JDog Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 In position at 8 I was just loading when the first pigeon arrived. Opportunity missed. Two minutes later another one, then another and so on. It took some time for my eyes to get accustomed to the half light and I let some chances go begging. Thankfully I ran out of cartridges before 9. I say thankfully because it was all I could manage to make two journeys back to the car what with all of my kit plus forty odd pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Forty odd is very good going in 90 minutes at the best of times and in the height of the Winter and turning out at first light made it a well above average bag . Looking at the empty shells scattered above, well maybe it was a good time to run out as it could have took you longer to pick the empties up as it did to shoot the bag you got . I take it the bit of Black polythene was to keep the wind off your back . THANKS for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Well done JD, a brilliant hour of sport! Great to see you are posting again, I will look forward to your posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Back in the land of milk & honey clearly! You would struggle to shoot 40 on rape over here at the minute! Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Well done J.D. Normal Service has been resumed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 That`s a good bag and very good shooting judging by the amount of empties. Thanks for posting. I note that in Norfolk they have 90 minutes to their hour OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Well done JD, it’s nice to read that we have some pigeons left in this country. Perhaps when you moved North that the Cotswolds became a pigeon sanctuary and they only feed the first hour of light. I hope your feeling well and building up your strength to allow you to carry more cartridges in the future. Again well done and thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) jdog, nice shooting did you spot them on the field a day or two prior to setting up or just get out and hope they would play? as so far not seen any on the rape when out looking in the afternoons. Edited January 9, 2023 by rbrowning2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Old Boggy said: That`s a good bag and very good shooting judging by the amount of empties. Thanks for posting. I note that in Norfolk they have 90 minutes to their hour OB Time is at a much slower pace Chris in the outbacks of the flatlands , it would had took us 40 minutes to weigh the field up and then had a nice cup of coffee before setting the stall out , no point in rushing about unless you are on borrowed time and then every second count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkin Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Nice write up JD and that's good going in that time 👍well done chap😜👏👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Good effort, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 you must have all the pigeons down in the Cotswolds as I have done a couple of early's and drove round umpteen fields looking for pigeons, just non in the area, well I say non, the most I have seen was about 50 odd but they disappeared never to return, so well done for shooting what is a good bag this time of year and the time it took to shoot them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spr1985 Posted January 9, 2023 Report Share Posted January 9, 2023 Well done @JDog sounds like a good morning‘s shooting was had! I’d be over the moon with 40 👌🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 What a 50 minutes that must have been Jdog…..I’ve never managed that number in such a short space of time on rape, it that was certainly worthwhile of an early start! Rape devoid of pigeons so far here, fingers crossed they get desperate and hit it soon though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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