The Midlands
Pigeon Shooters name - LesBass
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 389
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - June 13th
The Crop type - SPRING RAPE
The day details - We started shooting at 2pm on a very hot afternoon, we had shot 174 the day before and there were still lots of birds about there was a fair wind from our backs so we put one magnet out and five full bodied deckes in a horse shoe should you like to know who kevin is just of centre to the corner of the field ,we started shooting straight away and although we were shooting ok the pigeons were not coming as we would have liked so we put kevin out 20 yrds to our right to steer the birds to the killing zone, this worked for the rest of the day we hope to shoot it again on sat 21st june so watch this space!!
Pigeon Shooters name - Dan Morris
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 10
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 3/6/03
The Crop type - Spring rape
The day details - Wet day with thunder but the pigeons kept coming to the decoys and the hide worked very well.
Pigeon Shooters name - Brett
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 53
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 9/6/2003
The Crop type - Spring Rape
The day details - A Paid days decoying in Oxon. Set out a pattern of dead birds and a magnet. Morning was superb with a lull at lunchtime followed by a quiet afternoon (birds were getting wary by then). With more than one gun in position we could have clobbered more as they were coming in groups of 4+. Didn't bother picking up until after lunch as the shot birds were falling in fairly tall rape.
Pigeon Shooters name - Neal
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 10
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 31st July - pm
The Crop type - Small green stuff - mustard i was told ?
The day details - My first ever go on My own. Absolutely brilliant - if only i could shoot. 60 Shots to 10 pigeons, what makes it worse, most had landed 15 yd's away The farmer was pleased anyway!!! I shall be out again at the weekend - I shall get my barrells sorted before then.
Pigeon Shooters name - john woodford
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 57
Gender - male
The gun you used - 20 Bore
Bag Date - 15 march
The Crop type - rape
The day details - We went out early morning shooting on a rape field about 6.30 am we fired about 100 shots and got 57 pigeon we were out for 3 hours it was a good day for us.
Pigeon Shooters name - Mark Rawlings
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 9 pigeons 3 crows
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 16/03/03
The Crop type - Drilling
The day details - Started at 2:30 finished at 4:00 only about 20 pigeons on field when I got there while I was seting up I shot a crow which i put out in the field behind as a decoy this accounted for another 2.
Pigeon Shooters name - Aaron Johnson
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 18 pigeons
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 08/03/03
The Crop type - Rape
The day details - lots of flat rape feilds but the pigeons were only feeding on the same feild 12noon i put 8 decoys out and crouched behind a tree in the fist 10 minutes a flock of 5 came in and i shot 1 for 1 shot then a big flock came in of about 50 pigeons came in at the same time i stood up and took 1 shot and 3 pigeons droped they just kept coming in after that in 2s but then i had to go home for my dinner at 2 I took 26 shots for 18 pigeons.
Pigeon Shooters name - Jamie
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 31
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 01/03/03
The Crop type - Roost Shooting
The day details - I was shooing at revesby wood it is only on 3 weeks in febuary/march used 2 boxes of cartridges no decoys.
Pigeon Shooters name - jimmy and ben
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 13
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 8march
The Crop type - beans
The day details - It was very windy, and it rained for a short time. but we had fun!
Pigeon Shooters name - Ben Way
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 9
Gender - male
The gun you used - 20 Bore
Bag Date - 9/3/03
The Crop type - Bean drillings
The day details - It was a very good day the weather conditions where no exeptional it was very windy. I was shooting with my friend James Morton.
Pigeon Shooters name - Ben Keen
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 22
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 22/02/03
The Crop type - Red Clover
The day details - Previously i had noticed that the nearby pigeons had become desperate and were finding on new shoots of red clover. I decided to investigate the following day. I started at about 0730 and set my hide up with the pigeon magnet in fine form, the day was looking good as the sun was rising. The pigeons came slowly but soon nice parcels of 4-5 were arriving to devour what seemed new shoots from the previous grazed summer of the dairy cows. I found enthrilling after i had 3 because the pigeons were surprisingly perfect. By the end of the day i had a nice bag and as a true hunter i prepared most of the nicest for pigeon pie for myself and the rest of the family.
Pigeon Shooters name - Chris and Neil
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 37
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 23/02/2003
The Crop type - oil seed rape
The day details - I was home for a few days away from my college in shroshire were i spend most of my time. To my plesent serprise a large number of birds where still feeding on a field that i had shoot about four weeks ago. I decided that a early start was required so day break it was. The first bird arrivad at around 7 o,clock and a steady streem continued to flow for around two houres were 37 birds were taken with 63 shoots, and then nothing it just stoped as thow they had been terned off. The field produced 63 the last time i visited and it was as thow they were awhere of my presents, anyway a enjoyable day bringing my total to 202 bird this year.
Pigeon Shooters name - chris butcher
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 26
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 21/02/2003
The Crop type - oil seed rape
The day details - The day started around nine, setting up on a flight path where I had seen pigeons moving the previous week. There was a constant stream of birds for around two hours. This was when the 26 birds were taken with 35 shots.
Pigeon Shooters name - Giles and Mark
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 1
Gender - male
The gun you used - Air Rifle
Bag Date - 20/2/03
The Crop type - Roost Shooting
The day details - We set out to a band of christmas tree wood at 7:30pm. We initially set out to go for rabbits but there didn't seem to be any. We arrived at this wood and heard some pigeons roosting. We got out the lamp and shone it in the trees most of the pigeons flew away but a couple of the brave ones staying sitting in the tree snuggled together half way up the tree. I kept my lamp on the birds and so too did Mark, mark had a huge maglite torch and i had a hand held torch that i held under the barrel when shooting. I had a shot at the pigeon on the left of the two. I missed the bird which flew off slowly still dazzled by the lamp. Mark shot at his bird it flew off at first over the field we were in and then dropped out of the sky into the field. we both walked over to the dead bird that was face down in the short cut grass that would usually have sheep in. Mark picked it up a shot to the breast with his New Air Arms S400 with walnut stock .177. Mark was pleased with this kill. We will be returning there soon!
