Jackdaw 101 Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Well things have slowed right down on the corvids,I guess now harvest is under way there's plenty of food around.14 shot and 11 picked,so I'm guessing that puts me somewhere around the 500 mark in the last few weeks and 858 in the ladder trap. Wheat due cutting soon,and the pigeon numbers are building so let's hope the .410 gets some more action. 5 Quote Link to post
Rimfireboy! 1,463 Posted July 20, 2018 Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 It’s a cracking result, you’ve reduced the number of vermin by an amount that’s going to make a real difference. Well done fella 1 Quote Link to post
Jackdaw 101 Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 Gamekeeper on the shoot next door has had over 200 magpies in the Larsen traps,seems to be a bumper breeding year for corvids. 1 Quote Link to post
Rimfireboy! 1,463 Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 14 hours ago, Jackdaw said: Gamekeeper on the shoot next door has had over 200 magpies in the Larsen traps,seems to be a bumper breeding year for corvids. Yes, according to my pal, we’ve had over 100 magpies in the larsens this year. I hadn’t been counting... 1 Quote Link to post
leslie harold gedge 1,390 Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 that is real good numbers buddy 1 Quote Link to post
sussex 5,776 Posted July 21, 2018 Report Share Posted July 21, 2018 I had a dozen or so yesterday , started at 5am finished at 8 , soon as a few shots went up they changed track and headed for the cut barley across the valley ..there’s so much food out there now they aren’t hanging about at all ..on a good note The rape has been cut and the farmers already turned it over which should concentrate the pigeons a bit .. 1 Quote Link to post
Jackdaw 101 Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Yep it's pretty difficult to build big bags with so much food around,but the wheat is due cut shortly so fingers crossed should provide some sport on the pigeons. Quote Link to post
sussex 5,776 Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Jackdaw said: Yep it's pretty difficult to build big bags with so much food around,but the wheat is due cut shortly so fingers crossed should provide some sport on the pigeons. They have started down here , I was in Newhaven last week and they had been cutting some wheat and there was a lot of pigeons on the stubble, sadly I can’t shoot it ... Quote Link to post
Jackdaw 101 Posted July 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 Lots of pigeons building up on my perm,but as always as soon as its chopped they will probably disappear lol,ain't that always the way. Quote Link to post
Feltwad 57 Posted July 22, 2018 Report Share Posted July 22, 2018 It has been a good breeding season for both rooks and jackdaws they have been giving the barley a lot of damage and I have made some big bags in the last few weeks . Feltwad Quote Link to post
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.