JDog Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 This may be a feeble effort but I did want to put something on the forum lest PC feels that he is the only one contributing in the pigeon shooting section. Today was the perfect pigeon shooting day, pigeons permitting. The weather was dry with an overcast sky and a decent wind. The first two places I looked at had no pigeons on, the third had 300 on but they disappeared on my approach never to return and the fourth looked promising for fifteen minutes and no more. The fifth was a long belt of dilapidated hardwood trees with two rape fields two fields away. Sometimes the feeding fields are too close to a likely ambush position but this looked about right. My equipment consisted of gun, cartridges, secateurs and a net....... and a dog. The wind howled at the windward side of the wood but it was very calm on the leeward side which was where I made the rudimentary hide - simply the net strung between two elder bushes. I was in position by 11:30 and up to 12:30 I had picked five pigeons. At that time someone set up to decoy possibly four fields away up wind and I saw a good many birds coming my way after they started to shoot. Yes I know I always say that pigeons on a wind are difficult. This is in an attempt to gloss over my own inadequacies, but these were difficult, coming from out of the wind into the shelter of the strip of woodland I was in. Somehow I managed to fumble down 28 pigeons in the two hour session and between Jasper and I we picked 25. Tall wet rape is not conducive for ideal scenting conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 sounds like cracking sport jdog, what have they been feeding on, still a lot of natural food up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Well done JDog a good effort for flighting and as you say its nice to see someone other than PC contributing . I have shot fewer pigeon than any year I can remember this season as it seems to come very much secondary to wildfowling these days . I will have some game covers to have a look at after the seasons finished , one that will be left for a while as the winner of my day at the charity raffle will hopefully be joining me , hopefully the birds will be present so a decent days sport is had , but with pigeons who knows !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Great result JD nice to see someone else getting a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Good result, as you are having to fight for all you birds...and use all your savy,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedly47 Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Well shot Mr Dog... Also great write up, I also enjoy flight lining in windy conditions, the wind makes it very challenging.... Tedly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Nice one Jdog. I didn't get out myself today. Stinking head cold. 28 is a respectable bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Nowt better than pigeon on the wind for testing one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Well done young man, a decent bag of pigeons flighted by anyone's standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftycarper Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Great result jd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Well done JDog . We had the same conditions , twenty yards from the hide still air, past that howling wind which made the birds deceptive. Thanks for contributing to the forum as it can be boring with just my posts each week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Nice one JD. Sounds like the cream of the sport. I for one do not find yours and PC's posts boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJW Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Good shooting and well done Jasper! Enjoyed the read. 28 in two hours is good going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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