motty Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Yesterday I checked out the bean field that I have shot for the last two weekends. The pigeons were still there in great numbers (stubble still left untouched by the farmer). I invited Widgeon man (Brad) to share the day with me, as he was up this way to do some wildfowling. I got set up early and was ready to shoot by 8am. I decided to set up in exactly the same place as the last two sessions as this put the wind on our backs. I had a couple of birds down by the time Brad turned up. These were put on flappers. I already had an 'artificial' flapper on the go, so I now had 3 flappers on the go. I thought I would use the flappers to start with, as the pigeons had taken a good beating over the last fortnight whilst the magnets were in action. This seemed to work ok, but the birds weren't committing quite as well as I'd hoped. I made the decision to stick the magnet out after an hour or so, and it changed things instantly. The pigeons committed from further out and decoyed far closer in. This enabled us both to get a triple and countless doubles. We both took down some great long range birds and the whole thing was very enjoyable. It appeared to be even better than last week, despite my initial concerns about the birds being shy. We decided to call it a day at around 3pm. The action had slowed, and Brad still had a 3 hour drive home to contend with. We picked up and I left the field. Brad happened to find another 3 birds as he walked back to the truck. We ended with 240 pigeons - so that's 843 pigeons in 3 visits. Maybe I'll have another go yet..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 A brilliant yield from one field in a short time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted October 23, 2016 Report Share Posted October 23, 2016 Fantastic result and perhaps more to come, you can only shoot what's on the field and if they keep coming fill your boots. It's one of those quirks of nature that birds congregate in numbers on one particular farm in your case you have watched them build up and now stay. Well done with your Intel and fieldcraft you are now receiving the benefit . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncher Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Nice one Bud, good job i forgot to look on friday as we would of missed that nice sunrise on the marsh saturday!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 Blimey! must be wads laid about on that field! Suprising how bold the birds become when there is something there they really want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 some going off that one field that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widgeon man Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Was a great day mate, plenty of craic, some good shots and lots of birds! Motty was a very generous host for the day and had us set up in a prime spot, , looking forward to a flight out on the geese soon with you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted October 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Glad you enjoyed the day, Brad. I'll see you for a flight soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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