pigeons....

pheasant tail

well lads..just wondering with this ban and all like sucha dose not shooting game etc..said id start ta get into more vermin etc,,and just wondering about pigeons,,like decoying and any advice and how many decoys,callers,flappers,,where to set up etc!!
Have often shot pigeons but nevr like got into it properly and would like to start and get some advise
thanks!!

greenpeter

I think the wood pigeon is on the list of what not to shoot in the cold spell.
Find where there feeding and put out a few shells and that will get you going.

pheasant tail

greenpeter wrote: »

I think the wood pigeon is on the list of what not to shoot in the cold spell.
Find where there feeding and put out a few shells and that will get you going.

Well i know lots of places their flying in at night,,like do you just pick any random field near this during the day and chance ur luck???

greenpeter

Find out what they are feeding on.

Shoot a pigeon coming to roost some evening and see what he has been eating,

If he is full of clover or wheat or barley or peas etc find the nearest field and set up there.

They stick together this time of year so it should be good shooting if you find them.

snipe02

pigeons are on the list ,and they are having a really hard time it would be no sport decoying them during this unless they are damaging a crop and need shooting ....i think they taste rank this time of year anyway...... mags and greycrows are fair game .

landkeeper

anyone i shot in the last week was a fat as a pinkeen and that stuffed to the gills with whitethorn berries the crops are at bursting point
i can see the point in wildfowl/waders being given temporary protection but woodies madness the country is full of them and has been all year

Birdnuts

snipe02 wrote: »

pigeons are on the list ,and they are having a really hard time it would be no sport decoying them during this unless they are damaging a crop and need shooting ....i think they taste rank this time of year anyway...... mags and greycrows are fair game .

Yep - it really is an oppertunity to get on top of the vermin. I've nailed several foxes and hoodies in the last 48 hrs alone:)

Birdnuts

landkeeper wrote: »

anyone i shot in the last week was a fat as a pinkeen and that stuffed to the gills with whitethorn berries the crops are at bursting point
i can see the point in wildfowl/waders being given temporary protection but woodies madness the country is full of them and has been all year

Fair point - I assume they migrate like their cousins in Europe to milder parts of the coutry when other areas are covered in snow. Last winter certainly didn't appear to reduce their numbers in these parts going on the amount in crops during this years harvest