dogfox Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) was out this evening and was walking along a track, deviating from my permission slightly when i come across this bloke sitting smoking a pipe!! (i thought it looked priceless) i went up to him and pointed at the 5 HUGE stubble fields and asked "gooday dear sir, you dont own those fields over yonder by any chance?" :yp: he replies yes i do, so i asked could i have permission to shoot on them, "jaysus, bang away boy!! take as many as you can" these fields were huge, and there were hundreds of pigeon and crow coming down, unfortunatly im not picking up my hide,decoys and carts til tomorow so i couldnt do anything, i had a scout around though and found an excellent spot to set up a hide. heres the picture i took looking from the top field, theres 1 more field to the left, and the one i plan on decoying is the one sort of in the middle/left other than gaining this great new permission the evening brought no other success as the hare that bolted was missed terribly despite it being about 10 feet away i suppose it wasnt his time! Edited October 30, 2008 by dogfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted October 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 (edited) also, for carts tomorow you think 32g 6s will do the job? Edited October 30, 2008 by dogfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie 1 Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 gr8 stuff on the perm. 32g 6's will be perfect for crows and pigeons. i wont use anything less then 32g but either 5's or 6's are the best. good luck shooting it and post lots of pics of the final bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Good news on getting a new permission! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urikastu Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 If you can get Rio's over your side 32g 5's there as cheap as chips where I go. Unless somebody knows different that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted October 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 thanks guys!, im buying some camo netting, 5 or 6 half shells and a couple of boxes of 6s tomorow, i hope it doesnt break the bank! :look: will post results after i go out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie 1 Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 if you havn't already bought the carts then personally i would say go for 5's. they tend to kill better IMO. also i don't know if you have done much pigeon crow shooting before or how much you know about it but get some movement in the pattern. you can easily make a bouncer/floater to put dead birds on and it is well worth the 15 mins of effort. get a long but fairly thin hazel stick and using a knife make it fairly smooth so take off the stumps etc. then point both ends. also cut two small bendy bits of hazel which should fit between the elbows of the dead bird. put the dead bird on the long hazel stick the same way it fits onto a rotary and put the smaller bit of hazel between the elbows so the wings stay out and look like a flying bird. then put it 25/30 yrds behind ur pattern facing into your decoy pattern. it will symbolise a bird entering the decoys. hope im not telling you wot u already know. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted October 30, 2008 Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 Ergh, Call me a killjoy, but make sure he owes them. I once gave someone shooting permission on a field I was working near, (I was drunk, and somewhat annoyed at the time, I regret it, but thought I was pretty funny at the time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted October 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2008 ok, ill try a box of each maybe and see what works best! thanks for the advice on the bouncer thingy! ill try it if i remember! i dont know much about shooting pigeons and crows other than the very basics such as hide positioning, flight paths and how to postition decoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted October 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Was dropped up to my local rfd this morning to buy some carts, decoys and a hide! i ended up coming away with 2 boxes of fiocchi 32g 6s and 4 full shell pigeon decoys, the hide was way too expensive with the camo netting being €65 . i said id make do with what i had, so i went off to the permission photod previously in this post at aroun 1400, set up my decoys and concealed myself in a bush. after about 10 minutes there were birds swarming over me! !! i focused on one of them that was hurtling towards me and squeezed, BAM!! and a puff of feathers! :look: finally christened my gun! the only problem was, was that when i fired, he was about 7 feet away! so his right side was entirely vaporized! so no eating that for me!. i waited a bit longer and more came in, but no shots presented themselves so i moved the decoys to another field, this time both crows and pigeons were coming down, this huge rook started "hovering" and BAM!! straight down he went!, i finished up at 1700 with 1 pigeon and 1 crow! my first ever decoying session without a hide and only 4 decoys! just a pic taken off the mobile. as you can see the woody was fairly mangled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiatia Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 well done mate well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted October 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 well done mate well done thanks!! was delighted! also saw another hare! but i thought id leave him/her off as there already enough hare meat in the freezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeksofdoom Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Well done that man, mind yourself with that new gun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted October 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Well done that man, mind yourself with that new gun! will do my utmost best! thanks mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted November 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 am heading out again tomorow moring after work, will post results when i get back :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyo Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 nice one mate..the scenery looks crackin too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted November 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 aye, its lovely there, great view onto the sea, can be a bit windy in parts though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul@Ribchester Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Suppose you get some quality fishing in when your not shooting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted November 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 I used to fish like mad before i got into ferreting and shooting, but i dont go so much anymore, and if i do its only the short session with the fly rod on the rivers....stealthily may i add! :good: no i have a rod licence! Hunting is my new life now, the fishing kit has gathered dust since i got the ferrets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 You definitely showed that pigeon Still, i don't like it when I wing 'em. So satisfying when they drop. Pretty new to pigeon shooting too, hope to get out there at the end of the semester in the Christmas hols I'll post some piccies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted November 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 , ill be glad to hear from your trip mate, post em asap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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