stuy Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Due to ever increasing work commitments I have been a bit quiet of late but have been following the post's! I got a call from a farmer friend who's getting a few pigeon on his peas, I had a reccy yesterday and with alot of pigeon traffic coming into the field from 3 lines , thought a good to be had . arrived at the farm at 12pm and it was pouring with rain , sat in my van for 2 hrs ( bought a coffe and paper from petrol station ! ) set up on the flattened peas there was a large area that had a poor crop and I knew that I could pick the birds up here without damaging the peas, started with 12 shells and a raised flapper, 2x floaters shooting began at 2pm finished at 5,30pm and ran out of cartridges ( forgot to put a slab in van ) ! 150 shells fired for a pick up of 117 lost 6 in wheat adjacent a happy man indeed I maybe need to sought my priorities out because that was very therapeutic ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passionforangling Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 That's a terrific ratio of kills ( well, in my book it is!) . And yes, maybe you should work a little less and get more therapy like today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuy Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 That's a terrific ratio of kills ( well, in my book it is!) . And yes, maybe you should work a little less and get more therapy like today. yes I shot probably the best I have in a long while ! For a change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Nice one. It's great when everything falls into place - apart from running out! I'd settle for a ton+ any day though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Sounds like a great session, well shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 great session that and very good shooting to boot, I,m the same myself at the moment a lot of work and no shooting think I need to change the habit also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 I thought you had emigrated. An excellent afternoon. Now sort the work v pigeon shooting balance out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lg1 Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Wow well shot... 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie1965 Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Well done Stuy. We seem to have a lot of pigeons about at the moment, but like you I'm working to much to have a go at them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 An excellent cartridge/kill ratio. I thought you had disappeared, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuy Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Thanks its good to be back, I took a bit more work than I could handle trying to pull back the 8 mnths I lost through injury! But it doesn't quite work like that ! As charlie says the pigeons have turned up in style here in Herefordshire so going to MAKE TIME ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 the farmers are the eyes, trouble is they don't tell all of us, still that read in the van helped you to focus, don't forget that slab next time well done my son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 An excellent result. Apart from being a bit flattened, what state are the peas at ? The pigeons seem to have moved off the peas here , at the flat pods stage, and gone back on to laid cereals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Well done stuy , a nice way to spend a day off work , you need to reward yourself with a bit more of the same and your cartridge rate was very impressive when you take in account of your hand injury last year . By the way did it heal up with no long lasting problems ?. I have got the Opposite problem , far to much shooting and not enough work , there you go , it wont last for ever and come to think of it nor will I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireSam Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Must have been a busy session, possible with the rain keeping them off for a few hours helping? Good to get out....work:shooting balance is important! An excellent result. Apart from being a bit flattened, what state are the peas at ? The pigeons seem to have moved off the peas here , at the flat pods stage, and gone back on to laid cereals. Your peas must have been late drilled if only flat pea stage. On my permission the peas were drilled early and have started to turn in colour and pigeons showing renewed interest in them, particularly where they have gone down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie1965 Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Stuy, if you stopped at Locks Garage you could have bought petrol, coffee, paper and cartridges! Can't be many garages where you can do that, must be in the country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 I love it when a plan comes together , well done Stuy , you've worked hard and now played hard , great result . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuy Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 The hand has healed to about 80 % of original strength and I've been told thats about what I can expect, no more so got to make a few adjustment s to the way I work, , the peas at the farm are ready for harvest beeing at a very critical stage losing peas just by brushing past, so had to be very careful , but noticed that as usual only certain pea fields are attracting pigeons some will never see pigeon attention even in what I call good pigeon territory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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