Harnser Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Been watching a field of barley that due to the recent storms has been laid around one of the headlands . Got there just after 7am and was set up by about 7..30 am . This type of shooting in my opinion requires a magnet . I very rarely use a magnet these days ,but will always use one on laid barley . I set the magnet up 15 good paces directly in front of the hide on a very small piece of laid barley that was next to a fairly large piece of laid barley ,about 50 yards by 30 yards . This was my killing zone big enough to drop the birds into . I always discipline my self to only shoot birds over my killing zone . I never put lots of decoys in the killing zone and only put 10 funds out , all in the killing zone . The magnet really did the business and birds started to come in to the decoys within about 10 minutes and I dropped my first bird well inside my killing zone . I finished up with 33 picked , three lost in the barley and about five that made it off the field . A grand total of 54 shells shot . 54 good opportunitys . I could have shot at a lot more if I shot at the birds outside the killing zone . I just don't see the point in shooting birds that you have very little chance of picking up . I would rather leave them for another day ,and any how I don't want to tramp through the standing barley . Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Sounds like a nice morning out a a well organised plan. Barley here is well off ripe. Should be off in 5 weeks or so but as whole crop. Was it today ? Here we have had showers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 A good outing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 A nice result , we have barley in various stages in my area, some is almost golden, some has no ears formed yet and none of it is laying down at all. More storms and heavy rain today may push some over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocknee Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Nice one. Totally agree with what you said below. I could have shot at a lot more if I shot at the birds outside the killing zone . I just don't see the point in shooting birds that you have very little chance of picking up . I would rather leave them for another day ,and any how I don't want to tramp through the standing barley . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Nice one. Totally agree with what you said below. I could have shot at a lot more if I shot at the birds outside the killing zone . I just don't see the point in shooting birds that you have very little chance of picking up . I would rather leave them for another day ,and any how I don't want to tramp through the standing barley . Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Great result, not found any on barley yet but hope to in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Well done Harnser. You certainly have to pick your shots shooting on laid cereals and for me shooting only at ones you stand a good chance of picking is the only way. Unfortunately not all on here feel the same and every year around this time we start getting the 376 shot 4 picked type posts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 I won't shoot them if I carn't pick them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted June 28, 2016 Report Share Posted June 28, 2016 Neat job Harnser. I found a bit of laid barley yesterday. Trouble is it's right near the showground so it'll have to wait 'til after the Royal Norfolk I reckon. Good number on it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Good shooting and even better ethics Harnser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotguneddy Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Great result, not found any on barley yet but hope to in the future. Shed loads on barley here now, going to attack them Sunday if weather's right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotguneddy Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 (edited) I won't shoot them if I carn't pick them. It is a waste, but its needed more than ever this time of the year to protect the crops once ripe, my farmer wouldn't be to happy if I wasn't having a go and with all the people desperate for land to shoot would soon be allowed witch long term affects my shooting perms Edited July 6, 2016 by Shotguneddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 point taken I realise your situation is a little different to mine I do get tempted to shoot them but I hate the waste s/e. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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