Clodhopper Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Yesterday I had watched a wheat drilling on some very poor land that often produces a bit of sport post drilling. There were not a huge number of birds here, maybe 100, but there were 2 steady lines to the field so I made plans to meet up with JDog at midday to have a bit of sport. We duly met and found a tractor rolling the drilling, not to worry I thought as he would only be another hour or so. I spoke to the driver he said he was backwards and forwards between the rolls and feeding the drill so expected to be on and off the field for most of the afternoon. We watched a little while and it soon became obvious that the lines were being disrupted by the tractor. We headed off to look for other opportunities and found some on some wheat stubble, again not a huge amount but enough to give it a go. We set up in our usual fashion, 2 hides 50 yards apart with the pattern inbetween. We used 2 magnets and a flapper as the birds had a lot of stubble to go at and were coming from a.long way off so we needed to get their attention. They came immediately and we had a flurry of shots and 7 down inside 10 mins. Birds came in ones, two's and small group,often leaving some of their number behind. This went on for about 90 minutes when it seemed a switch had been flicked and the line changed with birds heading to the far end of the farm. As we were nearing our cut off point we decided not to move but pack up as we had had some good fun in the time we were there. We thought we had about 30 birds down which was great after originally setting a target of 20. Jasper worked hard through the spinney behind us, finding birds in the brambles. This brought the finally tally to 39 for a couple of hours out in the field. Thanks for reading. Clodhopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papercase Posted September 24, 2018 Report Share Posted September 24, 2018 Lovely, thanks for sharing Clodhopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 Good to know you are still finding enough pigeons , nearly 40 in a couple of hours is a nice way to spend the afternoon in the sunshine and getting a fair bit of sport , hopefully with more to come. I spent a hour yesterday yarning to the tractor driver while he was ploughing the wheat stubble , in that time we never hardly saw a pigeon and when i walked back around the headlands the acorns are now dropping to the ground , so apart from some Maize still to be cut I think this years pigeon shooting is coming to a close . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 Has JDog got a strop on or what.....he dont post no more...bound to have upset someone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted September 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 2 hours ago, ditchman said: Has JDog got a strop on or what.....he dont post no more...bound to have upset someone... I believe he has retired from public life. Now in his twilight years, he spends his time hidden away in the darkest depths of the wolds tending to his Masculinus Dendron Gigantium and trimming bushes for local old ladies. Or so he tells me😉. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 he probably owes people money , so he is laying low for a bit , in a hedge with a bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIDENSEEK Posted September 25, 2018 Report Share Posted September 25, 2018 Nice session with a pal. Shame if he's not posting anymore, I enjoyed his humour 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 On 25 September 2018 at 16:58, ditchman said: Has JDog got a strop on or what.....he dont post no more...bound to have upset someone... No he has his staff writing the reports, while he is masticating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilksy II Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Great report CH, as said lots of food for them at the mo so your set up did the trick, cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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