Sprinter Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 (edited) Well i wasn't greatly optimistic today it was blowing a hoolie and threatening rain. However pigeon were about when i got to the OSR and so needed shooting at Before i even started i found an old partridge hovel in the hedge and pulled 3 sheets of corrugated tin off of it. I then placed these in the hedge behind where i was going to build the hide. Not without mishap as i was blown off my feet three times before i got them into position. I then built the hide and set the deeks out. Far too windy for the magnet and i only had 4 dead 'uns too, absolutely no point putting plastic deeks out as they would have ended up in bedfordshire. Pinned three out and put one on my bouncer. By the time i had got to the hide the bouncer was upside down :blink: Turned around and shortened the extension to the minimum and stuck it in almost parallel to the ground. Into the hide and getting myself sorted out, i turn around and i have a dozen in, cool. It's about now i realise that that either the tins or the hide is in the wrong position or the wind has changed as i'm getting cut in half. Still no matter i drop the next two customers and rearrange the tins behind the hide after i have pegged them out. Back in the hide and drop another couple, by now the tins are hammering together and making an awful racket so i stuff my gunslip, sacks and lunch bag between them to shut them up. As i have a stretch and poke my head above the hide i see one of my decoys walking about, erm hang on a minute, bang another in the bag. Very very tricky shooting as once over the deeks the pigeon only have to tip a wing and they are halfway across the next field. Pleased to finish up with 20 for 40 shots with one unrecovered (would have been 21) Edited March 12, 2008 by Sprinter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Sometimes we have to go out in shocking conditions , i call it "the call of the wild", if its in your blood you wont be easily put off. Well done :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARBINE Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Nice one sprinter good to get out whatever the condition :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadliestdecoy Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 sounds like u done done well for the conditions,done well :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scout Posted March 12, 2008 Report Share Posted March 12, 2008 Sounds like a good day. I tried last night and it was too windy to even take a shot. Off out in a bit to try again now the wind has dropped a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprinter Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Be trying again today, hopefully the wind will have dropped enough to allow me to get the rotary working as there were loads of birds passing my pattern by. They were flying too low to see the deeks on the ground from too far away and the rotary would have pulled them in. It seems to work really well here as long as you can cover up all of the shiny bits if the sun is out (it's a big old fashioned thing that weighs about 1/3 of a ton, i really ought to buy or make a new one) So i should have a nice pattern all being good, 20 odd real deeks on the deck, 2 on the whirly-gig and 2 on bouncers Bet there isn't a pigeon in sight - lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK38 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Good luck Sprinter, hope you have a good day !. Went out for a drive round yesterday, and despite near perfect conditions i only saw a few small groups on the fields.... none were on Rape, and they appeared to prefer fields of peas to fresh drillings...... maybe a taste thing? Gotta get out soon .... i miss walking the fields Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprinter Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Not a sausage about today. But some clouds do have silver linings. However i spent my time mooching about the locality chatting with the farm hands and discovered that i have 8 more fields of OSR that i wasn't aware of about 3 miles away from my mainstay. According to Mr Farm Hand they have been hammering it. Didn't get confirmation of permission from Mr Farmer till late in the day but had a wander around after and have discovered some ready made hides, so i guess someone who should've been keeping a closer eye on it hasn't been !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadShotHoncho Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Scout, how much decoying do you do with airguns, I only have airguns and have orderd some deeks. Is it possible to decoys without cover crops Many thanks, HSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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