Clodhopper Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Today was due to be a busy day, I had a lot a tree felling and ride clearing to do on our small syndicate shoot in order to get so much needed light onto the woodland floor. The wood in question has a rape field nearby that the pigeons have been giving some interest so I thought I take the gun and get their just before light and try and sneak in a bit of sport before getting the chainsaw out. Dawn was absolutely stunning with a sharp frost adding to the magic. I stood next to a thin belt of trees that the birds often head along and managed six birds in the hour I stood there. I know the photos shows four but I shot two just after I had taken the photo. All the time I was stood there, skein after skein of Pinks passed high over, on their journey North. Once I had finished the days work there was just enough time to get the gun out and intercept another half dozen coming back into the wood to roost. For me it was as perfect a day as you could wish for.http://a68.tinypic.com/121btqd.jpghttp://a68.tinypic.com/2s84sw8.jpghttp://a64.tinypic.com/t82b7d.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Yes it was a beautiful day to be out in the fields killing stuff! Well done. I was shooting corvids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodhopper Posted February 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 Just now, TIGHTCHOKE said: Yes it was a beautiful day to be out in the fields killing stuff! Well done. I was shooting corvids! Excellent. Good time of year to be getting stuck into them. I also managed a magpie that stayed a little too near. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 15, 2019 Report Share Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) Good man, best bit was the Farmer drove past the field and rang me to say it's the first time for a while he had seen the field empty, until he spotted the decoys and knew why! The other best bit was the scallops for dinner and a drop of Hooky Gold. Edited February 15, 2019 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted February 16, 2019 Report Share Posted February 16, 2019 Stunning morning picture, a good start to the working day well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilksy II Posted February 17, 2019 Report Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) Nice write up and pictures clodhopper, we’re Very lucky with this weather at mo, great to be out,even better with a gun! Edited February 17, 2019 by Wilksy II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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