Browning Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 I've been looking for shooting rights for a couple of months now and perseverence has paid off ! I've been invited to a local farm roost shooting with the farmer, just to meet me and make sure I'm safe etc etc. There'll be possible introductions to a couple of his mates farms if we get on OK. I've shot clays for 20 years and decoyed, but never really done much roost shooting, can anyone give me any advice ? I'd like to make a reasonable impression ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Look at the thread, "wood shooting", which is further down this Forum. There is some good advice on there, for roost shooting. Congratulation on you perseverance being successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 Browning, this is the best advice you will ever get, DONT BLOODY MISS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon_decoyer Posted February 5, 2004 Report Share Posted February 5, 2004 You will do ok, just make sure its a safe shot, no really advise here but just shoot them as they come over and give them plenty of lead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 Have a go shooting clays thrown from a tower if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkassassin Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 got a page on roost shoting on my site if y wana check it out, dont wana go advertisin it round vis site vo, so ive PM'd ya (i try n stay fair) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon_decoyer Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Just give it the best you have and you should impress them enough to get in the good books, then you will get a lot of shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ears Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Hi . If the birds are high i mean over 50 yards up leave them , let them go round and come back in again when they commit themselfs, blast em. Hope theres some wind for ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon_decoyer Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Hammergun is right, If I was you I would stick to the high tower for a bit and get used to it because the pigeons will be right up there above those trees and you will have to give them a load of leed unless you flick through them or your being missing them. Do you know what i mean by flick through them? Its really simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted February 18, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Thanks for the info gents. I've shot sporting clays and walked up game for 20 years so I'm happy with high birds etc. 1st night out was pretty quiet, the farmer had hammered them all week so there wasn't much doing. Had 4 for 8, which was better than may mate so he was happy. Left it a week and went up on my own, still very quiet but came away with 12 for 18, and a couple of rabbits, so at least the pots full. Pigeon numbers in general seem to be building around here now, so hopefully next month will be exciting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Well done at least u have an idea now of the flight line and where in the wood that the pigeons are roosting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 You seem to have an excellent cartridge to kill ratio for roost shooting. If youre on your own thats great; but if your in the company it may pay to mis a few! A few years ago, one of my customers invited me to a roost shoot, and to meet members of his shoot, with a view to being invited to join. As dusk turned into darkness all the guns met up in the farm yard, where I was introduced. I did not think that I had shot very well, but at that point I had not been roost shooting before. To summerise, I had shot more pigeon than the rest of the guns combined. I think that I just got lucky, but there was a couple of dislocated jaws. Needless to say I was not subsequently invited to join the shoot, but I have been back roost shooting, with less spectacular results. Oh, when I saw the jaws start to drop I did not mention the grey squirell that I shot! webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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