Low scooters

[Longchalk]

Set up on some rape stubble this morning, with 14 half shell, 2 dead birds on flappers, and 2 more on the magnet. It quickly became apparent that the magnet was spooking them, so I brought it in. Eventually brought the flappers in as well, and left just the shells, and a few dead birds propped uo on the stubble. Bingo! Pigeon tap was turned on.

Thing is, instead of "dropping in", they were crossing the field towards me just above stubble height. I shot 32 in 3 & 1/2 hours and missed as many. I doubt that I had more than 10 shots that were above 5ft off the ground... Good sport, but just a bit frustrating really.

Edited July 24, 2014 by Longchalk

[silver pigeon 3]

I had an eve on rape stubble last night and had a lot of birds skimming the stubble to get to the decoys, they were a little like shooting rabbits! found the pigeons to be suicidal though and probably 80% of the birds decoyed really well. Made a school boy error and only took about 75 cartridges, ended early at 7.15pm picking up 56 and another 5 lost in the standing wheat and hedge behind.

[ezi bez]

I did same mistake only took 152 carts but shot 94 pigeon, gutted just off 100 by 6.

[Maddaftspaniel]

I never go out without a slab on the backseat

[dead eye alan]

I never go out without a slab on the backseat

 

 

Never less than 350 in my motor for starters, wife on call for back up!

[stuy]

Same also at least 350 in motor also made the same mistake ounce! (On bean stubble years ago was dropped of in the middle of nowhere by a mate had 150 cartridges shot them all in a hour and half.

had no mobile , and watched birds pouring into my decoys for 6 hours .picked up 86 birds . It could of been a 300+ day)