LAKEYDUGS 0 Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Alright Lads, Thought I'd post a recent night's shooting me and a good freind of mine had last week. We were out for a wander with the terriers checking a few earths the day before and came across a roost that was holding enormous amount's of wood pidgeon & crows so after doing a bit of ground work and figuring out where they are holding up we decided to hit them the next night when the sun was going down which was about 3:30pm, We arrived at our location with our theoben rapids fully loaded with 17 shot mags in tow and the weather was horrific the rain was belting from the heavens, Upon approching our location we seen masses of pidgeons heading for cover which was a great sign for the night ahead, We came into this woood which is about a mile in circumferance from the back end with the wind & rain hitting us in the face so as not to spook them on the roost we hit the crows roost first must have been 5 - 600 birds in total we weren't intersted in shooting them but my partner was itching to let 1 rip and did so with a 50 yard shot (nice one) It was still a bit light we wanted to make sure that the doos were not going anywhere so we had a bit of fun picking of a few crows, Once we were happy and had adjusted to the dark picking out silouetes and nailing our quarry we proceded to the roost of the pidgeons, We managed to approch these without being heard via the fir trees and slap bang in the middle were where the pidgeon's were holding. We split up and started picking of birds but the wind had swithced making some of our shots whiz past there heads with branches swaying around in the wind.The rain never stopped and worked in our favour as it got darker it was inevitable that these birds were not for moving. After about an hours shooting and falling about in the dark head to toe in mud dripping wet from the rain we bagged up and made way to the fir trees for shelter, In total we had acounted for 33 pidgeons , We didn't want to be greedy so we left them for another rainy day as thay say, We could have shot over 100 birds that night but then we would be shooting our self in the foot for future outings which we have many ahead of us due to the numbers holding in this area. Cheers Gash Quote Link to post
mad al 146 Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 A good night there then . I've been asked to look at a crow problem by a game keeper on an estate a few miles away, so fingers crossed. Always good to do some ground work first and then you won't go far wrong as you just proved.......Al :thumbs-up: Quote Link to post
LAKEYDUGS 0 Posted December 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 Pays in the end result Al, Good luck Quote Link to post
whin 463 Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 sounds like you had agood night shot a few woodies at night some places you still get woodies phesis all in the same coverts and woods good memories with the airguns cheers Quote Link to post
lone wolf 0 Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 a good night well done mate Quote Link to post
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted December 9, 2006 Report Share Posted December 9, 2006 you're full of shit gash ! it was ferral pigeons you where shooting in a barn ! only jokin :11: well done mate ! when you back ? Quote Link to post
LAKEYDUGS 0 Posted December 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Bite ma bunnet Ricky boy , Your just jeloues ma man, Ask Cairney boy PS When am back well go an have a blast if you fancy, There's about 300 on the roost. And also a dont tell porky's unlike you my son Quote Link to post
Ricky-N.p.p 0 Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Bite ma bunnet Ricky boy , Your just jeloues ma man, Ask Cairney boy PS When am back well go an have a blast if you fancy, There's about 300 on the roost. And also a dont tell porky's unlike you my son ask CAIRNY :11: Quote Link to post
LAKEYDUGS 0 Posted December 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Maybe not then he would say 200 shot ha ha Quote Link to post
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