Topgunners Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 We have been keeping our eye on some spring rape about 3" high; as a lot of birds had been dropping in this week and yesterday morning we arrived nice and early to see about 300 hundred lift off the ground. We sat and watched for them returning, so as to decide where to set up. After about half an hour we set up by a hedgerow with the wind coming in at an angle from our left. We put out the magnet, flapper, 20 deeks and a couple of home made angels. The birds were dropping in like bricks from far away or very high and we had some good sport for an hour 1/2 then we had some very sporadic lulls. not like the usual one , then returning in droves. We ended up with 38 shot and 30 picked up. Sunday. I returned this morning for a look and only spotted 30-40 spread out. I drove round for over an hour and found no more so returned to the rape and set up down the bottom of the field in the shade (for a while) and shot 47 up till 12.00pm and then they disappeared in the heat. AND SO DID I. Sittiing here with 2 large cans of ice cold Carling Black Label. Dave K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Nice shooting dave.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 the dog looks to have done a bit, still nothing our way, roll on the harvest, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsowatts Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Your lucky to have some Spring OSR, none of my permissions put any in this year, hence very quiet for me at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted May 24, 2009 Report Share Posted May 24, 2009 Nice going there love spring rape ! Went out yesterday with barney100 on spring rape picked 55 was hard work tho as have shot the field a few times now , have taken over 200 so far ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadliestdecoy Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 well done popped out monday morn for a couple of hours befotre sun got to high picked 23 up then home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topgunners Posted May 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 the dog looks to have done a bit, still nothing our way, roll on the harvest, well done cheers bt, dog loves it, mad keen(too keen sometimes) Nice going there love spring rape ! Went out yesterday with barney100 on spring rape picked 55 was hard work tho as have shot the field a few times now , have taken over 200 so far ! Only have a couple of farms with spring rape in but nice to get a few as they are hard going at the moment. Dave K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Great shooting mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adymorris Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 great shooting :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 I shot 25 on spring rape this afternoon,good windy day with showers of heavy rain. Crop not too good alot of bare patches and rape plants about 2" high. I think I will have a few more visits to this field. Hendo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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