JDog Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) Mightymariner could not make this afternoon's planned session and in a way I am pleased he couldn't as it would have been a waste of his time. The fields were rape stubble which had been cut a week ago and every time I looked there were 100 birds on them and a few joining. Prospects looked very good indeed. As MM was unavailable I asked a friend along instead. He is just getting into clay shooting and has never shot anything live and I thought that it would be a good afternoon for him to make a start. Having spent some time explain about flight lines and hide positions we set up and for an hour we saw nothing close enough to shoot. My friend is a helicopter pilot so he should know his distances but I was amazed at the number of times he mounted his gun to birds crossing at 70 - 80m. Much to my disappointment we packed up without him having shot a bird. Coming out of the field we were in we noticed a lot of birds in an adjacent field and he press ganged me into setting up again to see if we could manage to get him a pigeon. There wasn't an incoming line to our position but there was a return line. As experienced decoyers will know birds on a return line do not decoy as readily as ones going out to feed. However right on cue a bird came across the front of the hide and my companion shot it dead at 52 paces. It was probably 45m when he killed it. I would have been pleased with that shot myself. Edited August 12, 2015 by JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 that is one person on the sticky slope ...judging by the look on his face ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not2Night Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 We live and learn , better look next time , take the helicoper and use it for a pigeon magnet it might just work, atb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchdickason Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Hooked. Well done JDog. Butch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 nice shot from the lad if you ask me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Not a bad way to start ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Well done on getting another one hooked on pigeon shooting JDog 👍 I only shot 1 the first time I went out but will remember the puff of feathers and my amazement at seeing a moving target drop dead in the air until the day I die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Great stuff JDog, a moment that will stay in your mates memory forever no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 There might have been another member with the same initials who could have made it if he hadn't took his wife out for the day , you might well be thinking where did I take her ,.... well ill tell yer . I had to charge my batteries up first ( magnet and me own ) , then loaded up my car with frozen and the fresh pigeons from yesterday , took them to the dealer which is around 40 miles from mine , dropped them off and moved on to Paddy Woods to pick up some cartridges and then went for a coffee , now you know how my marriage have lasted for 40 years and still going strong . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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