JDog Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 (edited) This week we had house guests. These were friends from our old village in the Cotswolds and they have been keen to come and visit us in the Wolds for some time. If I explain that these friends spend some of the winter in Florida, the spring in Portugal and part of the autumn cruising it would be easy to spot that I might have difficulty finding something for us to do and them to enjoy in Lincolnshire. There was no option then but to take them to the coast. I thought Skegness just might not suit so one day it was Saltfleetby walking amongst the sea lavender on the salt marsh, the next day it was Chapel St Leonards walking in the dunes on the deserted and windswept beach. It was on the coast that I spotted some pigeons working a rape stubble. This was a field against the sea wall. As we drove by I got quite excited even though we were miles from home, I didn't know any farmers in the area and I had three people in the car and no kit. When our guests left the following day I put the kit and Jasper in the car and drove the forty miles back more in hope than expectation. The pigeons were still there but there wasn't a farm steading in sight. Luckily I had my Landranger series map in the car and I made a beeline for what looked like farm buildings on the map. Five miles later I met a farmer in his yard. It wasn't his field! He did give me the name of the farmer who did own it and another five miles later I was in his yard explaining myself and asking if I could shoot his pigeons. He looked at me as though I was from Mars. 'You have driven forty miles to shoot pigeons?' He asked. 'That's nothing' I replied, 'I have driven much further and shot none'. The pathos worked and half an hour later I was set up round a telegraph pole with the wind and sun both wrong for my position but that was how I had to set up due to the proximity of a road and a footpath. I must say I enjoyed myself for the next three hours shooting some decent birds coming down wind as well as simple ones coming into the decoys. I picked exactly 50 pigeons which I thought was a fair reward for my efforts. Edited August 5, 2017 by JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 JDog, top work you smooth-talker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 If anyone has met JDog they would understand why he is lucky.........a truly decent bloke with very pleasant humour....a very difficult person to refuse...(nice to see you can still operate the old pity routine.. ) really chuffed for you JD....... we will expect pics and ripsnorting stories...from this new "field of operations" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Sounds just what you needed after the effort of entertaining the guests. A fair reward for your efforts indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I thought that Mr dog just sent his butler round to ask for permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 That is dedication jd, had you not have gone, you would have always wondered, what if? atb 7diaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Well done, JDog just shows if you are able to communicate you will find shooting. By the way Motty the butler has a day off on Saturdays? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Dedication at the highest level if you ask me , I don't think I would have driven 40 miles on the off chance that nobody was shooting it , find the farm and then gain permission to shoot the stubble, which is not the easiest thing to do if you don't know the owner . So well done on all accounts Mr JDog and a lesson for those who presume every bit of ground is covered by other pigeon shooters , because believe you me , it isn't all covered and never will be . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 As you put the effort in,it was a well deserved bit of shooting. Well done JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 well done again you sure know how to sweet talk the farmers, and I wouldn't bat an eyelid traveling doing an 80 mile round trip to shoot 50 birds, I used to do an 160 mile round trip to a distant farm I got permission on some years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 You silver tongued gent you, no wonder you you get loads of action. Well done you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passionforangling Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 There are not too many people that would do that I'm sure. Your sweet talking and dedication was well rewarded. Florida, cruising, Portugal......your friends need to have a day in the hide with you to sample REAL excitement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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