old'un Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 1 hour ago, mossy835 said: yes out in the woods this year.there has not been the pigeons about like other years.no idear why. Perhaps its because there’s been little or no rape to hold them in the area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted March 14, 2021 Report Share Posted March 14, 2021 that could be it, there is no rape at all here now, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 I think we have them all up here this year ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 3 hours ago, jall25 said: I think we have them all up here this year ! Where's up here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Chesterfield / Sheffield Never seen so many pigeons all my life as this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 23 minutes ago, jall25 said: Chesterfield / Sheffield Never seen so many pigeons all my life as this year That’s great, hope you are shooting a few, do you have much rape in that area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Austin Posted March 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Pleased to say have got some roost shooting in these past weekends. The pigeons I have shot have had ivy berries or acorns in their crops. Some had maize, presumably from chopped game cover. Haven’t seen any with rape in. Cheers all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Piers Austin said: Pleased to say have got some roost shooting in these past weekends. The pigeons I have shot have had ivy berries or acorns in their crops. Some had maize, presumably from chopped game cover. Haven’t seen any with rape in. Cheers all Glad you've managed to get out and have a go at them 👍 The maize (whole or crushed?) will most likely be bird table fodder - or an outside chance a keeper is hand scattering it as part of his efforts to continue feeding into the spring. I think it's very likely the edible cobs/kernels of maize plants in game covers will be long gone by now - I'd guess anything remaining that was edible will have rotted some time ago. Plus, grazing from a maize cover birds will tend to peck at and burst the kernels, devouring the soft contents, rather than swallowing a whole kernel. You'll likely start seeing some pigeons full of clover soon, the meadows are starting to come alive again. Edited March 15, 2021 by Jim Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jall25 Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 3 hours ago, old'un said: That’s great, hope you are shooting a few, do you have much rape in that area? Yes we are getting a few down I clear felled a large area of conifers a year or two ago and the oaks have had unbelievable harvests the years after - the pigeon love them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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