apbuild Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Nice and cold and bright this morning! Going out tomorrow to see what's happening. Hopefully the pigeon will be moving well and easier to decoy. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb5037 Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Lets keep our fingers crossed. I'm not going to get a chance for a few weeks yet but as soon as i do it's going to be good me thinks Roll on the cold dry winter months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Naggh! The weather is playing havock with my metal leg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman56 Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 went out today on stubble nothing about went to another farm in dryed up pond hit 5 pigeons and 2 crows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 I was out this afternoon and while walking back the 25 yards to the hide after setting the decoys out 3 pigeons came in – the gun was in the hide and I didn’t see another all afternoon. doh! Masses of rooks though, but none that came within 60 yards of the hide. All in all I spent 3 and a half hours freezing my nuts off for zero birds, so went for a wander the long way round back to the car and got half a dozen rabbits. Some afternoons are just like that I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowstopper Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Working on a shoot 2 day picking up, got cold as the guns took over an 1 hour 2 have lunch and also got wet as when I was sitting in a ditch bank facing into the ditch to avoid low flying shot as I could not stand any further behind the guns, when the end of the drive came I went to get up and forgot my dog was on a lead , this was then followed by the dog trying to jump the ditch with me still on the end of the lead , this then meant that I was pulled sharply into the very wet deep water below with a happy dry dog on the far bank . End result a very wet picker up in not a very good mood to let the dog find some game :< . Crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled_cky Posted November 13, 2004 Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 yes its gone colder, it was 12*C with me at 9:10 this morning and 30miles inland it was 8*C at 10:13. my eyes water on the quad now from the wind and the coldness, let alone my hand freezing. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbuild Posted November 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2004 Got my flask ready for the Mulligatawny soup in the morning and my Peacock handwarmer ready. Going out at 8:30 am to seek the pigeon! Will inform you of the results! Cheers one and all. Rob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 I went out sat on some drilled wheat,shot 23 in 4hrs it was freezing cold with strong winds.I made some floaters as described on another thread,well pleased top tip.At about 2pm i went round a small wood approx 2 acres shot 2pigeons and a tree rat (squirrel).Not the best day ever but i enjoyed it and thats what it's all about pushing my luck trying to get out today,had a hard frost last night so they should be hungry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdfish Posted November 14, 2004 Report Share Posted November 14, 2004 Have been out this morning, Big flocks of pigeons forming. About a thousand starlings flocking. cannot bring myself to shoot them. One cock pheasant abs a pair of partridges. No pigeons Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Did recces on 3 farms this week and saw very few pigeons. Looked at old stubble, young OSR etc but only pigeons I saw were around base of some beech trees (for the nuts) and not on my 'land'. Its certainly cold out there which wouldnt be so bad if there was some action to warm things up a bit. Have numbers dropped? what do other shooters think? My farms are to the south and west of Cambridge and have given steady bags through the year up to now, strange? Clipper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Spent the whole weekend looking for pigeons on my patch. Nothing. Didnt even get my gun on either day. Where are they all? I look forward to the winter on OSR but if the numbers dont come then its going to be a dissapointing few months. Can we expect some from scandanavia soon? (Ill send them their flight tickets just to get em here!!) Mack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete evans Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 nothing showing on my permission yet a few more frosts required i think. pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 This is a bad time of year. Not cold enough etc for the pigeons to come in, too dark and cold on an evening to go out for a stroll with the rifle/shotty. Too cold during the day for any bunnies to be out at the weekend...What do you guys do? Only option to me seems to be staying up late and going lamping (not always the missus' idea of a midweek evening in!) Mack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMMER BURT Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 pheasent shoot twice a month,then duck shooting in the week then every sunday go and shoot 100 sporting clays,then at the end of jan start roost shooting. as for pigeons in and around ely it's very poor in dead we realy do need a frost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrie0 Posted November 15, 2004 Report Share Posted November 15, 2004 Should be getting some more soon http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/ukweather/mon...y_outlook.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted November 16, 2004 Report Share Posted November 16, 2004 ...What do you guys do? Stay at home in front of a warm log fire with a glass or two of 24 year old Cardhu single malt ( only half a bottle left ) Dogs at my feet reading the reprinted Complete Angler by Isaac Walton and tying next summers supply of fishing flies. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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