know I am useless at shooting corvids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 That's a good sized bag there. Well done. Brilliant write up as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darno Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Good effort mate, will be out on them in the next couple of weeks, will try and post a pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Well done that is a good bag of corvids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoggysreels Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Great read mate, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Good shooting fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Great stuff! That's yet another good bag of blacks posted on this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynny Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Nowt wrong with that bag mate, good read also, Atb Flynny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Great shooting aga man well done. I'm loving shooting crows lately although a few pigeons are turning up now too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 cracking bag..good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 Good shooting bud. great write up you know worries i ain't been out crow bashing in months. lost interest in shotgun shooting. But i better get out soon or i might forget how to shoot them. atvb Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted June 14, 2014 Report Share Posted June 14, 2014 Well done bud. I'll get Eccles in the mood for Crow Bashing as I'll be visiting him soon lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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