BG90 Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Hi all, I have never really targeted birds/rabbits that cause crop damage before but I am looking into it a bit more, I have done most of my shooting on hill farms, woods and rough ground. Never had much to do with crops and when I have done I cant say that I ever took note of what the damage actually looked like as I was with someone else who knew what they were doing in that respect. I was just wondering what crop damage looks like from an aerial view? as I was taking a look at farms near me. [ I know that photos like this are out of date by a few years, but I was just wondering what to look out for. I am more interested in rabbits than birds but info on both is welcome.] https://imgur.com/a/CWCX9mS I have 3 photos, please could someone try to explain what might have caused the lack of crops/ patchiness? 1 is a planting problem maybe??, 2 I am not sure about, and 3 looks like bad ground [this is me guessing] Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 the square bare patches look like a machinery/drill malfunction............didnt see the other photos.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG90 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 06/11/2019 at 19:44, ditchman said: the square bare patches look like a machinery/drill malfunction............didnt see the other photos.... Expand Thanks, are the other 2 not showing up? should be lower down the page. I will repost them if not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotgcoalman Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Possible excessive water stood in the areas on the second one either washing seed away or causing it not to germinate/rot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 06/11/2019 at 19:52, BG90 said: Thanks, are the other 2 not showing up? should be lower down the page. I will repost them if not. Expand nooo......they are showing up....but i cant see them unless i click on an agreement...which i refuse to do ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) I will post it up later. Edited November 6, 2019 by JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG90 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 06/11/2019 at 20:10, ditchman said: nooo......they are showing up....but i cant see them unless i click on an agreement...which i refuse to do ...... Expand ohh ok sorry about that, I understand and ye that's totally fair on your part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotgcoalman Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 You know you want to see the others. go on click the I agree to sell my soul button. Think the last 1 shows a large lady sunbathing in the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG90 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 06/11/2019 at 20:09, gotgcoalman said: Possible excessive water stood in the areas on the second one either washing seed away or causing it not to germinate/rot. Expand Thanks, is there something I should be looking out for? On 06/11/2019 at 20:20, JDog said: This is crop damage to a field of peas. https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news&ved=2ahUKEwjhzKajs6bkAhUK2KQKHWzJBgEQFjAMegQIAhAD&usg=AOvVaw0G8DYIOHd6jkc46KMQW9Dl Expand The link just takes me to the default bbc page sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 I would say the pictures show poor crop establishment rather than pest damage. Heavy or wet land can look like this from aerial views. The first pic looks like either drilling problems or sections of black grass have been sprayed off with weed killer, a common sight these days in june/july. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG90 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 06/11/2019 at 21:01, aga man said: I would say the pictures show poor crop establishment rather than pest damage. Heavy or wet land can look like this from aerial views. The first pic looks like either drilling problems or sections of black grass have been sprayed off with weed killer, a common sight these days in june/july. Expand Thanks for the info, was hoping to be able to spot some damage to see what it looks like so I could try to target farms better. Guess I will have to come up with a different plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 On 06/11/2019 at 21:24, BG90 said: Thanks for the info, was hoping to be able to spot some damage to see what it looks like so I could try to target farms better. Guess I will have to come up with a different plan. Expand A walk of the ground will give you a good idea of what pests are present, maybe not that helpful but here is a picture of some fairly bad rabbit damage on a crop of spring barley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG90 Posted November 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Nice, thank you for that photo aga I will have to have a drive around and see what I can find, if not I will just have to drop some letters into farms around here and hope for the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinj Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 On 06/11/2019 at 20:21, gotgcoalman said: go on click the I agree to sell my soul button. Think the last 1 shows a large lady sunbathing in the field. Expand I bet Ditchy would click the button if it was Fat Sally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 As previously said,,the first pictures are of black grass patches sprayed off with glyphosphate or equivalent. All my farms on the lower edge of North Yorks suffer from this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG90 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 On 07/11/2019 at 15:45, Velocette said: As previously said,,the first pictures are of black grass patches sprayed off with glyphosphate or equivalent. All my farms on the lower edge of North Yorks suffer from this. Expand Thanks, I take it we cant shoot that? ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocette Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 No,,not the Black grass we can't,unfortunately,,,,,but the patches can be useful later in the year when corn is ripe and pigeon may use the gaps and patches to get access to the grain. I used them frequently this last harvest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG90 Posted November 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 07/11/2019 at 22:19, Velocette said: No,,not the Black grass we can't,unfortunately,,,,,but the patches can be useful later in the year when corn is ripe and pigeon may use the gaps and patches to get access to the grain. I used them frequently this last harvest. Expand Nice tip thank you. This is why I like good forums, people are always willing to give pointers and help those with less knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 07/11/2019 at 14:41, martinj said: I bet Ditchy would click the button if it was Fat Sally Expand You mean fat Sarah, she causes mass crop damage if she urinates in a field. Good at keeping all manner of creatures away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 08/11/2019 at 01:06, figgy said: You mean fat Sarah, she causes mass crop damage if she urinates in a field. Good at keeping all manner of creatures away. Expand she had a tiddle in yorkshire ............its on the news....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 08/11/2019 at 11:38, ditchman said: she had a tiddle in yorkshire ............its on the news....... Expand You been on the red stuff again mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 08/11/2019 at 12:14, dead eye alan said: You been on the red stuff again mate? Expand stone cold sober Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 08/11/2019 at 11:38, ditchman said: she had a tiddle in yorkshire ............its on the news....... Expand Ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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