Ira Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 I was out lamping a couple of weeks ago with a mate and things were pretty slow, it was wet underfoot and we covered a few miles, bit a slog but great to be out. We edged round a wood and put god knows how many pigeons up, in the torch light they seemed to hover, probably blinded and were very close in. The same happened along a few of the hedges and a second wood. Not .22 material but..... We had a chat and reckoned that you couldn't get more fun than lamping pigeons at night with a moderated shotty, has any one tried this, does it work, would a 410 be too small, bear in mind they come out really close. you wouldn't need decoys, camo netting, whirlies. It could be fun? If there is a huge flaw in this please be polite, or not LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 The huge flaw is its illegal . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Briliant, I'll forget that one then, shame thought it could be good work for the dog, oh and fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 How come it's illegal?, pardon my ignorance its a genuine question, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 How come it's illegal?, pardon my ignorance its a genuine question, please digest. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/393764/licence_to_kill_or_take_certain_wild_birds_to_prevent_serious_damage_or_disease__GL04_.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 As above a read of the general licence will educate you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Many thanks for that, I have read it and I have even understood it, I was always told if you don't ask questions you will never learn!!, how true. So where can I lamp feral pigeons then? and would a moderated 410 do it?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Shooting ferals with a lamp is usually done in cow sheds barns etc , with airguns , I would think the farmer may not be best pleased if you are putting holes through the roof with a 410 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Many thanks for that, I have read it and I have even understood it, I was always told if you don't ask questions you will never learn!!, how true. So where can I lamp feral pigeons then? and would a moderated 410 do it?? become a pest controller I shoot ferals nearly every night for london underground, air rifle though not shotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 I have been working on fitting an Led onto each of the Hypo Flops fitted on my magnet. I am nearing a final edition after many prototypes and some light failures. I am hoping to post some photographs of the finished article on the 1st of next month....................watch this space ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 what a bizarre post that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Well just wait until 1st. of next month ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 We have some some good beef sheds on the farm but loads of PV on the roofs' so probably not best to shoot up, ( where they roost) Out of interest, you must have to pick up all the ferals on the underground, what do you do with them all, must be a pain in the a..se and what airgun calibre/type do you use, PCP... is it true that 177 is best on feather and .22 on fur?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Well just wait until 1st. of next month ! I will wait with baited breath and if the report is good I,ll have one off yer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Just what you need in deepest darkest Lancashire !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Just what you need in deepest darkest Lancashire !!! my first post was aimed at the op by the way lol but pigeons at night could catch on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 We have been working on a similar decoy to good effect , we will have it ready to go into production at a similar date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 We have been working on a similar decoy to good effect , we will have it ready to go into production at a similar date? but who will claim patent on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 You boys are so last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Whooa who could have known, your secrets owt now boyo what sort of bird do they work on and is it legal!!! very funny ps I aint drinkin anymore !! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 looks like fenboy has beat us all to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 taking it a step further just need the wing bars and neck band painting on should work a treat, questions! do I use ultra violet paint and will a 10w pigmy bulb be enough to "get them in"? KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 taking it a step further just need the wing bars and neck band painting on should work a treat, questions! do I use ultra violet paint and will a 10w pigmy bulb be enough to "get them in"? KW <script pagespeed_no_defer="" type="text/javascript">//=d.offsetWidth&&0>=d.offsetHeight)a=!1;else{c=d.getBoundingClientRect();var f=document.body;a=c.top+("pageYOffset"in window?window.pageYOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollTop);c=c.left+("pageXOffset"in window?window.pageXOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollLeft);f=a.toString()+","+c;b.b.hasOwnProperty(f)?a=!1:(b.b[f]=!0,a=a<=b.e.height&&c<=b.e.width)}a&&(b.a.push(e),b.d[e]=!0)};p.prototype.checkImageForCriticality=function(b){b.getBoundingClientRect&&q(this,b)};h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality",function(b){n.checkImageForCriticality(b)});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkCriticalImages",function(){r(n)});var r=function(b){b.b={};for(var d=["IMG","INPUT"],a=[],c=0;c=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.g&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(s())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),d=!0);t=a;if(d){c=b.f;b=b.h;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(k){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(u){}}f&&(f.open("POST",c+(-1==c.indexOf("?")?"?":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}},s=function(){var b={},d=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(0==d.length)return{};var a=d[0];if(!("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var c=0;a=d[c];++c){var e=a.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");e&&(!(e in b)&&0=b[e].k&&a.height>=b[e].j)&&(b[e]={rw:a.width,rh:a.height,ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b},t="";h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return t});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,d,a,c,e,f){var k=new p(b,d,a,e,f);n=k;c&&m(function(){window.setTimeout(function(){r(k)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?s=c1cb1d6befb1e775a4da6673d35f9a36&app=forums&module=ajax§ion=topics&do=quote&t=307216&p=2773387&md5check=faab3556a499271b00e11d3cc3eed2a0&isRte=1,l8PuqRhht8,true,false,jfeiQDBh20I'); //]]></script>&&0 I've thought of using a UV light shining on the decoys to highlight the neck rings...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Ah Yes, BUT will it work on a rotary without tangling the cable ? P.S. Fenboy, BRILLIANT ! (pun intended). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmytree Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 taking it a step further just need the wing bars and neck band painting on should work a treat, questions! do I use ultra violet paint and will a 10w pigmy bulb be enough to "get them in"? KW <script pagespeed_no_defer="">//=d.offsetWidth&&0>=d.offsetHeight)a=!1;else{c=d.getBoundingClientRect();var f=document.body;a=c.top+("pageYOffset"in window?window.pageYOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollTop);c=c.left+("pageXOffset"in window?window.pageXOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollLeft);f=a.toString()+","+c;b.b.hasOwnProperty(f)?a=!1:(b.b[f]=!0,a=a<=b.e.height&&c<=b.e.width)}a&&(b.a.push(e),b.d[e]=!0)};p.prototype.checkImageForCriticality=function(b){b.getBoundingClientRect&&q(this,b)};h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality",function(b){n.checkImageForCriticality(b)});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkCriticalImages",function(){r(n)});var r=function(b){b.b={};for(var d=["IMG","INPUT"],a=[],c=0;c=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.g&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(s())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),d=!0);t=a;if(d){c=b.f;b=b.h;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(k){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(u){}}f&&(f.open("POST",c+(-1==c.indexOf("?")?"?":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}},s=function(){var b={},d=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(0==d.length)return{};var a=d[0];if(!("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var c=0;a=d[c];++c){var e=a.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");e&&(!(e in b)&&0=b[e].k&&a.height>=b[e].j)&&(b[e]={rw:a.width,rh:a.height,ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b},t="";h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return t});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,d,a,c,e,f){var k=new p(b,d,a,e,f);n=k;c&&m(function(){window.setTimeout(function(){r(k)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?s=a044c08a3b9417111456b56ee9ccf4d5&app=forums&module=ajax§ion=topics&do=quote&t=307216&p=2773387&md5check=2ebcefabab773fc50e550c100fc6dcd0&isRte=1,l8PuqRhht8,true,false,FUvTXsQNHqc'); //]]></script>&&0 That looks like something in the Ann Summers catalogue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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