Pigeon Shooters name - Giles and Mark
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 19 pigeons and one rabbit
Gender - male
The gun you used - Air Rifle
Bag Date - 15/2/03
The Crop type - cover crop
The day details - I got up at 5:30am and rang mark to see if he wanted to come and bag some pigeons. He said ok.I said i would meet him at the place we were going to shoot at 7:00am. We both arrived on time and went to set up the hide. Mark brought his newley purchased Air Arms S400 and i took along my Air Arms Pro Elite. We set up the decoys we took in a u shape with their heads facing into the wind. We both got in the hide and waited. The weather was overcast and the temperature was tollerable, it seemed a perfect day for pigeons. After about 15 minutes of waiting a small flock of pigeons flew overhead, caught sight of the decoys and circled down and landed among the decoys. Mark loaded his Air Arms and took the first shot and dropped the pigeon like a stone. The other flew away to near by trees but we were confident they would return. We were correct they did return. I took the next shot and dropped another in the space of 25 mins. Just think how many we could end up with at the end of a full days shooting.
Pigeon Shooters name - Chris and Neil
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 37
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 23/02/2003
The Crop type - oil seed rape
The day details - I was home for a few days away from my college in shropshire where I spend most of my time. To my pleasent surprise a large number of birds where still feeding on a field that I had shot about four weeks ago. I decided that a early start was required so day break it was. The first bird arrivad at around 7 o,clock and a steady stream continued to flow for around two hours when 37 birds were taken with 63 shots, and then nothing it just stopped as though they had been turned off. The field produced 63 the last time i visited and it was as though they were aware of my presense, anyway an enjoyable day bringing my total to 202 bird this year.
Pigeon Shooters name - chris butcher
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 26
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 21/02/2003
The Crop type - oil seed rape
The day details - The day started around nine, setting up on a flight path where I had seen pigeons moving the previous week. There was a constant stream of birds for around two hours. this was when the 26 birds were taken with 35 shots.
Pigeon Shooters name - Giles and Mark
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 1
Gender - male
The gun you used - Air Rifle
Bag Date - 20/2/03
The Crop type - --
The day details - We set out to a band of christmas tree wood at 7:30pm. We initially set out to go for rabbits but there didn't seem to be any. We arrived at this wood and heard some pigeons roosting. We got out the lamp and shone it in the trees most of the pigeons flew away but a couple of the brave ones staying sitting in the tree snuggled together half way up the tree. I kept my lamp on the birds and so too did Mark, mark had a huge maglite torch and i had a hand held torch that i held under the barrel when shooting. I had a shot at the pigeon on the left of the two. I missed the bird which flew off slowly still dazzled by the lamp. Mark shot at his bird it flew off at first over the field we were in and then dropped out of the sky into the field. we both walked over to the dead bird that was face down in the short cut grass that would usually have sheep in. Mark picked it up a shot to the breast with his New Air Arms S400 with walnut stock .177. Mark was pleased with this kill. We will be returning there soon!!
Pigeon Shooters name - Neil White
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 100
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 20/04/02
The Crop type - peas
The day details - The day was sunny with light winds
Pigeon Shooters name - Giles and Mark
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 19 pigeons and one rabbit
Gender - male
The gun you used - Air Rifle
Bag Date - 15/2/03
The Crop type - cover crop
The day details - I got up at 5:30am and rang mark to see if he wanted to come and bag some pigeons. He said ok.I said i would meet him at the place we were going to shoot at 7:00am. We both arrived on time and went to set up the hide. Mark brought his newley purchased Air Arms S400 and i took along my Air Arms Pro Elite. We set up the decoys we took in a u shape with their heads facing into the wind. We both got in the hide and waited. The weather was overcast and the temperature was tollerable, it seemed a perfect day for pigeons. After about 15 minutes of waiting a small flock of pigeons flew overhead, caught sight of the decoys and circled down and landed among the decoys. Mark loaded his Air Arms and took the first shot and dropped the pigeon like a stone. The other flew away to near by trees but we were confident they would return. We were correct they did return. I took the next shot and dropped another in the space of 25 mins. Just think how many we could end up with at the end of a full days shooting!
Pigeon Shooters name - Elliot Copstick.
Part of UK bag was shot - North Scotland
The total number of pigeons shot = 46
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 11/2/03
The Crop type - field off wood.
The day details - it was a frosty morning with the sun comming up and i set my decoys up 8 pigeons and 1 magpie sat behind the wall and waited and after about 20 mins i saw a pigeon fly over and it spun around and droped as it slowed down i shot it. after that they kepted coming in there was a pigeon about 30 yards high and i picked it up gave it 6 yards lead and dropped it with my first barrel. what a shot.
Pigeon Shooters name - Giles and Matt
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 30
Gender - male
The gun you used - Air Rifle
Bag Date - 2/2/03
The Crop type - Grass land
The day details - Nice clear day but a bit cool with frost in the morning. Light breeze, but not enough to affect the flight of the pellet. 6 decoys in a u shape proved a treat. Airguns used were Daystate harrier and an Air arms pro elite, both .22
Pigeon Shooters name - Thomas West
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 5
Gender - male
The gun you used - Air Rifle
Bag Date - 27/01/03
The Crop type - Small wood
The day details - Two of us arrived in the late afternoon, for some roost shooting. 10 shoots fired, hit 5, also got 1 Squirrel.
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