pinfireman Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 After a rubbish early spring season, with few birds around, and strangely not decoying, there several large flocks on the A19 south of Selby! One farm I cover was right between 2 of these birds, and has been drilled with beans, so I,m off tomorrow, in the hope of getting this years first good bag....weather permitting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 a bit wet tomorrow in places take your umbrella, I will 100 reg sporting in the morning, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinfireman Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 So long as it,s patchy rain, no problem, but a downpour, and I,ll be indoors reloading! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted April 15, 2017 Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 same here mate I will be in the man cave in the week make up some pigeon specials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinfireman Posted April 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Well, that was a damp squib! 100 acres of beans drilled, and not a pigeon in 6 days! Something seriously wrong....so I contacted a shooting pal who was a service engineer for a multi-national agricultural machinery manufacturer....he is on very good terms with farmers around the country, and he has spoken to some of them,as well as asking fellow service engineers to do the same.....it,s not like the RSPB Big Bird Day, but it,s good enough for me.....pigeon numbers are DOWN, and seem to have been falling for the last couple of years! Whilst there are still some "hotspots" across the country, overall things don,t look too good! If this really is the case, what has caused the drop in numbers? Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 It took pigeons near here over two weeks to find spilled beans. If there are none spilled on your fields you will have no pigeons on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinfireman Posted April 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Spilled beans, but NO pigeons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 I have access to at least 5 fields of beans and peas spread over YO8 and yup pretty much zero pigeon action. there's a few crows about but this weekend will be spent blasting out carrion crow nests, magpies with the .22 and squirrels in the woods. got some late sown beans going in this weekend further afield so fingers crossed. I've come to regard April/May as my DIY/ clay practice/ etc time in lieu of pigeon shooting. f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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