pigeon controller Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hi Massive, after seeing the Hazel Nut crop this year I was just wondering if anyone has seen the start of the Acorn Crop as we had a tremendous amount last year and it affected the Rape shooting. Hopefully the Oaks will have a rest year and force the pigeons onto other food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 I've heard that the acorn crop will be far smaller this year. Let's hope so. Last year's crop had a bigger affect on my shooting than I could have imagined. It has really affected my harvest shooting this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Hi Massive, after seeing the Hazel Nut crop this year I was just wondering if anyone has seen the start of the Acorn Crop as we had a tremendous amount last year and it affected the Rape shooting. Hopefully the Oaks will have a rest year and force the pigeons onto other food. totally the other way around for me..........i need the acorns cause of the type of cropping around me............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Looks like you may be right PC, not many acorns on the Oaks in my parts, if it stays that way, I predict a bumper Autumn and Winter on the rape, let's just hope we don't get any prolonged snow cover, which will kill it stone dead. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBS Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 The trees seem almost devoid of acorns around here this year after a bumper crop last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezi bez Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 Looks like you may be right PC, not many acorns on the Oaks in my parts, if it stays that way, I predict a bumper Autumn and Winter on the rape, let's just hope we don't get any prolonged snow cover, which will kill it stone dead. Cat as for prolonged snow I prefer it , I put a sheet down over the crop the night before the snow leave a marker stick so you can find it when you go shoot the field pull offthe sheet and the bit of green will stand out against the snow , put your deeks on the snow and in the green the birds will deek because they'll b starving. Ive even stuck cabbage leaves in the snow and shot pigeon over them. Had a good day actually. So you can still shoot pigeon in bad snow conditions if you use your imagination. Atb Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_79 Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 totally the other way around for me..........i need the acorns cause of the type of cropping around me............ +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocknee Posted July 31, 2014 Report Share Posted July 31, 2014 It looks like in my area acorns will be few and far between don't know about the berries beech mast etc but to be honest I don't relish winter rape shooting I try to leave the carrying of pigeon shooting equipment across muddy fields in the cold wet winter to younger fitter pigeon shooters, I do still go but usually only if asked by the farmers to organize a day to cover as many rape fields in an area as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted August 1, 2014 Report Share Posted August 1, 2014 Dont know about acorns, but we appear in this area to have serious amount of beechmast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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