Dexter Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 I've got a friend over from Norway visiting today, and I wanted to take him pigeon shooting this afternoon after a few clays this morning. It's blowing a fookin gale here at the moment, so I dunno if the pigeon shooting is going to be possible? Any feedback gents? Dex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 I took today off work to go shooting, its p**sing down and blowing a gale!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millo2 Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Give it a go, There's always a chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Windy cloudy weather is often the best time for pigeon shooting. However with the reports from all around the country all saying that the pigeons are quite happy to feed on berries etc in their woods and staying there, I look forward to hearing how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white fox Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 I never have had good bags on a very still day, I guess any movement is easily spotted. But as for blowing a gale - thats no fun - best bet is go to the pub - couple of pints of wallop and tell lies to each other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 I would say that some of the most exciting pigeon shooting I have ever had has been under a flightline whilst well hidden in a hedge or wood edge, when the wind has been very strong. I don't know whether decoys would be any good though and an artificial hide is a pain in the wind. The pigeons really seem to revel in aerobatics and fly at twice normal speed (that's my excuse for the cartridges/kills ratio anyway). They seem to be having such a good time that they don't spot me - seems a shame to spoil their fun almost ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon master Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Today is a very windy day and the rain is light, Ive just been shopping for some xmas lights and low and behold a flock of 50+pigeons on the fresh ploughed field. First woodies Ive seen on the fields for over 6 weeks. I think its time to have another go. The PM I say get out there and get cold and wet...its what makes me feel alive. mmmmmm rosey cheeks and a cuppa tea when i get back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millo2 Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Today is a very windy day and the rain is light, Ive just been shopping for some xmas lights and low and behold a flock of 50+pigeons on the fresh ploughed field. First woodies Ive seen on the fields for over 6 weeks. I think its time to have another go. The PM I say get out there and get cold and wet...its what makes me feel alive. mmmmmm rosey cheeks and a cuppa tea when i get back. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Strong winds is never a problem, especially if you can find a sheltered lea of a wood, or similar. Now rain, thats a different matter. Pigeons don't like getting their feet muddy and I tend not to bother decoying in rain, but I will sit in a wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 HI ALL MYSELF AND A FRIEND WENT AND DID 100 CLAYS AT GARLANDS TODAY FINISHED ABOUT 2PM DRIVING BACK WE SAW A FEW PIGEONS FLYING AT MAC 5 IN THE WIND SO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD GRAB THE LAST HOUR TUCKED INTO A HEDGE ROW UNDER A FLIGHT LINE BINGO SHOT 12 IN 45 MINUTES WHEN ON THERE WAY HOME TO ROOST HAVE TRIED THIS BEFORE ON STILL DAYS WITH VERY POOR RESULTS NOT SURE IF THE WIND WAS A HELP OR NOT BUT IF SO I AM HOPEING FOR WIND TOMMORROW CHEERS SHAWN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled_cky Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 take off the capital letters.. i find clays stupid in the wind.. and then i can manage birds in the wind easy.. if they are flying into the wind its easy as they come slower.. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 is that better aled not the best on a computer and i only type with one finger as for the pigeons going slower it depends which way the wind is blowing today is was in my face with all the birds shot on a right to left flight dont know if that makes it any good or not but i enjoyed it! cheers shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 take off the capital letters.. i find clays stupid in the wind.. and then i can manage birds in the wind easy.. if they are flying into the wind its easy as they come slower.. Aled Aled you numb nut, how can you say shooting clays in the wind is stupid,its more of a chalenge and should be treated as such,personaly i love it,the stronger the wind the better ,to run a round of int'lskeet with a strong wind is something else , even shooting in a snow storm is a blast,it makes you react quicker ,dont let the fact you miss everything put you off Aled ,like the spider try and try again , one day you will grow up to be a real shooter :yp: Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 They fly lower when there is a hoolie blowing. