Outlander Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Anyone else on here from north Beds and finding it hard to put a decent bag of pigeons together. I have noticed that there aren't hardly any others out shooting round my way and it seems that wherever I recce some birds after an hour's shooting there's always somewhere they can go without getting hassled. Outlander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Probably richer pickings elsewhere with less people out shooting after the lockdowns? You may find better shooting later in the year when some of the big crops are taken in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlander Posted August 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Yes ,that's the way I'm starting to think Rob. Hopefully it will pick up in the autumn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 54 minutes ago, Outlander said: Anyone else on here from north Beds and finding it hard to put a decent bag of pigeons together. I have noticed that there aren't hardly any others out shooting round my way and it seems that wherever I recce some birds after an hour's shooting there's always somewhere they can go without getting hassled. Outlander When the weather is right for combining you will find most of the farmers growing the same crop will all be cutting at the same time , this will give pigeons unlimited choice and a modern combine can knock out over 100 acers a day , three or four combines working in a fairly small area for three days running then you are left with over 1000 acers of stubble , this is not to say you can't get a bag of pigeons because you can and many people do , not every field will produce and some fields will shoot better than others , and of course you need pigeons in your area and when to shoot a field is also worth considering , when you see enough to warrant a shoot then go ahead and have a go , leaving it a day to late and you will find they will have moved on , also with these wet and dry days we are getting the stubbles will be worked on while the combine is lying idle . GOOD LUCK MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlander Posted August 7, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 Very true, I learnt long ago that you need to find where the birds want to be but at the moment they have far more options of where to get a crop full even on an hour by hour basis.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clangerman Posted August 10, 2021 Report Share Posted August 10, 2021 they are about to be spread out even thinner if the moisture is low enough tomorrow combines will start on the wheat going to be a lot of stubbles by sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted August 11, 2021 Report Share Posted August 11, 2021 (edited) Pigeons are often in pockets within areas and the hard part is finding that concentration of birds and where they’re feeding. 100% some fields just shoot well with the right crop in where others won’t shoot well whatever is grown! I find this massively where I am, some places will be devoid of pigeons all summer where others have plenty, yet are only a few miles apart. I’m finding peas the biggest draw this year and shot some decent bags, yet stubbles haven’t produced any particularly good bags for me so far….they definitely move off them quickly as there’s so little spilt grain. Edited August 11, 2021 by Wilts#Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Malone Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Someone in and around Lower Cambourne went most of the year checking out the local villages with no birds all year, no heavy numbers that is. Now there’s tonnes. Pigeons are always moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamyonsofor Posted August 21, 2021 Report Share Posted August 21, 2021 I am in Bedfordshire also where I go few pigeons, loads of gulls when ploughing set aside, but the sky is full of Buzzards and Red Kites ,one took a fancy to the farm terrier until I waved it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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