pigeon controller Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 I had a call on Tuesday from Ben informing me that he intended to shoot a shared permission on Friday. I had planned to do my bottle run on Wednesday so I could have a look at the rape for Friday. I told Ben I would join him on Friday. During my bottle run I had a look at the three fields of rape and could not see a bird on it but just then the farm manager drove across the field on his quad so I left. Friday morning I arrived at the fields at approx 9.20 and Ben at 9.25. I could not see any birds down but Ben glassed the field and the local woods and could see birds in the trees . They then started to drop in at the far end of the field we had driven into, the field layout is as such. Two fields east to west side by side with the third field north to south adjoining both. The birds were dropping in at the intersection of all three. As I’ve said before you have to set up where the birds want to be, so it was going to be a long walk. So we loaded the trolley and Ben steered it down the field, when we arrived the birds were coming in with the wind and then turning into it at the last moment. So the hide position was under an Oak tree with the wind in our faces slightly from the left. The Oak tree gave us cover from birds coming to the pattern over our heads. We set up the decoys in the tram lines in front of the hide, two on the magnet and nine on cradles in the taller rape on the edge of the tram lines. We had birds coming to us from in front and turning in an arc across us and birds from the back coming over our heads. It was a slow day and we finished at 15.00 and picked up 51 pigeons and one high corvid. It was nice to be out and the banter was interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCB56 Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Good report as normal PC and your usual neat layout of the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 is it an electric trolley ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Well done PC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted December 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 2 hours ago, ditchman said: is it an electric trolley ? Yes, two 12v batteries . Fully loaded it drives at walking pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 17, 2023 Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, pigeon controller said: Yes, two 12v batteries . Fully loaded it drives at walking pace. i bet that makes things a darn sight easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted December 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2023 Just now, ditchman said: i bet that makes things a darn sight easier Certainly does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 It’s good to see the smile under that familiar tash PC. Many thanks for sharing. OB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 Great report PC nice to see some of the old format coming from you, and long may it last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted December 18, 2023 Report Share Posted December 18, 2023 Very nice. Here it seems to be mud heaven everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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