Short Weekend

[pigeon controller]

Due to a family birthday and DB's workload we could only shoot half a day this weekend. So we set out a 12.00 Friday to look at three farms , six fields of inch high peas , yes you've guessed it Zero!!!. So we traced our route back to look at Rape and other seed fields we had seen in the past weeks. We found a seed field that was covered with seed and no birds two weeks ago but now it was growing but had a good head of birds down so we headed off to the farmer who is one of those strange people who do not own a mobile phone. We drove into the yard to be greated by his Alsation on a long chain but luckily the farmer came over to the car. We explained that we had seen the birds on his field and he told us that he did not farm it any more and gave us the name of the new farmer so we sped off to find him. As we drove into the farm there was a young lad in the tractor with a docked Springer so we just asked to see the farmer as to not alert him to the fact that he had pigeons on the land. The farmer was hard work as he said he was going to shoot it so we offered to bring him some pigeon back after we had shot it !! and he finally agreed so we drove off to set up. It was an easy walk down the hill from the road to set up and we built the hide on a hedge that ran between the two fields . We had the magnet and ten frozen birds on spikes set out close in front of us with the wind blowing right to left , poured the coffee and waited, it was now 15.00 and straight away we had Dove after Dove return to the pattern. The position was difficult due to the sun coming over our heads and setting in front of us so you had to concentrate of the bird for too long before you could shoot and the conversation was as such. Two from the left, Doves, Dont know, back one woodie, you sure , no , yes, shoot. Bang.

With the strong wind we had some very fast birds along with some floaters into the pattern, the Jackdaws kept coming over from the back of us gaining height all the time and testing our altitude shooting. By 18.30 it had all finished and we packed up at 19.30 and picked up seventyone pigeons and eighteen Jackdaws so it was a good afternoon we wheezed up the hill back to the car and dropped off ten birds for the farmer on the way home, we asked if he had any more drilling to do and he informed us that he had Maize and Barley to go in mid week ??

 

 

Edited May 14, 2016 by pigeon controller

[Shotguneddy]

Great bag mate well done, don't no about you but I find the birds don't really go near drilled maize in my area

[oowee]

Very nice bag as always well done. Wot no crows

[pigeon controller]

Great bag mate well done, don't no about you but I find the birds don't really go near drilled maize in my area

I've never shot over seeded maize but it can be good if they leave some cobs when they harvest . We will have a good look at the barley, as it could give us some good sport.

[Shotguneddy]

Where I am the heads on the barley are threw now so fingers crossed 3-4 weeks they should be hitting it hard as they did last year same field massive numbers of rooks crows etc witch I mainly shoot

[Rimfireboy]

Good result PC, well done.

[JDog]

You will be shaking like a leaf with withdrawal symptoms at your family party. Other guests may consider you have drunk too much.

 

I have never had success on drilled maize.

[E.w.]

Great write up always enjoye your short stories, well done good sir.

[aga man]

Most of us would be very happy with 71 pigeons on a long weekend at present, let alone a short one!

 

Well shot.

[yickdaz]

good do pc that's about as many as I have shot in the last 6 months

[kenholland]

it's that trusting smile, they fall for it every time, well done.

[maxwell]

Even in these lean times you lads produce, well done.

[pigeon controller]

You will be shaking like a leaf with withdrawal symptoms at your family party. Other guests may consider you have drunk too much.

I have never had success on drilled maize.

While I was sampling the cider round the barbecue I had pigeons crossing up to 20.00 much to the amusement of the other party goers who could see me twitch as each one crossed.