marsh man Posted 20 hours ago Report Share Posted 20 hours ago Three 100+ days on the trot should be put in your diary in very Red writing , you can see how quite the site is at the moment , I have been out for most of the afternoon just walking the dog around a few fields that have just been drilled with Spring barley , lovely and warm , a clear Blue sky and not a breath of wind , bad enough if there had been Pigeons about but sadly there wasn't hardly a Pigeon to be seen , a few Rooks yes but very few Pigeons , the rape is beginning to take off and I think it will be a while until we see some regular posting . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu nesling Posted 20 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 20 hours ago 19 minutes ago, marsh man said: Three 100+ days on the trot should be put in your diary in very Red writing , you can see how quite the site is at the moment , I have been out for most of the afternoon just walking the dog around a few fields that have just been drilled with Spring barley , lovely and warm , a clear Blue sky and not a breath of wind , bad enough if there had been Pigeons about but sadly there wasn't hardly a Pigeon to be seen , a few Rooks yes but very few Pigeons , the rape is beginning to take off and I think it will be a while until we see some regular posting . MM yup, it was one for the diary for sure. i had lost my clicker so i had no idea what i had shot until i counted the shells in one of my bags. i was using 1 bag for kills and the other for misses ! glad that the bag for kills was fuller than the other one..lol. i t was close when i was counting them out though as it was getting empty and it was looking like the `100 was going to be missed. but to my relief i just got it, i wouldn't have lived it down as i was getting stick as i counted them out from a friend who was watching. super happy chappy this evening after another nice days shoting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago Watching that video would make any pigeon shooters mouth water, you’re lucky to have those strips to go at! I managed to average over 100 a day last spring/summer on peas, which isn’t the norm for me but purely due to having peas grown in prime fields that attracted good numbers of pigeons throughout…..this year it’s very very unlikely to be the case due to where they’re being planted and the smaller acreage. Make hay while the sun shines and keep at them before they hoover up all the maize on those strips, hope you get plenty more before they do 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu nesling Posted 18 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 18 hours ago we have peas going in on fields i think will be good for shooting. so hopefully we will be able to repeat the bags and good times i had last year . not sure what the neighbours are putting in yet, but iam hoping they will plant peas again and we will be asked to keep an eye on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago It's quiet because hardly anyone is posting any bags I shot 2 birds today on a very very poor rape field after nearly 3 hrs driving around just couldn't find any I set up in desperation on the only field I saw any birds on I went against my gut instinct I knew it wasn't worth the effort and it wasn't that's how desperate it is around here at the min good to see you are doing well though, we never have any maize strips to go at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted 16 hours ago Report Share Posted 16 hours ago 35 minutes ago, yickdaz said: It's quiet because hardly anyone is posting any bags I shot 2 birds today on a very very poor rape field after nearly 3 hrs driving around just couldn't find any I set up in desperation on the only field I saw any birds on I went against my gut instinct I knew it wasn't worth the effort and it wasn't that's how desperate it is around here at the min good to see you are doing well though, we never have any maize strips to go at You and me both Daz. I drove round for two hours with my little lad in the back, he fell asleep in the end 😂 I’d love maize strips to go at too, one of the easiest situations to decoy as they’re so concentrated into small areas. I found a few on my travels today but not worth setting up for, smallish flocks with no lines and you just know when you’ll be wasting your time so didn’t bother. I had a bumper summer, last time in the hide in October shot 191 and haven’t had the decoys out since (kept an eye out but very little to find)! Drills have started to roll though so hoping a few may turn up before long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago It will improve always does, just wish it wasn't 5- 6 months in-between when it's dire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago 14 minutes ago, yickdaz said: It will improve always does, just wish it wasn't 5- 6 months in-between when it's dire I only really shoot pigeons 6 months of the year nowadays but still seem to shoot similar numbers overall. It used to be a much more year round affair which I actually preferred over larger bags condensed into a shorter timeframe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted 15 hours ago Report Share Posted 15 hours ago I prefer that I'd be happy to shoot 30 or 40 week In week out with the odd bumper bag thrown in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted 5 minutes ago Report Share Posted 5 minutes ago 15 hours ago, yickdaz said: I prefer that I'd be happy to shoot 30 or 40 week In week out with the odd bumper bag thrown in Same, I really miss my pigeon decoying through the winter…..does mean I end up working five days a week though 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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