pigeon controller Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 While I was attending to the horse on Thursday morning I received a plea from one of my farmers to come and shoot some crows on his seeded oats. So when I returned home I suggested to the Wife that she invite the her work girlfriends over for afternoon tea and not one to listen to gossip and the latest diet the wife, bless her said why dont you go shooting I'd already removed ten crows from the freezer and it did not take me long to pack the gear and drive to the affected field which had been direct drilled and was like baked clay with all the seed on the surface. This field had been a sheep turnips before and they had trodden a hard crust on to the surface. So much so that I drove the Disco over to a tree in the field without leaving a single tyre track. It was forcast to rain so I set up the brolly and covered it in hide. the wind was strong from my back and I set the ten decoys to the rear of the hide at the lefthand edge. The theory being that they would fly looking at the decoys and not directly at my hide.The first bird back did not want to come close but a jackdaw came straight at the tree, bang , first bird down. My recent corvids shoots have taught me to put the decoys out further than I would with pigeons so I paced out forty steps in front of the hide and place it as a marker. I had set up at 13.00 and finished at 18.00 and during that period I had some cracking shots at distance and some through the tree boughs that I know I hit and they folded midway out in the field. Some of the branches had a perfect round pattern of shot on them , an obvious miss. I ended up picking up One hundred and twentythree corvids which was a great break from my recent duties. I also forgot my camera so it was just a phone shot and no celebrity pose!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Sounds like your game plan to get out shooting worked a treat! Great bag of blacks there PC, nice to see a few Carrions in there too. Well shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Well done PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Spot on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Good of Mrs P C to give you a few hours reprieve from your caring duties , hope she is on the mend, and well done on the ton plus on the Blacks . excellent bag for the time you were out shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix's rifle Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Another cracking day. I reckon if we were without you there would be flocks of corvids and pigeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilksy II Posted April 29, 2017 Report Share Posted April 29, 2017 Like I've said. Corvid controller has a ring to it! Great result! Saved a lot of song bird chicks and eggs there! Like I've said. Corvid controller has a ring to it! Great result! Saved a lot of song bird chicks and eggs there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 How do you get them all to sleep in such neat rows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 How do you get them all to sleep in such neat rows? HYPNOSIS ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Me matt Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 How do you get them all to sleep in such neat rows? 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 How do you get them all to sleep in such neat rows? Au contraire, I feel that his presentation skills have deserted him after his lay off. quote name="Wilksy II" post="3251366" timestamp="1493493654"]Like I've said. Corvid controller has a ring to it! Great result! Saved a lot of song bird chicks and eggs there!Like I've said. Corvid controller has a ring to it! Great result! Saved a lot of song bird chicks and eggs there! So good you said it twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 Excellent bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 you really are the pied piper . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propercartridges Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 While I was attending to the horse on Thursday morning I received a plea from one of my farmers to come and shoot some crows on his seeded oats. So when I returned home I suggested to the Wife that she invite the her work girlfriends over for afternoon tea and not one to listen to gossip and the latest diet the wife, bless her said why dont you go shooting I'd already removed ten crows from the freezer and it did not take me long to pack the gear and drive to the affected field which had been direct drilled and was like baked clay with all the seed on the surface. This field had been a sheep turnips before and they had trodden a hard crust on to the surface. So much so that I drove the Disco over to a tree in the field without leaving a single tyre track. It was forcast to rain so I set up the brolly and covered it in hide. the wind was strong from my back and I set the ten decoys to the rear of the hide at the lefthand edge. The theory being that they would fly looking at the decoys and not directly at my hide.The first bird back did not want to come close but a jackdaw came straight at the tree, bang , first bird down. My recent corvids shoots have taught me to put the decoys out further than I would with pigeons so I paced out forty steps in front of the hide and place it as a marker. I had set up at 13.00 and finished at 18.00 and during that period I had some cracking shots at distance and some through the tree boughs that I know I hit and they folded midway out in the field. Some of the branches had a perfect round pattern of shot on them , an obvious miss. I ended up picking up One hundred and twentythree corvids which was a great break from my recent duties. I also forgot my camera so it was just a phone shot and no celebrity pose!! i see you took your food hoppers with you theres a lad up here and no joke is getting a fiver apiece for crows to a taxidermister so you have just chucked 615 quid away but sill a good day wot carts wre u using cheers george Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted April 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 i see you took your food hoppers with you theres a lad up here and no joke is getting a fiver apiece for crows to a taxidermister so you have just chucked 615 quid away but sill a good day wot carts wre u using cheers george Proper Cartridges 32/ 6s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 A fine result and a happy farmer, corvids are providing most of the shooting in my area at the moment, but not quite in those numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propercartridges Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Proper Cartridges 32/ 6s is them cartridges any good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Nah carts are no good at all some of them crows only folded after flying halfway across the field. So he can't have been using your stone dead carts only the half dead ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Well done PC, nicely done mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedge Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 (edited) Well done PC. Great result. I love decoying corvids. Something very satisfying about it. They're tough old *******, even with 32g 6's. We've had a few look dead in the air, only to recover and carry on another half a field and then drop out of the sky. Keep up the good work. Edited May 4, 2017 by hedge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 p c has gone over to the dark side well done my son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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