fenboy Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 After JDog joining me for some shooting on greens last week he kindly invited me for a afternoon on his patch in the Lincolnshire wolds. We met at the allotted time and I followed him to a pea field where JDog had seen some decent lines of pigeon entering . Things looked promising as I could see a steady trickle of pigeon in the distance heading along a hedgerow and committing to the field . Another though less busy line was also coming in at the opposite side . We decided it would be better to split up and shoot a line each and I headed off for a longish walk along the hedge where the busier of the two line was entering the field . It soon became apparent that this line was going to offer some difficult shooting , the birds were coming up the wrong side of the hedge and then cutting across into the field from behind me , the wind was in my face which meant by the time I saw the birds they were well out on the edge of range. It did not matter what I did the birds just would not turn into the decoys , magnet on , magnet off , decoys further out all to no avail . It was one of the most difficult sessions I have had for a long time and I really struggled to get to grips with the long range jinking birds . I finished with 20 pigeons and a carrion crow for a rather humbling 66 shots . Meanwhile over the other side of the field I kept seeing pigeons dropping out of the sky followed a split second later by the sound of the shot. JDog was not seeing the amount of pigeons I was but what he did see paid the price , the wind was more favourable for JDog and he finished with 30 pigeon for a lot less shots than I had !. Thanks JDog a most enjoyable day . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 you still made the effort that what counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Sounds like you boys had a few testing shots, you did good . fenboy shooting that far above sea level did you get nose bleed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted June 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Sounds like you boys had a few testing shots, you did good . fenboy shooting that far above sea level did you get nose bleed. It was a little strange seeing big humps in the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 well at least you were out pulling the trigger.....that would have been a goodly session for me down here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 A nice report fenboy. A lovely landscape to shoot pigeons in. Those Lincolnshire pigeons can be very testing at times. Well done for taking out the Carrion, always a bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 When we arrived at the field there was indeed a great line into one side, better than five birds per minute, but I knew if Fenboy chose that line the shooting would be difficult as he described. Even on my side pigeons passed by my hide position with no intention of decoying. Not only did Fenboy suffer a nose bleed due to the altitude I had to explain what the long, thin and bushy things were round the field edges. It has been a long time since he set up on a hedge. His young dog did really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 Sounds like an enjoyable session with some uncooperative pigeons which tested your fieldcraft and shooting well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Good report fenboy , one of my pet hates when pigeon shooting is facing the wind , half the enjoyment is watching birds from a distance being drawn in to your set up , whereas facing the wind you have to decoy well out and hope the birds that are coming from behind are decoyed to the back of the pattern. Did Mr JDog convince you where you went was the best place, or was it at your discretion ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Good report fenboy , one of my pet hates when pigeon shooting is facing the wind , half the enjoyment is watching birds from a distance being drawn in to your set up , whereas facing the wind you have to decoy well out and hope the birds that are coming from behind are decoyed to the back of the pattern. Did Mr JDog convince you where you went was the best place, or was it at your discretion ? To be fair JDog gave me the option of which line I wanted to shoot , like you say I was hoping they would come over the hedge and into the back of pattern but they just kept over flying the decoys , just one of those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 To be fair JDog gave me the option of which line I wanted to shoot , like you say I was hoping they would come over the hedge and into the back of pattern but they just kept over flying the decoys , just one of those days. Ahhh see that's were you both went wrong. Decoys won't work on Lincolnshire pigeons this time of year. You need to put out a loaf of plum bread. Your be beating them off with a stick boys ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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