Spr1985 Posted August 28, 2023 Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 So today the daughter asked if we could go out and look for some pigeons, I didn’t need asking twice! so off we went, not really much about and it was going in blind as I’ve not shot shotguns for around six months due to a shoulder injury and a new job, anyway she decided she’d rather stay out for an hour or two despite the lack of pigeons. So I obliged, threw up the hide chucked the decoys out and didn’t expect much other than an hour of questioning from the daughter, a few pigeons came in….I couldn’t hit a barn door 🤦♂️ “maybe we should just go home daddy” is still ringing in my ears now! As it approached half six (pack up time) I saw one coming in fully committed so I slowly mounted the gun as I rose from my seat and bang one woodie down and with a flicker in the corner of my eye swung onto a second that I’d not originally seen, I hesitated as thought It was a stocky… realised it wasn’t it was a feral so pulled the trigger down it went. A swift pack up and home we went. Put all the gear away and walked into the kitchen to hear my daughter informing the wife that she didn’t want mummy to make her dinner as daddy was cooking up her pigeon for her dinner (news to me) 🤣. The daughters demand :- Mac cheese(daughters favourite ) with pigeon breast cooked up in butter and garlic ensued… and swiftly demolished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultrastu Posted August 28, 2023 Report Share Posted August 28, 2023 Brilliant. My daughter said to me Saturday morning can we go pigeon shooting today ? Thats first time I've heard that from her . I dont need asking twice . So we set off to a newly cut wheat stubble and found 30 - 40 pigeons down feeding hard . We set up under a tree in the shade on low seats as we were using the airguns . Decoys out from 25 - 40 yds wide pattern and the pige back .first one in and my little girl knocked it over with a head shot at around 25 yds using her .22 sub 12 brocock . She missed a couple but then reconnected a few more times I took a few of the ones that landed a bit further out with my .22 fac ultra .7 pige for a couple of hours was just good enough .there were plenty around but they don't always land and present a shot .anyway the birds came home and we breasted 2 of them and they went straight on the bbq for tea that evening . A great result and I'm sure she will rember that for years to come I certainly will .got a photo to prove it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spr1985 Posted August 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 On 28/08/2023 at 20:48, Ultrastu said: Brilliant. My daughter said to me Saturday morning can we go pigeon shooting today ? Thats first time I've heard that from her . I dont need asking twice . So we set off to a newly cut wheat stubble and found 30 - 40 pigeons down feeding hard . We set up under a tree in the shade on low seats as we were using the airguns . Decoys out from 25 - 40 yds wide pattern and the pige back .first one in and my little girl knocked it over with a head shot at around 25 yds using her .22 sub 12 brocock . She missed a couple but then reconnected a few more times I took a few of the ones that landed a bit further out with my .22 fac ultra .7 pige for a couple of hours was just good enough .there were plenty around but they don't always land and present a shot .anyway the birds came home and we breasted 2 of them and they went straight on the bbq for tea that evening . A great result and I'm sure she will rember that for years to come I certainly will .got a photo to prove it Fantastic mate! Great to get them involved and out enjoying themselves 👌🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted August 30, 2023 Report Share Posted August 30, 2023 On 28/08/2023 at 20:16, Spr1985 said: So today the daughter asked if we could go out and look for some pigeons, I didn’t need asking twice! so off we went, not really much about and it was going in blind as I’ve not shot shotguns for around six months due to a shoulder injury and a new job, anyway she decided she’d rather stay out for an hour or two despite the lack of pigeons. So I obliged, threw up the hide chucked the decoys out and didn’t expect much other than an hour of questioning from the daughter, a few pigeons came in….I couldn’t hit a barn door 🤦♂️ “maybe we should just go home daddy” is still ringing in my ears now! As it approached half six (pack up time) I saw one coming in fully committed so I slowly mounted the gun as I rose from my seat and bang one woodie down and with a flicker in the corner of my eye swung onto a second that I’d not originally seen, I hesitated as thought It was a stocky… realised it wasn’t it was a feral so pulled the trigger down it went. A swift pack up and home we went. Put all the gear away and walked into the kitchen to hear my daughter informing the wife that she didn’t want mummy to make her dinner as daddy was cooking up her pigeon for her dinner (news to me) 🤣. The daughters demand :- Mac cheese(daughters favourite ) with pigeon breast cooked up in butter and garlic ensued… and swiftly demolished Very good 👍 👏 👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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