Mornings or Afternoons ?

[arjimlad]

I have a spare half-day to use up before the end of this month, and thought I would book the time off to do some decoying on local rape. I would be very interested to see whether PW members think that a morning raid - say from 7-11.30 would be better than an afternoon from 2-5.30....Thank you very much.

[russ91]

well on my permishon it seems to be in the afternoon starting at about 1ish and i get a lul at about 5ish well that was the case last summer

[the hitman]

I think afternoons are more productive at this time of year.

[Cranfield]

If you can make the decision as close to the actual day as possible, check out the weather forecast.

I would go at the dryest part of the day.

If you can't do that, go for the afternoon, as you can pick up the decoys about 3.30-4pm and then get some time roost shooting.

[Suffolk shooter]

If you can't do that, go for the afternoon, as you can pick up the decoys about 3.30-4pm and then get some time roost shooting.

 

Damn good call there Cranners. Hope there's some wind about for you if you can do that.

 

SS

[adymorris]

my permission is split into about 5 areas some are productive in the morning some in the afternoon, will depend on what's about and flight lines/weather etc

[Sprinter]

my permission is split into about 5 areas some are productive in the morning some in the afternoon, will depend on what's about and flight lines/weather etc

 

That's my usual plan of attack, find where they are in the morning. Bang away until it dries up, then go find where they've got to in the afternoon and have another go.

[arjimlad]

Thanks everyone - I will check the weather nearer the time !

 

Afternoons seem to be favourite, although locally I have noticed lots of pigeons about in the morning..I guess it's all down to reconnaissance...

[anser2]

Last year in March I was shooting pigeons right up to an hour before dark , but this season there seems a strong trend towards morning feeding . I find most activity stops by early afternoon though there the odd days when the pigeons would move later.

[arjimlad]

I was thinking that the morning stint would be longer than the afternoon one, and I can get up nice and early to catch them on the first feed..

[ferretman]

i would say morning mate but sometimes it is the afternoon its just how thay want to work on the day.

[Stillsy]

i agree, i have been out an about on the quad doing some recconassiance and have found that early in the morning they really go for it seem to be really active, and then in the afternoon, they are less eager to feed! i was on a field all set up arounf 7.30 and was bagging them then! but it all depends on weather?