Harnser Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 Had a drive around the farm today and caught up with my farmer friend . He told me that they would be combining barley tomorrow weather permitting . He was also spraying off the rape today and that it would have to be combined with in the next 10 days . Looks like i shall be very busy shooting pigeons on stubbles very soon . Dont you just love this time of the year . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scifiden Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 good shootin Harnser, you lucky man. Have got to wait four more weeks for my crop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 no stubble round my farms for a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 we are gonna cut our rape in about a fortnite so abit of a wait still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biakalblaster Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 crops nowhere near ripening here in NE scotland, another 4-6 weeks at least i reckon still havent done proper decoying on stubble yet, we had a good hour or so on recently cut hay field on sunday, didnt even bother with a hide, but this meant the birds were spooked quickly at last moment, with no attempt to flutter into land, but at least it bought them in range and slowed them down, and we had written the day off as not much wind and hot, bagged 6 birds in just over an hour, would have got none without the decoys the birds had clover and i think grass seed in the crops kale wasnt very good on friday / saturday, 6 birds then 7 birds, with over 4 hours shooting each day think they have been spooked off the field now, as i got 25 previous week and another shooter 13 the day after we just dont get the pigeon numbers up here, so it seems 25 is a rare bag... look forward to harvest time up here, must try to find some other farms to shoot on, it seems when i have asked before, farmers arent bothered about pigeons feeding after the harvest, as they dont get the decimating flocks before the harvest, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Had a drive around the farm today and caught up with my farmer friend . He told me that they would be combining barley tomorrow weather permitting . He was also spraying off the rape today and that it would have to be combined with in the next 10 days . Looks like i shall be very busy shooting pigeons on stubbles very soon . Dont you just love this time of the year . Harnser . That's intersting H, they are going to cut the rape first here, it was sprayed last week, so any day now I shall be standing on the combine, choking on dust and shooting rabbits. Doncha love it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Bob , I shall also be following the combine round on a couple of fields that are notorious for holding the rabbits . I will take 4 more guns with me and stand in stratigic parts of the fields and shoot them as they bolt . Tried that riding on the combine ,to dirty and noisy for me . Yes dont you just love it . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Bob , I shall also be following the combine round on a couple of fields that are notorious for holding the rabbits . I will take 4 more guns with me and stand in stratigic parts of the fields and shoot them as they bolt . Tried that riding on the combine ,to dirty and noisy for me . Yes dont you just love it . Harnser . Oh yes, It's not as bad if you wear a face mask, (well, actually it is as bad, it just feels better). But dirty, s'trewth. I don't remember those huge clouds of dust a few years back, any idea why wheat is so dusty now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 The farmer desicated the rape on about 120 acres of our shooting on sunday so good shooting due in T8! Forecast is good as well so hopefully stubbles soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 I saw the first combines in action today cutting winter barley around Soham near Eley Cambs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 I saw the first combines in action today cutting winter barley around Soham near Eley Cambs. Happy Days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Yes anser2 . Its all started to happen again . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 we was told they are combineing the rape in the next 7 days last satarday, me thinks things are looking up gents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 went out the farm on the quad bike tonight, and seen he has spayed the rape so should be cut with in 10 days or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 They started cutting barley in our area at the weekend and the combines were working today. Strangely, some of the wheat looks almost ready and yet some is still quite green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 (edited) The Wheat is either green or light brown by us. Ive shot in fields which look ripe ( but the grains are not) & the next field is still bright green. Is this a product of the warm winds we seem to have had of late? Edited July 15, 2008 by Staffs-Shooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 checked out the barley on a farm toninght in readiness for tomorrows shooting.... combine is out tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgunners Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 checked out the barley on a farm toninght in readiness for tomorrows shooting.... combine is out tonight! which field? sat nav code please. Dave K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I was out tonight for a couple of hours............. great way to forget driving around mid Wales all day!!!! I send you a PM reply the other week.... not heard back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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