Gareth_Northern Ireland Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 dont no what yous think but anyone think its a funny year for pigeons?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 plenty of pigeons around this year bought a box of 32g 6`s for the barley being cut this week. hoping for some coying over stubble next saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagantino Posted August 31, 2008 Report Share Posted August 31, 2008 I'm just reading down this post on weather and bags of birds. I got out last Thursday for the first time by myself in years. I was out with a mate a few weeks ago and we shot 49 crows ans a few pigeons. My only pigeon was feral. Last Thursday was the first by myself in years though. What a joy. Calm warm evening, about 4pm. Standing barley and me. I brought lots of pigeons into the trees above the hide. They sat billing and cooing with me underneath. Too fast for me when coming in but I got a score line going around 6 pm. 2 woodies and 6 crows but the best craic was looking over calm fields in Co. Antrim waiting for the fun to begin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballymac Posted September 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 Nagantino, was down the motorway and noticed a lot of fields around your direction between Moira and Lisburn, should be plenty of pigeons around there I would think. Lots of flattened areas too Although would think the majority of it would be harvested, getting late in the year Was out last Friday in a field that has produced good bags the last 3 years, for a couple of hours and was bitterly disappointed. Whatever the farmer has doe this time there is hardly any food in the field left for the birds. Its like the farmer used a hoover to get the last of the grain Still have got a new permission 100 acres of wheat, the first time the farmer has put wheat in his farm, so don't know what they will be like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckfast d Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 aye ballymac i know the fields your talking about very well but it's the usual crack boys get the ground closed of for them and only shoot it once a blue moon selfish to say the least, know of a few lads like this go round closing of fields and then don't shoot over them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth_Northern Ireland Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 feilds your talkin bout are well watched off m1. seen them bein shot over the holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth_Northern Ireland Posted September 5, 2008 Report Share Posted September 5, 2008 looks like there wont be much shooting this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie mac Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 at last we are geting some good weather mite get a bit of shooting now but going fishing in the morning wish luck. :good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballymac Posted September 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 got out on saturday, was a bit late 3.30 set up in a field where ther were 100+ crows feeding with the same number of pigeons in the next field. Set up a few decoys and sat and waited. 45 mins later got my first, a grey crow, nothing for another 20 mins then a magpie. Its relations were concerned about it and sat in the trees calling for it, just close enough to get it. Then got a ferral pigeon, followed shortly by a crow, then one final magpipe. So not exactly what i expected to get, but hope to be out next saturday early this time. btw the weather was extremely warm with a bit of a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nagantino Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I got out on Saturday myself. Great weather, you dont often get to say that, and a great field of cut barley. I had kept an eye on this field and got permission with no probs and was ready Saturday morning. I left it late though and was not set up untill 9.30 or so. I kept the hide small but just left of a huge Oak tree. I find that if I am under the tree I cant make as many shots. The birds were steady but I missed many sitters. BUT, I hit my first left and a right. A magpie and a big grey crow. But were shot on instinct and both clean kills. I got 2 magpies , my first ever and 12 crows. The missed birds were a real frustration. The new gun is a Lanber sporter and this brings me to my question. Do you blot the bird out on these occasions or should you always see the bird? I shoot DTL and regularly hit max 75 or 60 depending on the shoot but these ******* defeat me. Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 I got out on Saturday myself. Great weather, you dont often get to say that, and a great field of cut barley. I had kept an eye on this field and got permission with no probs and was ready Saturday morning. I left it late though and was not set up untill 9.30 or so. I kept the hide small but just left of a huge Oak tree. I find that if I am under the tree I cant make as many shots. The birds were steady but I missed many sitters. BUT, I hit my first left and a right. A magpie and a big grey crow. But were shot on instinct and both clean kills. I got 2 magpies , my first ever and 12 crows. The missed birds were a real frustration. The new gun is a Lanber sporter and this brings me to my question. Do you blot the bird out on these occasions or should you always see the bird? I shoot DTL and regularly hit max 75 or 60 depending on the shoot but these ******* defeat me. Any advice? yes mate practice ,practice and more practice.it will all fall into place one day.me i still enjoy the practicing bit.falls into place the odd time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth_Northern Ireland Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 i was out all day on sat 11pigeons n 18crows. any of yous the caller for the grey backs there good but mine is near useless now in some places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth_Northern Ireland Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 shot 27 pigeons yesterday good afternoons shjooting any1 else out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted September 28, 2008 Report Share Posted September 28, 2008 no mate i was chasing squirrels with fac air somebody is having a bang at them this morning i can hear the shots from here.its too close for it to be the duck men on the lough shore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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