rheth Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 i shot pigeon feeding on rape the other day but when i went back a couple of days later only three and they seemed only to fly over out of curiosity as to why my pattern was on a rape field as they weren,t going to comitt to my pattern.today no pigeon feeding on the rape but a few fields away feeding on clover a couple of hundred any ideas why they prefer clover one day then rape the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz2202 Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 I am sure its not what they prefer, its just luck of the day. All week they have been heavily feeding on the field of osr. today i get up and on the field before sunrise, all set up and fired 2 carts all morning whilst watching the ******** hit the linseed 2 fields over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 (edited) had the same Saturday. all the birds bang the rape on Friday as i was walking the dog, coming in 2 and 3's every few minutes but Saturday they didn't want to know. i could see them dropping it over a railway line so i called it a day around noon and went to have a look. bl00dy clover, i put a few hundred up off it and then just stood next to the fence line of the rail tracks, now cover so just stood still. within 10 minutes they where coming in again. not my land so couldn't shoot it, i can only walk on the footpath. bit off a b#mmer. Phil Edited March 2, 2009 by activeviii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Given the preference clover is a preferred food as its part of their natural diet and has a higher nutrient content than rape. However the biomass of clover in a normal grass field is small compared to the biomass of a rape crop. A few hundred pigeons can easily eat most of the available clover in a day or two and then may return to rape. However when the clover regrows they are likely to return to it again. On my local fields the pigeons feed on for 1-2 days in a 10 day to 3 week cycle , depending on the temperature and how fast the clover is growing at this time of year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Beater Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 This is why pigeon shooting is so challenging, no one really knows 100% what pigeons will do on any day. Luck of the draw how you get on, but you can do things to improve your chance. Get someone shooting the rape and clover at the same time , and keep them moving. If there is a good wind the better I had the same last weekend, someone set up on the rape before me, so left it till after lunch & i went to a small wood bout mile away where bird sit up then drop on to clover along side for afternoon feed. Good wind blowing bagged 26 in in 2hrs on the flightline because we kept them moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Tom Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I have a clover field but they are not really showing any intrest in it lol. i also can shoot some rape fields they have some pigeons over it. But i think in a couple of weeks there will be more pigeons on the clover. Also year when i didnt have a shotgun i when down the feild of clover and there where 100's on it, when i scared then they few into the trees and just stopped there till i was gone then came back down, i had my air rifle and got 1 lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Pigeons love clover and if you have any you will get some good bags over it at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rheth Posted March 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 thanks for replies big help to a confused new pigeon shooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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