JDog Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 On New Year's Day Clodhopper and I had a couple of failures. On one of my farms we saw 500 pigeons before 9 am but none came back. We packed up and went to one of his farms where we saw a similar number of birds but again they never came back. That was a great pity as I would have liked to have given him a few shots with his new gun. Today I had the notorious videographer from Rotherham as my companion. Pigeons have gone from opposite my house to the other side of the village and that is where we headed. I had done the prep work with pony paddock owners yesterday so it was straight to the field. We had a laugh at the pigeons coming over our heads whilst we were watching. They were ridiculously fast. This one hundred acre patch of rape has a hedge running through the middle of it. In normal circumstances somewhere along that hedge would do but not today. My feeble self wouldn't have lasted ten minutes in the cold wind so we opted for shelter acknowledging that we were not quite in the right place. All the pigeons came over our heads. Most carried on some turned back. Those that came to us came across the wind and some were virtually static. Who can shoot a static pigeon? Not me. We plugged away and added dead birds to the pattern which helped turn a few more into range. After a longer than normal session we packed up and picked sixty pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Very Nice, sounds great sport. The birds there look very healthy. Shot a bag myself over Xmas on rape & I have to say the shot birds where in tip top condition and have since fed the family very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Had about 25 hitting the ivy berries this afternoon alongside the farm yard. Under those circumstances I think did very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Excellent write up and pest control at a challenging time of year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 An brilliant day of pigeon shooting well done to both of you taking advantage of some windy birds, you obviously had a sufficient amount of cartridges. Just a question are to tracks on the field from your shooting companions mobile video editing studio?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Hello, good post JD, I'm praising my heated waist coat, worth a thought 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 60 is as good as it gets for me generally on rape. Good going and I’m sure must have been most enjoyable, well done Jdog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 pleased you are feeling better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 Another well done from me. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 A superb bag and just what the doctor would had ordered , the conditions on the field look very wet indeed and the rape is not in show room condition neither , the Pigeons themselves look in peak condition and at the moment it would be hard seeing that many let alone shooting them . still , we have got nearly four weeks when the wildfowling door shut and the Pigeon door begin to open , so at the moment we are not to concerned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted January 3, 2022 Report Share Posted January 3, 2022 A good days shooting with a cracking result of 60 pigeons, well shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WalkedUp Posted January 4, 2022 Report Share Posted January 4, 2022 His shooting has improved so much, well done on your coaching. Much smoother swing, and picks when to fire on jinks rather than just blast away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 There are some very round, very black pigeons in that ShotKam footage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted January 5, 2022 Report Share Posted January 5, 2022 Great video ! Thanks for posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted January 7, 2022 Report Share Posted January 7, 2022 Did you spice up the day by letting off some random clays amongst the real pigeons?! Or did Jacko get a bit of footage mixed up? 🤣 Great footage, and I agree Jacko really has been honing his skills under your mentorship. Good job all round 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salmonrod Posted January 11, 2022 Report Share Posted January 11, 2022 Great video mate great viewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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