Blackpowder Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Just back from having a run round the local estate where several of us have permission to shoot pigeons. I dont know how many acres have been sown since last week- seven days exactly- but it must be in excess of 1000. Seeing those half track John Deere tractors attack a field cultivating and sowing at the same time is a vast contrast to seed times past when a procession of little grey Fergys and larger Nuffields Fordsons went back and forth for a day before the seed barrow entered the field. Anyway over the past week I have had moderate success the two days I was out and seeing beans being sown yesterday anticipation was high for today. What we did have was torrential rain overnight, the local river brown and rising this morning, and the bean field actually had water standing on the surface. A few steps on the tilth made it obvious that the trek back and forward to put down decoys and pick up the slain, there's optimism for you, would have resulted in more damage to the sown crop than what the pigeons would create. Fingers crossed for a drying wind and a bit sunshine before tomorrow. That estate must now be fully seeded ,but on the optimistic side several of the smaller holdings have not had the seed barrow in the fields yet. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 On the bright side the rain will have washed the dirt off those beans lying just under the surface and pigeons will find them more easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Yes loads of beans washed out JD. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andra Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Never shot over beans before but I read in the Will Garfit book they are best shot over when they have been soaked for a bit so it might turn out nice for you if you can get back on at the right time...... Hope it is suitably well drained off tomorrow!! Edited March 13, 2015 by Andra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Sounds good Andra, we have to walk a diplomatic line on this estate as the farming and shooting are not run by the same organisations. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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