Anyone out near Newport, Essex today?

[pob]

I was.

I forgot to take my decoys, so I watched a team across the road shooting over drillings ( I assume), whilst my 4 frozen birds refused to thaw for use on the rotary. Looked and sounded like whoever it was should have enjoyed a red letter day. The birds were suicidal; committing from a very very long way out. I saw a couple of birds wheel around and return to the same field after being shot at.

They showed no interest in my patch of rape or my quasi-modo decoys. I enjoyed my day though; vicarious pleasure, and always nice to see a Peregrine.

[anser2]

pob,

next time your pigeons are still frozen when you want them for the magent , try breaking the wing bones and secure them to the agnet arms with a clip or even string. this will balance the body across the middle prong. Not as good as a thawed pigeon , but they still work. And after an hour or so of going around on the magnet the body is usualy thawed enough to set the pigeon as usual.

[pob]

Thanks Anser. I'll try that next time I am in a crisis. (Puts string in bucket seat...)

 

The farmer called me in the morning and sort of asked me to come out. I felt honour bound, but the missus wasn't pleased. I left in a hurry with a flea in my ear, grabbing the birds as I left. They were well frozen and contorted. I tend to break their wings before freezing anyway, then I can grab any of them for my flapper, but these were like bricks.

 

I have the solution. Two of them are now in the freezer again, stick mounted, tail fanned and wings spread proudly on a clip.

 

I thought she was PO'd on Sunday.........wait until she looks in the freezer.

[s6boy]

Hi mate i live in newport were abouts were u shooting and on whos land.

I have seen a load of pigeons about the last few days,lots of new drilled fileds and the birds going of the local rape i think.

Thanx Matt