shawn9914 Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 Hi All I have been out over some type of cover crop and I set up about 4pm as had jobs to do 1st gggrrrr Anyway the birds were a little thin and I managed about 10 before 6pm then it went really qiuet and I only managed 3 more birds in the next 2 hrs so packed up This crop has been hit hard by pigeons and its a new shoot for me passed on by another farm I shoot on so I want to try and get a few for this farmer What time of day do you find best to shoot pigeons as I need to try and get up there again this week would I be better getting up there early ????? Cheers LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 My experience in the last two weeks is that pigeons were feeding hardest between 6 and 8:30 in the evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 21 minutes ago, shawn9914 said: Hi All I have been out over some type of cover crop and I set up about 4pm as had jobs to do 1st gggrrrr Anyway the birds were a little thin and I managed about 10 before 6pm then it went really qiuet and I only managed 3 more birds in the next 2 hrs so packed up This crop has been hit hard by pigeons and its a new shoot for me passed on by another farm I shoot on so I want to try and get a few for this farmer What time of day do you find best to shoot pigeons as I need to try and get up there again this week would I be better getting up there early ????? Cheers LB You are the only one who will know when it is best for you to go out. At this time of year I have had days with steady shooting from 9 till 5 (100 plus bags). Afternoon starts can also be productive. It is up to you to determine the where and when on your own patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 17 minutes ago, motty said: You are the only one who will know when it is best for you to go out. At this time of year I have had days with steady shooting from 9 till 5 (100 plus bags). Afternoon starts can also be productive. It is up to you to determine the where and when on your own patch. This sage advice. I have been shooting mainly in the evenings because this is when I have seen them most keen to feed. This may not be the case where you are so get out with a pair of Bino’s at different times of day and see what is happening and when. Best of luck and hope you find a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted June 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 I hope to go out all day possibly tuesday so will get there about 8am with plenty of food and drink and I will see what happens a full 12 hrs in the field is better than 9 hrs at work even if I dont get many ? Cheers LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted June 17, 2018 Report Share Posted June 17, 2018 hello, driving back along the A420 about 6 pm today there were quite a few pigeons on the wires above the barley fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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