fenboy Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I have not seen any decent bags on peas posted yet , anyone doing ok on them ? I have seven fields this year to go at and so far I have shot one pigeon over them ! just setting up the once due to the farmer texting me , other than that I have not bothered as there are just no birds on them , they are growing well and are now about 8" or more high. Same story on the mustard last year it was hammered this year I have shot five birds over it , again its growing well and is now a good 12 " high or more on some of the four field with others being 7-8 " high . I have looked early , I have looked late but barely a pigeon to be seen , at this rate I am going to get rusty ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Yes, exactly the same in my area, this time last year they were hitting the peas well, this year they have yet to show any interest in them. Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 No, not yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Same here fenboy. It's all a bit rubbish. I must have 200 plus acres of peas spread over eight or nine fields and have not shot over them yet. Just nothing worth setting up for. at this rate I won't bother till we get some milky laid crop. Failing that I will wait till harvest time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Pretty much the same here, i have yet to set up on any peas. There's a few feeding on ours in the evening but nothing to warrant setting up. There is some pea drilling still going in here but don't expect much change on that. Any birds i have shot have very little if anything in there crops. Seems they are all too busy getting jiggy with it round here at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted May 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Looks like its not just me then , trouble is ( for me ) the crops are going to be up and away this year especially the mustard which is growing at a amazing rate , you can usually depend on the pigeons to keep a few areas low but it does not look like that will be the case this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 im out on picked peas on saturday, hundereds on there at the momment, and crows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Yeah it's not as good as last yr That's for sure. Still can't moan it's been good for the past few yrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightymariner Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I've had some small bags, 44 and 31, on drilled peas but nothing on sprouted crops....pigeons yet to show any real interest in the peas. Think that may change as a few of the fields of peas round here are the only ones for miles. Most pigeons I have seen is on some poor areas of rape, as JDog will testify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby dazzler Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Not seeing much on the peas at the moment but starting to see a few hit the spring rape now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Not seen many on anything, the only place i have seen any was on peas and not many then plus the land owner keeps the pigeons for a good friend of his so i can't shoot them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archi Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Me and my mate had a 70 on fresh drilled peas 2 weeks ago Are do to have another go Saturday afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camojohn Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I have a small flock of pigeons hitting one field in the late afternoon. Unfortunately it is the one field I will not shoot on because it’s next to horses. I was wondering if it was worth putting flags up in the hope they would go to another field where I can shoot. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuy Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Same here in hereford got over 300 acres of peas to go at and devoid of pigeon at the moment, and a lack of birds generally same as last year but I am sure we will all see a marked difference in the upcoming weeks as per usual, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 saw 6 pigeons on the peas yesterday..!...................so i will bag up on peas by going down to Budgeons and rummaging thro the freezer section.....that'll be the closest i get to it at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaunda Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Nothing much doing in this part of North Lincolnshire. Pigeons have shown no interest at all in peas in my area,on sheep grazed grass in early morning,seem to like something that is coming through there,rape now going into pod,game strip and forage maize very clinicaly drilled and leaves nothing,had some success on freshly drilled environmental acreage.Apart from that the weathers nice and I haven't heard a cuckoo for some years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay404 Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I set up a few times on the same field had a total of 10 or so pigeons and maybe 15 to 20 crows/rooks/jackdaws I was pleased being a virgin to this pigeon shooting lark. But the farmer has asked me to set up on another field so gonna have a go this weekend hoping for nice weather tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Our Peas are getting well up now ( 6 to 8ins ) and touch wood out of 7 fields there is only one that seem to attract a few pigeons . I was going to shoot it yesterday afternoon but just as I got there we had a heavy hail shower and very little clear sky to be seen so I decided to give it a miss till tomorrow . I cant see a lot of point getting wet for a few pigeons where the next day or so I can sit in the sun and enjoy the conditions and try and do a bit of good . At the moment I have been getting between 0 and 30 around every 10 days or so , I told the farm manager I would go at least once a fortnight while the pigeons are going on the field , and with that he is happy to leave the guns off . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay404 Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Went out yesterday on a mates new permission, had to set up near a old bunker and it ****** down. Shot inside the bunker when it was raining and got 3 crows from shooting inside. But other than that was nothing about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonblasterian Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I had a ride around yesterday and found one field with around a hundred pigeons on it.I stopped and walked them off then i sat in the hedgerow to see if they came back.A few did but not in any good numbers.I shot three as i might shoot the field this weekend and i wanted some birds for the rotary and flapper.The peas are only an inch high at best but it will be a day out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlander Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 Ive not seen any since they were drilled round here either at the moment. Outlander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted May 21, 2015 Report Share Posted May 21, 2015 I saw 300 or so on peas near S****horpe at 7pm this evening then 200 on another field of peas at 7:30 on the Wolds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 will stick to my idea they are growing that fast not holding a lot of moisture so not as tender, as on a farm over the road just planted greens and it has a regular supply of pigeons on it so they are present, in the area, and no rape around so peas on my perm should be receiving some attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 will stick to my idea they are growing that fast not holding a lot of moisture so not as tender, as on a farm over the road just planted greens and it has a regular supply of pigeons on it so they are present, in the area, and no rape around so peas on my perm should be receiving some attention. You might be correct about lack of moisture Konnie , but as for growing fast , some of the fields that were drilled took close on 4 weeks before they pushed through the ground and with the cold conditions lasting up to around a week a go if anything there a bit behind from where they should be by now . I used to take a week off work the last week of June and by the end of the week I would be shooting on cut Peas , now our Peas will be well into July before there cut and by then a lot of the local pigeons would and will be on the patches of laid barley and the milky grain will be there main diet , so with the Peas , although some will give them a look they are no longer the main attraction they once were , might be different if your got the early Peas in your area but overall Peas are no longer the number one crop for shooting a lot of Pigeons . for me anyhow , might be different for you . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sipe-ist Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 The extended tree bud/new leaf season has been the culprit this year. Ash leaves are still being munched on now, but not for much longer. So I for one will expect pigeons to start hitting the peas hard, and I think you will find peas will still feature highly on the menu, along with spring rape or mustard if you are lucky enough to have some available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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