pigeon controller Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) For the past two days we have driven around Warwickshire and Worcestershire in excess on two hundred miles in pursuit of wood pigeon to no avail. Friday saw us setting up on a field of peas on which we had scared approx fifty off with a shot , we had watched it for thirty minutes and no new birds had joined. So we set up at 15.30 and shot till 17.00 and picked up nine birds. Today we drove around looking for peas and chickweed and any crop with birds down, we found no flighting birds at all , the only birds we could see were on the late budding Ash trees. We had passed a pea fields with about twenty birds in the trees. The only seed fields we could find were maize. At 15.45 we set up on the pea field and shot till 17.00 when the rain became to wet to shoot in and picked up nine birds. Anybody who knows my habits will know that I normally drive down to Greece at this time but due to Grandad duties I've had to stay at home and continue shooting if I can. Edited May 22, 2016 by pigeon controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Its certainly the time of famine at the moment, but we still keep on looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Welcome to our world A very honest report from you PC, re-assuring at least to those of us who have been out looking everyday at the minute. Apparently all the pigeons have gone to Norfolk and only those with a name beginning with 'M' can get them to decoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 (edited) Wow, I think all those woodies you've been harassing for the past 6 months have finally cottoned on to the sound of your disco. I don't blame them! Edited May 21, 2016 by Wilts#Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted May 21, 2016 Report Share Posted May 21, 2016 Good time of year to give them a break anyway. I've been watching them dive into some laurel bushes at work where they are raising their young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Welcome to our world A very honest report from you PC, re-assuring at least to those of us who have been out looking everyday at the minute. Apparently all the pigeons have gone to Norfolk and only those with a name beginning with 'M' can get them to decoy I couldn't agree with you more aga man ....... apart from all the pigeons have gone to Norfolk , if they have done they are keeping up north and not coming down south , my surname begins with M but I don't suppose that count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Perhaps you have shot them all already! Blackpowdwer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Bad luck Old Bean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Good time of year to give them a break anyway. I've been watching them dive into some laurel bushes at work where they are raising their young. Yep...unless they are doing some real damage, had our first young pigeon on the bird table this week, the way I look at it now is these early young birds are my sport on the laid corn and stubbles latter in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passionforangling Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 It seems the same in my neck of the woods. Yesterday I spent a couple of hours looking at a few recently sprouting pea fields. Same story as you, a few in the trees occasionally dropping down to feed for a few minutes then back to the trees with no new birds joining. I didn't bother setting up. The same story the week before. And the week before that. I haven't shot a pigeon in May and time is running out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Went round the whole of my permission's on Saturday never saw more than 6 pigeons on the lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 this time of year i shoot a big farm lots of woods, been there the last 6 weeks, and not much about lots of squirrels but pigeons not, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 did my rounds today,nothing on the wing at all,pea field empty cabbages nothing not even a crow. I think I will go over to a bit spinning for pike and perch until I get a phone call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Just goes to show the pigeons arnt always there for the master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Just goes to show the pigeons arnt always there for the master Good time to get them eyes done then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted May 24, 2016 Report Share Posted May 24, 2016 Good time to get them eyes done then ? Correct ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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