Incomming woodies

[Bobba]

went out last Friday to shoot over rape stubble. The field is about 250 yds wide and we'd built the hide behind nettles and under a small tree looking out across the field. We were well hidden.

 

Instead of dropping in to the decoys or coming for a look see from a height which is what I'm more used to, the woodies sort of came over the hedge and immediately dropped to about 2-3 feet off of the ground and came skimming in at speed from about 100 yds out.It was very easy to lose sight of them against the stubble.

 

We deliberately stopped shooting to see what they would do without being shot at. It would seem they wanted to use the tree as a sitting tree. When they came within about 25 ft of the decoys they would rise into the tree. We were so well hidden that at one stage we were looking at 6 pigeons sat over our head.

 

I've never experienced low incoming skimmers at speed before. But we soon got our eye in and took 120 in 4 hours. out again tomorrow

[la bala]

went out last Friday to shoot over rape stubble. The field is about 250 yds wide and we'd built the hide behind nettles and under a small tree looking out across the field. We were well hidden.

 

Instead of dropping in to the decoys or coming for a look see from a height which is what I'm more used to, the woodies sort of came over the hedge and immediately dropped to about 2-3 feet off of the ground and came skimming in at speed from about 100 yds out.It was very easy to lose sight of them against the stubble.

 

We deliberately stopped shooting to see what they would do without being shot at. It would seem they wanted to use the tree as a sitting tree. When they came within about 25 ft of the decoys they would rise into the tree. We were so well hidden that at one stage we were looking at 6 pigeons sat over our head.

 

I've never experienced low incoming skimmers at speed before. But we soon got our eye in and took 120 in 4 hours. out again tomorrow

Hope you didnt stop shooting too long, thats 15 birds lost every half hour Good outing lads

[pigeon controller]

Well done, when your set up is right that's the way they should come to you low and confident, enjoy.

[JDog]

That is what sitty trees are for. Good going.

[oowee]

Sounds like a good day out. Well done on finding so many pigeons around here.

[maxwell]

Sounds like a cracking few hours, I find a good wind keeps them low but when below the skyline it is sometimes hard to judge lead, 120 in 4 hours is good going, well done.

[steveyg]

quaity session...nice one

[Mightymariner]

Incoming woodies, however high off the ground, would be a start for me at the moment.

Well done on that bag.

[lowie57]

cracking few hrs shooting I wish the fields where I shoot were that small but you need at least a few of ya to keep them moving, well done chaps