webster 90 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 hi guys i have been shooting on a farm for the best part of 2 years all has been fine till xmas this year ,the farmer asked me just before xmas what would be a good cheap reelable gun for his 16 year old son so he got a bsa meteor . i showed him the basics and off he went , went up to the farm monday and was told i cant shoot in the barns or of their roofs as the little bugger has been swiss cheesing them so how am i meant to get them now i used to come home with about 10 in the bag each time i went up but only got 2 on monday , i have deeks but aint had much luck with them in the past , any tips are more than welcome Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,589 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Learn decoying and never let the farmers know all you do! If I were in your boots... I'd point out that while assisting and advising him in his choice of air rifle, my help did not include advices on blindly shooting holes in the roof... And, while I have marksmanship skills that has clearly prevented this sort of damage, as can be seen by the lack of holes in the roof and other damage these past two years, his son is a modern-day teenager and thus possesses a tendency to be a tad f***ing stupid at times! And who gives a gun to the stupid? Pianobastard! 3 Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 a handy bag of corn spilt in the same area a few times might work Quote Link to post
pianoman 3,589 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Put your deeks loosely about the spilt corn and, have them roughly facing into wind. Watch the feeding positions and patterns of pigeons and copy them. Shoot from a well-concealed hide position. The merest hint of you being there will scare off the lot, no matter how well-set up everything is. Quote Link to post
bob.243 9,945 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Shoot the farmers son! 6 Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Shoot the farmers son! Quote Link to post
smoothfinish 26 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Shoot the farmers son! easy Quote Link to post
The one 8,597 Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 You can still decoy them so you can made a descent bag , but once they start crapping on stuff in the barns again im sure you will be allowed to shoot them Quote Link to post
milegajo 595 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thought you were going to say that the son had really caught the airgun bug and rendered you surplus to requirements! Quote Link to post
fry 209 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 just hope the kid dont get so into it he wants exclusive rights! Quote Link to post
Marksman 934 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 I'm with Simon on this one, merely point out the fact there were no holes in the roof before he started and even go as far as to invite him along to watch you "at work" Hopefully this will restore his confidence in you to carry on the way you used to. Darryl Quote Link to post
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