kippylawkid Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I had planned to shoot a wheat field that had a decent number of birds feeding on weeds within the crop. However a bean field had been drilled for over a week, with quite a bit of spill and hadn't shown any pigeons but I decided to check it out before I set up on the wheat. I was met by over 400 birds feeding hard with 2 distinct lines joining them. So I changed plan there and then! It is a huge L shape field and I set up on the point that gave me command of the 2 lines, which unfortunately also looked straight into the surprisingly hot sun. I had 3 dead birds and 12 plastics, with a turbo flapper on from the start. There was hardly a breath of wind and the birds came from a great height. I replaced the plastics with shot birds and they decoyed brilliantly, dropping almost vertically into the pattern. I had some thrilling shooting at birds that seemed as if they were dropping right into the hide. Shot first bird at 1300 and last one at 1745. Picked 92 for a brilliant days shooting. I'd probably have shot more with a decent breeze but the variety of shots I had more than made up for that.One very tired dog and I have got the after sun on in copious quantities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Cracking day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Great result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 nice to see the numbers starting to rise as the days get longer and warmer theirs hope for us all yet.well done kippy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 good result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew86 Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Sounds like a good day. Where abouts in Northumberland? I was out myself near Morpeth the other day. Lots of pigeons but staying in big flocks still and not yet breaking up. Had a decent day but the weather wasnt great for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Great result, good choice to change field position and cover both lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Just one of those good days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Quality session,well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted April 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Sounds like a good day. Where abouts in Northumberland? I was out myself near Morpeth the other day. Lots of pigeons but staying in big flocks still and not yet breaking up. Had a decent day but the weather wasnt great for it. North of Alnwick on a farm where I help keeper. The birds are just starting to break up into manageable groups. It was a poor shooting day but I think the birds were just hooked on the field and I was lucky enough to shoot at the right time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derickr Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Derick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 North of Alnwick on a farm where I help keeper. The birds are just starting to break up into manageable groups. It was a poor shooting day but I think the birds were just hooked on the field and I was lucky enough to shoot at the right time. Well done on a good bag, but why do you say it was a poor shooting day? The result suggests otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Poor in that I normally prefer a decent breeze. There really wasn't a breath of wind. I know the results contradict that but I think if there had been some wind I would have shot more. Not wishing to sound ungrateful of course, it was great to have a "proper" day when the birds threw themselves into the pattern like stukas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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