Velocette Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Update Yesterday at 8:00 I went to watch two day old drillings. I watched for an hour and never saw a pigeon. The same exercise was repeated at 11:00 and 14:00 with the same results. There is a lot of seed on top so I cannot fathom it. The odd bits of overspill I've seen on barley drillings round here all seem to have a red dressing on the seed,,,and like you ,,no takers at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Grain will normally have a red dressing. Pigeons still eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 The pigeons I am shooting at the moment in North Yorkshire are mostly eating clover. The rooks, however, are full of spring wheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted March 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Thankfully I have now shot a few on drillings, all barley drillings and the seed all had been dressed. The pigeons which came to the decoys later in the sessions were full of the same seed. Not that I have seen any peas being drilled yet but peas too are dressed and often have a pinkish coating. Beans I am not sure about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Thankfully I have now shot a few on drillings, all barley drillings and the seed all had been dressed. The pigeons which came to the decoys later in the sessions were full of the same seed. Not that I have seen any peas being drilled yet but peas too are dressed and often have a pinkish coating. Beans I am not sure about. years ago the "red dressing" was mecuric oxide................yaugh.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 iv just got 2 fields of spring barley gone in today, will give it try saturday, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilksy II Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I've just popped for a look and there on with spring barley, the largest of the two fields is seamlessly attached to a grazed back rape field with a fair amount of pigeons on it so fingers crossed there's a day to had possibly on the both fields at once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unico1 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Thankfully I have now shot a few on drillings, all barley drillings and the seed all had been dressed. The pigeons which came to the decoys later in the sessions were full of the same seed. Not that I have seen any peas being drilled yet but peas too are dressed and often have a pinkish coating. Beans I am not sure about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unico1 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Shot a field of beans on Saturday, there was no coating on them, the ground was hanging quite wet so didn't go to mad with the drill leaving quite a few on top. Pigeons wanted to be there. Picked up 60 in four hours. Probably could of stuck it another hour or so for another handful but carrying them off the field with kit was enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireSam Posted March 29, 2017 Report Share Posted March 29, 2017 Shot some spring barley last Friday afternoon after farmer complained of the crows hitting the field. Had a reccy and saw mainly crows on the field but a few pigeons around so I set up with 4 full bodied crow decoys and 8 half-shell pigeons. Crows were slow to come into range but once I had a few down and out in the pattern the more crows came in range. Finished with 36 picked. Interesting to note was that not one pigeon was decoyed. I had a flapper ready to put a bird on but only had one come in range, high overhead, and missed. Pigeons were moving amongst the oaks and nieghboring small woods, but none came near. Maybe once I had a bird on the flapper they may have decoyed? Assume the birds were full and were coming back to these woods to digest ... so not interested in decoying. First peas drilled on Monday ..... never seen big numbers hit spring drillings round here, but will keep an eye and continue to live in hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 im out on spring barley tomorrow see how i get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve w Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Got a txt message from a farmer mate of mine ,loads of pigeons on the drilling.... dam I have just started my 7 on shift cannot till next Friday he has 500 Arce wheat and barley to drill so hopefully there will still some about . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Should have some barley and bean fields to look at later. All in good areas. I still have several rape fields to fall back on if not much about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 Lucky so and so. Everything I have is under winter wheat. Looks like harvest before I'll get a shot. Should have some barley and bean fields to look at later. All in good areas. I still have several rape fields to fall back on if not much about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted March 31, 2017 Report Share Posted March 31, 2017 iv just got 2 fields of spring barley gone in today, will give it try saturday, just come back 14 crows and 4 pigeons.rain set in so came home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 iv just got 2 fields of spring barley gone in today, will give it try saturday, Got 2 fields drilled Thursday been there this morning for a look and some good numbers starting to find it now so will have a good day tomorrow hoprfully if birds play ball, light winds and sunny not ideal conditions but still have a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Conditions sound fine to me, eddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 I do hope you haven't left it too late, eddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted April 1, 2017 Report Share Posted April 1, 2017 Farmers have done this to there fields , is there a reason why they mark the field out like in the picture , why don't they just start at one end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getthegat Posted April 2, 2017 Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Went out on Friday on sown peas. Came away with 15, a mix of crows and pigeons. Used 3 full bodied crow deeks as sentry's and a dozen flock shells, crows came in well, though some were not interested in our position. As for pigeons, we had 12 shell, 3 full body, 2 dead woodies from the freezer and a dead one on the flapper. Some pigeons decoyed from way up high, like I've never seen before and our net only hide was not that brilliant, with no natural foliage to blend us in. We should/could have had more, but I was giving my youngest son a go with the Pedretti 20 gauge hiushpower. It was new to him and he's only shot twice before. He had 2 excellent head shots on pigeons, but the tough crows proved difficult and as is often the way, looked easy and slow, but were mostly anything but. Hoping that as the plants poke out of the ground, there could be some good shooting in the next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2017 Farmers have done this to there fields , is there a reason why they mark the field out like in the picture , why don't they just start at one end If your post refers to the picture with my initial post it can tell you that the farmer in question had simply cultivated out the tram lines from previous operations. He subsequently started drilling from one end of the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getthegat Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Number 3 son and myself got a mixed bag of crows and pigeons (15 in all) last friday morning, on fresh drilled oil seed rape. It was a huge field, with lots of seagulls about, but with 3 full body, 1 flapper, a couple of freezer pigeons and 12 half shells, most birds came in well. We also had 12 half shell crows and 3 full body sentries (the two patterns about 30 yards apart) It was a nice few hours and yes the count could have should have been more, but being out in the early morning, away from the stresses of work was more than enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getthegat Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 Mossy835. Just noticed you're from Taunton; my old shooting ground. I was brought up just outside Taunton (Curland and Staple Fitzpaine) Had hundreds of acres to shoot on when I lived there, way back in the 60s and 70s. Great days. Still have my mum in Staple and get the once a year shoot on Staple Farm. Love the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted April 6, 2017 Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 (edited) hello, a 100 acre field of beans has just been finished last sunday, i cannot watch every day but on tuesday a few blackies but no pigeon, not having shot over beans how likely to get any now or when there is young shoots? would there be chance for a few weeks ? large woods are within a mile or 2. cheers Edited April 6, 2017 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2017 hello, a 100 acre field of beans has just been finished last sunday, i cannot watch every day but on tuesday a few blackies but no pigeon, not having shot over beans how likely to get any now or when there is young shoots? would there be chance for a few weeks ? large woods are within a mile or 2. cheers Have a look to see if there are beans on the surface. If not then it is unlikely that many pigeons will use the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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