shawn9914 Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 HI ALL I HAVE A 40 ACRE FIELD FULL OF BARLEY AND LOADS OF PIGEONS ON IT THEY SEEM TO BE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD SO HOW DO I GO ABOUT SHOOTING THEM WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FARMERS CROP HE HAS ASKED ME TO SHOOT THEM SO WHAT WOULD YOU ALL DO AND HOW I E DECOY PATTERNS, HIDE ETC ETC CHEERS SHAWN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete k Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 shawn you might need to get into the middle of the field , get in one of the tram lines and stay very low with no movement and you should be able to decoy them into a hole near-by , you will get on really well with a bouncer/floater and no rotor with a few decoys on the ground . pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 Dont take a dog though as the Barley heads may surplant in the dogs ears & also the effort of picking up by the dog is likley to damage the crop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted July 7, 2005 Report Share Posted July 7, 2005 and the effort by yourself. you will be doing well if you can pick 50% of the birds.very frustrating but pest control is pest control.try and shoot the birds to drop in the laid barley. easier said than done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffs-Shooter Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Yes forgot to mention the fun of searching for birds in two feet high crop in warm weather - bliss! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Shoot them over an area you can pick them up or don't shoot them at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 went to the field today all prepared set up in the hedge well hidden set out my deeks and waited!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and waited and waited, saw one bird all morning and that was so high it looked like a bluetit still thats pigeon shooting for ya i will be there again and one day it will me who,s the happier B) shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidsalmon Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Keep us posted on your progress shawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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