mahmood Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 hey guys hope ever one is well, i cant remember the last time i went shooting its been a few months just been very busy with work and stuff any way i wanted to no when u think it would be worth trying to shoot over winter wheat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 MAHMOOD Saw largish flock only last week on winter wheat. Shot a rape field last Saturday which was very slow but some of the birds I did kill were stuffed full of sprouting wheat........ If you have some available and there appears to be pigeons hitting it give it a go...... FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdev Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Mahmood Tryed today" on the winter wheat as the birds had being getting on there in big numbers {200+} But after a few shots the flight just stopped.So waited 1/2 hour but no joy "so packed up and had a look at another field which was RAPE and there they where. :< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Pigeons often use a wheat field that is close to a rape field to rest and digest their food before returning to the rape for more. While i will not use the word "never" to say they that they don't actually feed on green wheat shoots, i have never seen it in their crops. This past couple of weeks the most food i have seen in their crops other than rape has been clover and i am sure that a good pasture field will produce some shooting and is worth looking out for. The first time i will seriously be looking at wheat as a good shooting field will be when it is fully grown and has some laid patches on it. This can produce some great days shooting, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Are you sure it was wheat ...It could have bin barley or maybe rape How could you tell Was it some other crop from the gods ?? Was it a grass lay ???ooooo all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermin Dropper Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Ern your right mate, you shoot roughly the same area as me, and some of the birds I opened up last week were stuffed full of clover. and yes I was shooting over rape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F150 Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 The only good times I have over 'winter wheat' is when the previous years crop in that field was beans. Because combines are pretty useless in picking every bean from the plant, the rest drop to the floor of the field. Once the woodies find them, days can be just as good as spring drilling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahmood Posted February 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 hey guys hope very one is well, i have finally got a day off this thusday from work iam thinkin of going shooting, but not to sure cos i only have acess to 150 acre field of winter wheat. i no the crows will be on it but not sure about pigeons, do u think its woth going or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Not likeley to be any pigeons on winter wheat, go and look for some rape, then see if pigeons are feeding on it. Its pretty pointless setting up on a field if their is nothing feeding on it. Regards Webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tody27 Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Hi mahmood, Ye i think its worth it. Your bag numbers will be fairly low but you will get a bit of sport. Make sure you are dead under a flight line, and use as many decoys as you can get. I have often decoyed on fields of winter wheat and fields that have not had pigeons feeding on them and it can be good fun. It is very important to be under the flight line because the pigeons wont waste their energy to come and have a look if they are 100 yds from the pattern. I expect your bag will probably be no more than 20, and thats if ur under a main flight line. hope that helps, tody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Mahmood... Just go! a day shooting fresh air is better than work... is it not.... Put up plenty of deeks on the wheat. Even if the birds are not feeding avidly on it you will get some inqusitive birds come within range. The birds I shot last week were full of it... not shoots though but sprouting wheat about 1/4 ins long to just splitting husks.... They must be getting it somewhere.! Take a couple of crow deeks as well if you have some or 1/2 doz slices white bread... brings the daws in a treat.... FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Yeh its def worth it mahmood, if the crows are in it you can have some sport at them if the pigeons don't show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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