JDog Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Mighty Mariner told me that he had spotted a few pigeons feeding on rape so we arranged to meet today. It was cold, very cold. The outside temperature was 9 degrees and with a 25 mph wind blowing from the North East it felt like a sub zero afternoon. If we were to shoot it had to be in the shelter of a hedgerow or tree line. The patch of rape was 50m by 60m at most and as we watched from a distance a few birds arrived. Our positions were determined by the wind and as we headed that way another sixty birds flew from the trees nearby. Initially we had a floater and some dead birds on sticks. In the first hour we shot five, not that there were many more about. We did put the rotary out for the second hour and shot twenty five or so. These birds were all screamers, some coming across the strong wind, others entering the pattern from the other side and dropping straight in. The shooting was as exciting as I have seen for a while and we did well to pick forty pigeons for our efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Sounds fantastic. Nothing like birds screaming in like their on fire only to turn sharply or put the breaks on. Most sporting game bird by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Well done the pair of you, sounds like great fun. That wind off the sea certainly is bracing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 It was a cold enough wind down near Stamford yesterday as well. I got tucked into the Landie. Can imagine a few degrees lower out on the Wolds. Some exciting shooting, takes some beating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mightymariner Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 JDog was bemused as I was only wearing a shirt, mind you I am acclimatised to these conditions. We both had some good shots and good old Jasper picked quite a few we would have lost. This field will shoot all the way to and beyond harvest, it's bare in quite a few spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 I spent the morning mowing the starvation paddock for the wife horse in blazing sunshine I would have welcomed some cool breeze. Well done Gents sounds a fantastic sporting day all our rape is tall and yellow, we have a few linseed fields that the birds are looking at. A great day by all accounts well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted May 25, 2018 Report Share Posted May 25, 2018 nice one J dog i see your still at them,,nice shooting......ime still on the fox side of shooting busier then ever.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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