pigeon controller Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 (edited) Picked up DB from work on Friday at 13:00. Set out to look for pigeon. After approx 30 minutes and three farms found 100+ on a field of cut rape. Decided to set up after seeing the farmer. We both shot from the same hide and packed up at 18:00 and picked up 240 birds. See photo below. Picked up DB Saturday at 09.00. We drove for approx 100 miles looking again for pigeon. Not one in the air!! Approx 13:00 stopped for a bacon sandwich and saw 2 birds crossing. In 10 minutes a further 16 crossed and we followed them. This led us to a small field of cut rape with approx 200 birds on it. Just at that moment the farmer arrived to continue combining the adjoining field. Asked for permission and was told to help ourselves. We set up with the wind off our backs in the bottom of a valley. Then the frustration started:- the birds would not decoy. We moved the rotary out of the pattern and even 100 yards up the field, took the rotary out, put two flappers in still would not decoy with any conviction. Walked out onto the field and realised that it was very hot and the wind dropped as you walked down to our hide position, so the birds were going from a strong wind to zero. When the wind dropped they decoyed perfectly and we picked up 109 by 18:00. The moral is not to give up - just keep going!! Edited August 25, 2008 by pigeon controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Nice read and looks like you had 2 good days. Bit of good advice that never give up :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckfast d Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 Excellant going mate, your a lucky sod having so much shooting around you like this i'd be happy with a dozen birds or less, a dozen would be a good bag for me at the moment well done indeed p.s. what da heck happened your face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p-a-s Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 p.s. what da heck happened your face must be after watching that whirler fo 2 days running.seriously lads well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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