motty Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 I mentioned in my last report that I would be going to shoot another bean stubble on Saturday. I made sure my mate Dave invited me. He shot 60 on the field the week before, so we had high hopes of a decent bag, especially as some of the wheat stubbles the pigeons had been recently frequenting, were now ploughed in. We set the hide on the ditch line in the middle of the field at around 9am. The wind was pretty strong and not from the ideal direction, really. A magnet to the right, along with 4 angels and a few plastics was the original setup. Not long into proceedings, we thought disaster had struck. A big, fat tractor entered the field. A quick chat to the farmer, and the news was good; the part of the field behind us would take all day to work. Even better - after going one length of the field, the farmer decided there was too much rubbish on there, so he would come back another day to spray it. It was a little slow to start, and the pigeons didn't decoy too nicely. The wind made things harder, still. I nipped off for an hour or so and left my mate to it. He was struggling a bit, so this gave him chance to get into a bit of a rhythm. When I got back, the pigeons were decoying properly and Dave was knocking them down really well. Result! I took up a position 100 yards downwind and stood in the ditch. I took care of several pigeons that decided they wanted to fly to the fields over the road. Meanwhile some frequent puffs of feathers were seen coming from the decoys further up. This seemed to maximise the bag potential and give me some very sporting/tricky/frustrating shooting. The action dried up, so we packed up. Another rewarding day. We picked up 123 pigeons and 3 ferals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Clever title. Good bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 another good bar well done atb dolphin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Good write up and a decent bag , the pigeons look in good condition and most of them look old uns , twice I have been on wheat stubble lately and the young ones have nearly outnumbered the old ones , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 You're amonst the pigeons at present motty, slightly envious! Well shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 You're amonst the pigeons at present motty, slightly envious! Well shot. Cheers, Aga. There may be another bag or two yet to come, but I will soon turn my attention fully to wildfowl for the next couple of months. Hopefully I'll see you have a bit more success before the winter period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Nice one motty and Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Good write up and a decent bag , the pigeons look in good condition and most of them look old uns , twice I have been on wheat stubble lately and the young ones have nearly outnumbered the old ones , There were plenty of young birds in there, MM. There has certainly been a huge number hatched off in the last month or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Cheers, Aga. There may be another bag or two yet to come, but I will soon turn my attention fully to wildfowl for the next couple of months. Hopefully I'll see you have a bit more success before the winter period. To be fair, i am seeing plenty of pigeons but i am bogged down with dreaded work! I hope to be out end of the week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 A well planned trip , well executed and a cracking result. I bet your heart sank when the tractor entered the field but it ended well. Fenland Presentation but a good number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stugarford Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 (edited) There were plenty of young birds in there, MM. There has certainly been a huge number hatched off in the last month or two. I agree Motty. Ive had couple decent bags over the last two weekends and over 50% were young birds.Well done . Edited September 27, 2016 by stugarford Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted September 30, 2016 Report Share Posted September 30, 2016 its been a noticeable year for more young birds I have noticed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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