JDog Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 I have just had a call from a farmer who has just walked off ' a thousand pigeons' from a field of red clover. He has taken his eye off the ball in connection with that field in the last week or so and he told me that he couldn't believe how much damage they had done. A farmers 'thousand pigeons' is very often somewhat less but it does sound interesting for a trip there tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich1985 Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 Yeah prob 500 pigeons but still worth ago! Best of luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 I recon there would have been at least 100 for him to claim 1000 , good luck for tomorrow . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 you have a real diversity of crops down there...you lucky £$%^........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 I did see a nice lot on clover yesterday the only problem with shooting on there is its a 72 acre sola panel field and the clover was put down for the sheep that are happily grazing underneath the panels , so I am afraid it is out of bounds...............Hope you haven't got the same problem JDog.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuy Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 1000s could be 200ish OR A 1000 that would be nice like you say sounds interesting , good luck and hope its a 1000 mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Could well be a good few hundred there given how much they love clover,and plenty of young un's about now too. Regardless of numbers, the chance to decoy some woodies over clover on a summers afternoon, sounds alright to me keep us posted JDog. Edited July 2, 2014 by aga man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goober Posted July 2, 2014 Report Share Posted July 2, 2014 I had a field of what I thought was clover but grew to 10"+ high,could it be lucerne as it was cut two days ago and picked up today(I presume as silage). I read that Lucerne is becoming more popular again as a crop. Pigeons don't seem to have touched it since being grown,I presumed being a legume that they would show interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted July 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 I had a field of what I thought was clover but grew to 10"+ high,could it be lucerne as it was cut two days ago and picked up today(I presume as silage). I read that Lucerne is becoming more popular again as a crop. Pigeons don't seem to have touched it since being grown,I presumed being a legume that they would show interest? I have seen a lot of pigeons local to me feeding heavily on a field of lucerne that was cut for silage two weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty* Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 Good luck dog, keep us informed on todays event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goober Posted July 3, 2014 Report Share Posted July 3, 2014 I have seen a lot of pigeons local to me feeding heavily on a field of lucerne that was cut for silage two weeks ago. I'll keep an eye on the field as it re-grows as maybe now they are on the wheat,the pigeons may use it as a supplement for the moisture content? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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