Nial Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I've just been on the phone to ask if a farmer minds me out this morning. He said no bother but that the fields are all ploughed (apart from one wee bit). Will I be wasting my time? Nial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 depends what your out for, Charlies like fresh plough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Yes & no. If wet you'll find birds don't like muddy feet, if dry then handy for grubbing for crows. A few pigeon deeks might fool some to come & see what's on offer. Not looking good but not completely hopeless. Might be better to get some deeks close to a sitty tree or even farm building. My nearest farm has the front yard full of allsorts at first light due to spilt grain but they leave as soon as they start bagging around 7.30. If I do an early start I can get a very frantic 20/30 minutes at least in winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 I would go anyway and have a look at, "the one wee bit". Pigeons will sit out on ploughed fields, either resting, or gritting. Its worth sticking out a few decoys to get any passing birds to come and have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 If its suger beet or potatoes there could well be lots of chips for them eat .Just had a good day on field of suger beet that had had the cultivator run over it . Have a look . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POW! Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 NO day out is a waste of time !! I often just walk carrying the gun and just observe , . Having said that ploughed fields hold more feed than unploughed , insects are far more of a foodstuf than folk realise , A decoy patern set up on fresh plough will enable you to learn how the birds react and view flight lines , so when it is seeded you will be one step ahead , Besides a day in the fresh air will put coulor in your face and clear yopur lungs , what more can you ask ? Shooting is about more than the bag !! POW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 NO day out is a waste of time !! I often just walk carrying the gun and just observe , . Having said that ploughed fields hold more feed than unploughed , insects are far more of a foodstuf than folk realise , A decoy patern set up on fresh plough will enable you to learn how the birds react and view flight lines , so when it is seeded you will be one step ahead , Besides a day in the fresh air will put coulor in your face and clear yopur lungs , what more can you ask ? Shooting is about more than the bag !! POW! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nial Posted December 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) I decided to give it a go but ended up with about 4 sporting chances in 3.5 hours and missed them all! At least I was walking about in the fresh air, I'm ready for a good afternoon of work and I'll sleep well tonight. I also tried out my cartridge belt bag that I got from everyone's favourite auction site and that worked well. It's got two compartments which allows easy access to 50 cartridges with room to carry the empties. (Or 100 cartridges). Oh aye, at one point I was standing in a small coppice and three deer appeared within 10 yards. I also had my first double firing, with 32G loads this shook me up a bit! Now to work.... Nial. Edited December 10, 2008 by Nial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Stinger Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 The biggest advantage a ploughed field has to offer is HIGH VISABILITY and at no other time of the fields life cycle will your decoys stand out more than on a ploughed / bare field . If the field is in the right position and you can put a big enough decoy pattern out there you should be able to grab their attention and bring them in close enough for a shot. As you gain more experience you will be able to get them to drop in right where you want them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Funnily enough i drove past (what i think was a freshly) ploughed field today and 100s of woodies were started to swarm on to it, not sure if they took off 2 mins later or not but it was quite a flock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Sarakun Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 NO day out is a waste of time !! I often just walk carrying the gun and just observe , . Having said that ploughed fields hold more feed than unploughed , insects are far more of a foodstuf than folk realise , A decoy patern set up on fresh plough will enable you to learn how the birds react and view flight lines , so when it is seeded you will be one step ahead , Besides a day in the fresh air will put coulor in your face and clear yopur lungs , what more can you ask ? Shooting is about more than the bag !! POW! Couldn't agree with you more! Now I can't wait till my next day out after reading this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted December 23, 2008 Report Share Posted December 23, 2008 I have had some good days shooting over ploughed fields especailly if they were ploughed the day before because it brings old grain and seed to the serface and pigeons will get on to it fast. But then if there is something better that the birds have found then you wont get a bag. Being a farmer I get to see alot of birds and see where they are feeding and what they are up to and I have found in the past that birds would rather go on to the freshly ploughed or cultivated field rather than a nice field of rape which is good for me and other farmers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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