pigeon controller Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 I went out on Friday morning following a request from a farmer who is having a particular problem with one field of rape. I went to the field which has two other larger fields next to it and it has been eaten down to the heart of the plant. This particular morning it was covered with thick frost and the birds were in the trees waiting for it to thaw. I was set up for 10.00 with ten decoys on cradles and two flappers, during setting up the flock went off into the distance. By 11.00 I had one bird return which I shot. I left my gear set up and walked back to the Disco with my gun and carts to go and find the flock. As I drove past the other rape it had no birds present. About a mile away is a small five acre field of rape and the trees around it were covered, so I went and looked at some more rape with no birds. I decided the pack up and go to the five acre field. After packing all my gear away again I drove back to the five acre field as I did I noticed some birds in the trees of another field which I had driven past earlier( Mental Note). When I finally arrived at the five acre it had no birds at all!!!! So back to the area that I had seen the birds and yes they were still in the trees. Now this position is between the two previous fields so I set up and waited it was now 12.30 after about ten minutes the birds started to return to the trees and overfly to my decoys. I packed up at 15.00 and picked up 27 pigeons. Today I drove to another section of rape expecting birds to be feeding as we had no frost, at the first two fields no birds I could not get to the third field as a delivery truck had one of his wheels in the ditch. At the last field I could see about fifty birds in the trees and they were dropping in so they wanted to feed. So I set up with ten on cradles and two on the magnet right on the brow of the hill so that my decoys were very visible, I was all set up for 10.30 and the first two into the decoys came from behind me which was a good omen as there is a large field of rape in that direction with gas guns on it. The birds were a steady stream to the decoys and at midday a game shoot started behind me and sent a large flock high over my head as they did not show any interest in the decoys I gave then two barrels to split them up hoping they thought it was a gas gun and let them come back and look at the pattern. The afternoon was steady and I packed up at 15.30 and picked up 92 pigeons so it was a better day than Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 another nice day for you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Sooner or later you were going to get it right first time without having to up stumps and restart at another location after the first attempt dried up far to soon . Fantastic bag and your first solo three figure bag in 2022 must only be a matter of days ( or weeks ) away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 PC- another cracking write up, well done today, great bag. There seems to have been a few of out recently with some excellent bags and equally good write ups. PC have your pigeon bags been above average this winter ? I have a theory about lack of shooting during lockdowns have considerably increased the pigeon population nationwide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted January 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) 11 minutes ago, the hitman said: PC- another cracking write up, well done today, great bag. There seems to have been a few of out recently with some excellent bags and equally good write ups. PC have your pigeon bags been above average this winter ? I have a theory about lack of shooting during lockdowns have considerably increased the pigeon population nationwide. My average is about the same I tend to deliver between 5 or 6 hundred a month during the winter. I did share a field with Bunny_Blaster in the summer over laid barley I had two hundred he had six hundred in the centre of the field. Edited January 22, 2022 by pigeon controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 minutes ago, pigeon controller said: My average is about the same I tend to deliver between 5 or 6 hundred a month during the winter. I did share a field with Bunny_Basher in the summer over laid barley I had two hundred he had six hundred in the centre of the field. Big numbers indeed- thank you for replying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncher Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Well done again PC , you certainly know your craft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkin Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Well done mate a good few , can you still get rid of them to game dealers?, Or have they got to be shot with steel shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted January 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, Morkin said: Well done mate a good few , can you still get rid of them to game dealers?, Or have they got to be shot with steel shot Steel shot can go to both markets as they can remove shot with magnets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7daysinaweek Posted January 22, 2022 Report Share Posted January 22, 2022 Excellent stuff PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkin Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Thanks for that reply PC always handy to know.👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 Another great couple of days, the pigeons seem to be in high numbers up north, possibly owing to the milder weather of late. Down my end most outings only last about an hour of shooting then not a bird to be seen, resulting in low bags. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 23, 2022 Report Share Posted January 23, 2022 iv loads of birds here.but they are not decoying on rape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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