Stubble rash

[silentshot1 206]

Hi all

 

Not going to bore you with a huge write up... this time, but had a blinding time over the wheat stubble yesterday.

 

I was using 5 flocked decoys with UV pen added. I put them out in a loose U, with the arms about 10 meters apart spread between 15 and 25 meters from my lay up spot.

 

 

 

I wasn't using a hide, simply sitting under the shadow of some trees, against the fence line, near where I had seen a lot of activity the evening before.

 

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Although the dreaded blue car crappes where flying over the pattern, at first they were heading in to the trees for a look before deciding to drop in. After about 45 mins things started warming up and pigeons started dropping in to the pattern.

 

The first hit was a flyer and headed straight for the MoD fence, although shot squarely in the neck. I watched him fall out the air the other side. The next hour was spent demonstrating a variety of ways to miss, until The second dropped in at about 30 meters. One AA Field, served on a tasty bed of Compressed Air Arms recipe air, ensured that it's heart melted with the metallic goodness.

 

Third was shot at about 22 meters with not so much as a twitch, just leaned forward. Forth was at 25 meter zero and bang in the thinking bits. 5th was another flyer but recovered later from the farm house garden and 6th was straight through the shoulder flap.

 

So in all 6 shot 5 recovered.

 

Four in the field,

 

 

am taking a friend, new to pigeon shooting with an air rifle, although a reasonable shot, tomorrow, so hoping for double that at least, will let you know how we do!

[hunter1989 91]

nice shooting pal

[sibaldib 6]

Nice to see someone decoying with an air rifle. It means your fieldcraft really has to be top notch.

 

Well done.

 

Sib

[falcongit 242]

great shooting bud nice gun to...i love to eat woody but you need 5 for a meal, but i am greedy.:piggy:

 

sym:thumbs:

[Phantom 631]

Nice going SS

 

SPA

 

Phantom

[stealthy1 3,964]

Good shooting SS, SPA

[spike25blue 55]

What the uv for and where do you put it?

 

 

Nice going buddy

 

Atb rob

[Phantom 631]

What the uv for and where do you put it?

 

 

Nice going buddy

 

Atb rob

 

Read this Rob

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/160852-woody/

 

Take note of posts 4, 11, 13, 17 and 31

 

Phantom

Edited August 29, 2010 by Phantom

[george atkins ga 1]

nice shooting never had much luck shooting pigeon with decoys so well done

[zini 1,939]

Well done buddy,

 

Decoying can be a real good way of filling a game bag if you spend time on recognisance first and note the bird’s flight lines and feeding areas / times etc.

 

I learnt long ago if you watch them first and then replicate their feeding pattern you will do well.

 

All the best

 

Si