Fisherman Mike Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Had a very pleasant evening yesterday on one of my shoots. Settled down in a box hedge in a medium sized copse next to the river which I had seen a number of Pigeons using as a roost. Shot 9 birds out of 17 Shots and a bonus mallard drake that got a bit disorientated and a rabbit which was feeding happily about 30 yards away Could have shot a Charlie that wandered about 30 feet from me but by the time I reached for a heavier load cart I think he must have smelt me because he went off like a rocket. Got a bit spooky later with all the owls hooting and the wind creaking the branches in the trees. Picked up all but one bird which must have been a runner. No doubt that fox will have him. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrie0 Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Shot 9 birds out of 17 Shots You been practicing then mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted September 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Yes mate just a little... They were all easy (ish) Shots By the way before anybody points it out I was using non toxic carts as there would have been a lot of fall out over parts of the river. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Were they steel? How did you find them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Can I put steel down my silver pigeon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Pieman Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 Yes Red, without any problems PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowstopper Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 I use hunting steel in my Remington, no more then half choke though crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted September 29, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 Were they steel? How did you find them? Yes.... Lyalvale Express Steel 32 G No. 4 ( only plastic wad unfortunately) I could get used to them. No. 4 is not a shot size I would use normally in lead for pigeon as I generally use a 6 or 7 but they killed all the birds I hit bar one at my normal shooting distance. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 Yes Red, without any problems PP Cheers PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 Could have shot a Charlie that wandered about 30 feet from me but by the time I reached for a heavier load cart I think he must have smelt me because he went off like a rocket. If the fox was only about 30 feet away from you why would you have needed a heavier cartridge, especially if you were using no.4 shot. Sorry but I was just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted September 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 Ollie You are quite right in fact I asked myself that question after it had bolted.. But having shot very few foxes with a shotty I was not confident that the size 4s would have been enough to kill it cleanly. I know now that it probably would have been, but having trained myself over the years to be ultra careful when shooting, especially alone, I was not completely certain. Discretion being the better part of valour. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted September 30, 2004 Report Share Posted September 30, 2004 The last time I shot a fox was a chance encounter as I was approaching a wide gap in the hedge to survey the field for pigeons. I was about 10 yards from the gap when a fox trotted past about the same distance from the hedge on the other side. I fired in front of him and he fell instantly and didn't need a second shot to finish him off. Cartridge: Express Pigeon Special 30 gram No 6 shot through 1/2 choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted October 6, 2004 Report Share Posted October 6, 2004 The last fox I shot when I was roost shooting was one very windy night in a fur plantation and there was a tree creaking beside me with the wind which sounded a bit like a fox barking and all of a sudden I heard a fox barking down the wood. Everytime this tree creaked the fox replied, so i sat tight and resisted shooting pigeons that were coming in around me and after about 20 mins the fox walked straight up to me and I cleanly killed him with No. 6. I couldn't believe my luck that a healthy dog fox came straight up to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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