pigeon controller Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Following last weeks Disco deflation, new air spring fitted twenty minutes after delivery all OK. The main problem with air springs is water and grit. As the rubber spring moves on its bottom mounting over muddy ground you get grit between the rubber and it grinds away at the rubber, a bit like sex on the beach and it bursts eventually. We set out driving to the farm we shot last week and past five farms on the way and found pigeon on rape and clover. When we looked at the field it had no birds down but two hundred in the trees two fields over and nothing joining so we moved on. We drove through the gate to the next farm and disturbed twenty feeding pigeons on the rape as we continued on the track we could see at least one hundred down feeding. It was 09.00 and we watched and birds were joining the flock from three directions so we went to the bacon wagon for DB to get his fix and left them to feed when we returned they were still down so we called the farmer, Yes carry on. We knew the wind was going to change from a southerly to a westerly and the safest hedge to shoot from would have the birds side on but eventually the wind in our face. So we walked the birds off and set up on the hedge, two on the magnet and ten on spikes. the first birds came in right to left to the pattern which was forty yards or paces out from the hedge to allow for the wind change so the birds could come over our heads and drop in, thats the plan? We were set up and shooting for 10.30 and it was good shooting at 11.30 the wind moved round to the west straight into our faces and also the sun was also in our face. We had put five angels in the pattern and the birds were flairing off so we took them down and the birds over flew the decoys and were shootable. We ended up with the magnet and fifty birds on spikes our own feeding flock. We had spells when it went quiet for twenty minutes then went mad with both of us shooting at times. We continued till 16.30 and picked up one hundred and sixtysix birds and stayed dry all day. 166 Pigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Normal service is resumed. Do elucidate about the rubber and grit analogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted February 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 19 minutes ago, JDog said: Normal service is resumed. Do elucidate about the rubber and grit analogy. Two mating surfaces will with sufficient lubrication slide for the required length of time. if you introduce grit into the equation this will penetrate the softer tissue and agrevate the lubrication and cause friction. Definition:- the resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 166 birds and a dry coat, result.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Normal service resumed indeed!! Well done that man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 finally bagged a few then about time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 Great bag, well shot sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 If anyone deserve a dry and trouble free day shooting pigeons then it must be you and D B , a bag most of us can only dream about at this time of the year , or anytime of the year come to that . Roll on next Saturday night to see and hear about your next days shooting , nothing on the box , so its only your report worth looking forward to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted February 18, 2018 Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 Well done PC and DB, that’s a nice bag, bet your freezers full now, glad to see there’s a few moving onto your patch, think the numbers have built-up a fair bit over the last three weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted February 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2018 1 hour ago, old'un said: Well done PC and DB, that’s a nice bag, bet your freezers full now, glad to see there’s a few moving onto your patch, think the numbers have built-up a fair bit over the last three weeks. Yes we have seen birds all over in smaller groups but very few flighting. The freezers are fine ( 5) I emptied them on Monday and Tuesday so I've started filling them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Great result again PC, fantastic explanation of JDogs request! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 21 minutes ago, dead eye alan said: Great result again PC, fantastic explanation of JDogs request! I thought he avoided the issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted February 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 15 minutes ago, JDog said: I thought he avoided the issue. Prevarication Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilksy II Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 An exceptional bag on rape! Bah you must have some pigeons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 persistent controller more like, well done my son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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