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 do they still fly about if it is windy AND raning shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon master Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Ive seen a load of birds up when its raining, but these could be birds on there way back to a dry roost. I have had a few days when they still came into the decoys when raining but only summer showers rather than lashing down on rain bogged fields. like another post said, they are very finicky about clogged up feet. The PM. OOOOOO lads its getting closer to the time when we know where the woodies will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Posted December 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Hey, it was pretty good actually! My friend and I did set set up the pigeon magnet and decoys just to the side of a flightline, but they didn't seem to do much good. We set up about 200m apart along the flightline, concealed in gaps in the hedge. We shot 5 pigeons in about 40 minutes (not a great bag, but justifies being out there) before our fun got completely spoiled by North Wales Police. They flew the helicopter overhead at an altitude of around 500', and then hovered right over the flightline about 300' away from where we were set up. Needless to say, that scared off the pigeons, and given that I was out with someone new to pigeon shooting, I didn't want him to discharge any cartridges that close to a flying aircraft. We waited around 30 minutes for it to go, but it didn't until we had got all packed up and were walking back the the farmhouse. At that point, we retired to the local and got thoroughly inebriated. Turns out that the fuzz were involved in escorting a naughty person from one prison to another, and felt that they could combine that with upsetting 2 shooters and a herd of cows. Mission accomplished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon master Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 The thermal imaging unit on the helicopters is the Agema unit, it can spot you about 7 km away when zoomed in so to them you will have looked fairly suspicious sat in the hedge back with guns. Taking in to account they were giving air cover to the prison escort its no surprise that they kept in contact with you until the escort was out of range from where you were. How many break outs have been foiled by these helicopters with their high tech equipment.. “a fair few I bet” The PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Posted December 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 PM, I thought much the same. When the heli first started hovering near to us, I made sure that we were both clearly visible, as were our shot birds and decoy spread. We put the guns down and watched and waited for the helis departure (or the arrival of ground-based plod should they be interested in us!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallinson Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 ike another post said, they are very finicky about clogged up feet. The PM. This year whilst shooting on the peas, the fields were very bogy in places, i shot quite a few birds with really clagged up feet. Just to throw a spanner in the works i just presumed that they must of been fairly hungry lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabbitbosher Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 No such thing as bad weather for shooting Just Wrong clothes !! Some of my best days sport have been in the wind As for rain, Well! when it backs off or stops Down come the Pigs n Crows YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa :yp: :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowman Posted December 17, 2004 Report Share Posted December 17, 2004 *BANG* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pike Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 If the weather is that nasty get into the woods, roost shooting will be the dogs' bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Hey, it was pretty good actually! My friend and I did set set up the pigeon magnet and decoys just to the side of a flightline, but they didn't seem to do much good. We set up about 200m apart along the flightline, concealed in gaps in the hedge. We shot 5 pigeons in about 40 minutes (not a great bag, but justifies being out there) before our fun got completely spoiled by North Wales Police. They flew the helicopter overhead at an altitude of around 500', and then hovered right over the flightline about 300' away from where we were set up. Needless to say, that scared off the pigeons, and given that I was out with someone new to pigeon shooting, I didn't want him to discharge any cartridges that close to a flying aircraft. We waited around 30 minutes for it to go, but it didn't until we had got all packed up and were walking back the the farmhouse. At that point, we retired to the local and got thoroughly inebriated. Turns out that the fuzz were involved in escorting a naughty person from one prison to another, and felt that they could combine that with upsetting 2 shooters and a herd of cows. Mission accomplished. ? LB not wishing too swear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted December 19, 2004 Report Share Posted December 19, 2004 Helicopter happened to me a few years ago whilst out shooting pigeon. It turned out to be a repair crew looking for a broken cable. I know it was something that needed to be done but it did ****** up the afternoon for me. :< As for shooting in the rain, I find that the rain makes the deeks’ shine, which seems to frighten the birds away. As for wind, well that seems to make the birds fly about in a more purposeful manner, almost as though they are looking for food in a more determined way. One of my best days was over ploughed in stubbles that had had muck spread over them, on a cloudy day, with a bloody gale blowing. Mind you it wasn’t a cold day which meant that the birds weren’t hiding in the woods. I had a fabulous day, but when I got home everyone dived for the air freshener. I stank the house out as I had picked up the wonderful aroma of the muck that had been spread. :*) :*) :*) Pigeon shooting….ha! why on earth do we do it….. Cos we love it that’s why!!!!!! G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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