kennym Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 (edited) Ok so me & willc went pigeon shooting on monday,... Eager as two teenagers to try out our new magnet AND shootwearhouse hyper flappers, we get set up about 7.30 am ...... no birds, .....dam & blast, after a couple of hours we decided to move to another farm on our (now expansive) permission One of the farm lads says "the bottom field of peas is been raided by pigeons & it needs clearing off, BUT........ its all Ferrel's" So we think to our selves "not much good for eating"......... because part of the town pigeons diet is Saturday nights discarded kebabs, old pizza's & sick.........nice....... but they sill do damage & thats our job,........ we get to shoot the farmer gets crop protection. Well it must be said I'd never shot large numbers of Ferrel's before.....HOW STUPID ARE THEY?, if (when) you miss they come round to give you another go, I couldn't believe they would come onto the magnet even if your stood out of the hide... That leads me nicely onto the new sillosock hyper flaps brilliant and stupid all in one, it was our first day out with them, it must be said I didn't think they were worth the money till I saw them work (they brought the Woody's in from well of their flight lines) so why are they stupid? well same reason I am really, I use a semi & I'm still to get a 1-2-3, but with Ferrel's coming in like lemmings this was the perfect opportunity .... so as exited as you can be while still flaccid I settled down, not long to wait before there were bird coming in bunches from every angle......THEN BANG BANG BANG 1-2-3 I did it..... I was over the moon.... Well I was until willc said...... why'd you shoot the magnet? ya silly *******! AHHHHH I just could not comprehend doing such a thing I was convinced it was will & he was blaming me...... they just looked so real either that or the adrenalin got to me even now I would swear I shot three live ones PLEASE SOMEONE TELL ME YOU HAVE DONE SOMETHING AS DUMB AS THIS!!!! Time to grovel to shoot warehouse for some LOOOOOOSER DISCOUNT Ken Edited May 15, 2009 by new to the flock no swearing or mock swearing please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 ive shot an old roof before, making it collapse, but youve out done me mate :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Nope, never done that..........I do have some deeks that have more holes than a teabag though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 (edited) . Edited September 22, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambpie Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Fantastic story! Wish i could have seen that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 i shot a plastic bag one night - i was convinced it was a rabbit though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 A brave man to own up to that one...or (with apologies to JG and others) an Irishman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusk2dawn Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Nope, never done that..........I do have some deeks that have more holes than a teabag though. Ha Ha love it, I,m not the only one then although I do tend to leave them at home these days Rgds D2D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaseone Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Nearly done my Hyperflap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineshooter Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Nearly the same sort of thing, had a close shave once, invested in some decoys for my new shoot, got there very early set them out and retreated to the hide cup of tea and waiting for it to get light. After about 20mins I heard someone creeping along the hedge I turned round just in time to stop my farmer friend blasting them with his single barrel. That would have been an expensive session. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Yep ive shot my hypas on the magnet, when the birds have been zooming in to it at speed, point, follow , bang! a woody and hole'y hypas! 2 years old and plenty of holes but still working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.O.A.B.W.F. Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 Not been a member of PW for long but I have read lots of threads about days out shooting the old woodies, but this is one of the funniest one I have read. Wish I could have been there to see your mates reaction. Thanks for putting this thread on made my day lmao Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willc Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 I was there and witnessed it all,I am still laughing and able to rib kennym for weeks on this one!,I am glad he didn't shoot my Jeep tho,parked only 30 metres away.He has had trouble with target id in the past in the heat of the moment,with a Jackdaw, and a blackbird which flew throught the pattern with a group of woodies,nice shot,landed at my feet and he wouldnt beleive that either!. Couldn't beleive how suicidle the ferral pigeons were, we kept trying to line two flying birds up for one shot,we managed it but went for the same birds at the same time! (but I shot them kenny!,honest).Great fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 I shot one of my lofted decoys once while swinging through a pigeon and the decoys got in the way, but I still dropped the pigeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 I've NEVER shot any of my decoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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