rifleman56 Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 went out today to see if any pigeons on rape there was not one any one started yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb5037 Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 Might be wrong, but is it not a bit soon for rape? Think their be on the other food at the mo' Beech and acorns. Plus other fields? We'll have to wait for the hard frosts to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deako Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 Spot on...way too much food available to them in the woods at the moment, its going to be a while before they even begin to think about hitting the rape in earnest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb5037 Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 "I love it when a plan comes together!" Not often get it right :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbitbosher Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 Ere you are ALLWAYS Right Your a Bloke !!! WE ALL ARE LOL Ive seen em tucking in on new plough over the last couple of weeks i shot one at the end of october as i picked it up i thought it bled all over me turned out it was blackberry juice (i could tell coz of the pips) IN OCTOBER!! Two or three rape fields right next to where i was shooting not a pigeon in sight on them! Wait till christmas tho !!! YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene molloy Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 In this neck of the woods they are still chuffing acorns and beech mast; not much sign of them in the arable fields at all, just the odd one or two on emerging winter wheat. Eug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermin Dropper Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 We Want Frost, We Want Frost, We Want Frost! :thumbs: Sorry, just waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 I want some good chubbing too, Where's Jack when you need him eh? :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermin Dropper Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 I want some good chubbing too, Where's Jack when you need him eh? :thumbs: Pike or Daniels? I love them both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 How 'bout Jack Frost :thumbs: But any of the above are fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete evans Posted November 8, 2004 Report Share Posted November 8, 2004 just have to settle for **** at the moment :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb5037 Posted November 12, 2004 Report Share Posted November 12, 2004 How 'bout Jack Frost But any of the above are fine LOL **** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Nothing much around these parts yet, got some interesting fields to keep an eye on this winter, they are growing clover to add nitrogen naturally to the ground as they are going over to growing organic grain in the next couple of years. It's big leaf clover and stands quite high so it could attract some activity once the weather gets a bit harder. Anyone else had much luck on winter clover ? Been doing well on the ferreting so far, 130 bunnies this season. Had 62 last weekend and a strange couple of trips a week earlier. Ferreted one farm and had a dozen full grown rabbits, went back and did the adjacent field the following week and had 26 but lost no end of litte uns through the nets and even had a couple of does in kindle. Will do the field again at the end of the season and should get another good bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishandshoot Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 Did a recce this afternoon and there were 20-30 woodies on the rape. We had snow yesterday and a hard frost last night. Hard frost forecast for tonight so will be out at first light and try my luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman56 Posted November 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 they said we were going to get a frost last nigth but we didn,t get one in taunton somerset rained so i bought a rifle insted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMMER BURT Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 the woodies are on the rape in the cambridge area lots and lots of emmm good shooting at the moment and it's only november no snow as yet :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Anyone else had much luck on winter clover ? Ive had some spectacular days on Clover Rooster... When the Pigeons really hit the sweet clover shoots they can get preoccupied with it to the extent that a couple of decoys are all you need. I once shot a clover field in Somerset that was literally surrounded by rape it was like a postage stamp in the middle of a newspaper but the woodies homed in on it for 5 days until they got a little gun shy let us know how you fair. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Was having a reccy of my my new NPPC Field list destinations this morning, In Lincolnshire. No birds in the sky, and nothing feeding on the rape fields yet apart for a couple of crows. We had really cold snap last week - down to about minus 6 on saturday night, which I thought make em alittle bit hungrier, but they are still holdiong up in my wooded arrears locally. Was sat bagging squirrels in a wood full of half grown oak trees the other day, and notices that the woodies were readily foraging around in the fallen leaves. The next afternoon I got under cover, and put down 3 shell deaks, and shot 4 birds with the TX200 in quick succession. This was the first time Id laid deaks in a wood before........ It worked a treat Paul in North Lincs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete evans Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 pigeons on the rape in banbury, not in huge numbers but im going to give it a crack tomorrow pete the guy with the permission in middleton chaney, it is near there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete evans Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 useless im afraid. no pigeons but there were 20 or so swans feeding on the rape. never seen this before. pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 hi pete i have been out all day today on 4 different rape fields with loads of pigeons around not a single pigoen came into any of my decoys and i never saw a single one feeding anywhere else on the rape either they are holding up in the trees big time near me but i can wait they will feed on it sooner or later and i will be waiting but as for my next couple of days holiday leave tommorrow i will take the ferret out and shotgun some bunnies and wednesday might do some clays keep us posted your end cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 None on the Rape in my area, Herts / Beds, they're too busy stuffing themselves with Beech Mast and Acorns - in past years when it has been like this they don't start hitting it until the end of Jan - at least it blows the theory that some people have that they love the stuff - I believe that they only eat it because there is nothing else available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirky Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 All the pigeons that i have shot recently have been full of hawthorn berry or beech mast. They dont call them woodpigeons for nowt!!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ossa Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 Went out to a couple of rape fields on Tuesday near to Scotch Corner, plenty of pigeons in the woods but now't came down to the rape, a **** day in all. A bit too early, but you know that itchy feeling you get in your trigger finger ?.......well I just had to get rid of it. Anyway! I've heard that is going to be the coldest winter for about 40 yrs, if so this should result in some good shooting this winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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