The South of England - 2004
Pigeon Shooters name - Paul Gamlin
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 216
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 24/07/04
The Crop type - Barley Stubble
The day details - Nice warm day with a gentle breeze coming from the south west. It was slow to get on the crop in the morning with only 30 shot by midday. Then picked up in the afternoon, with a constant supply of pigeons coming in all afternoon, with up to about half a dozen at a time. Finished shooting at 5pm with still pigeons flocking in the bag could easy have been 350 if we stayed till dusk.
Pigeon Shooters name - Nick Sole
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 243
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 17/06/04
The Crop type - Laid barley
The day details - It was a hot day and a strong wind. I arrived at 8.30 and finished at 4.00 me and my friend used the one pigeon magnet between us, a brilliant day!!!
Pigeon Shooters name - Paul White
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 17
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 11/6/04
The Crop type - Cauliflower
The day details - Shot over rotorvated cauliflower. I used ten decoys and one Rotory machine. The tractor was still rotorvating cauliflowers at top end of field.
Pigeon Shooters name - Ears
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 128
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 9.04.04
The Crop type - Rape
The day details - Started shooting at 11am. Sunny slight breeze. I finished at 18.00 hrs. Nice days shooting and the pigeons decoyed well.
Pigeon Shooters name - Ears
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 71
Gender - male
The gun you used - Air Rifle
Bag Date - 21/03/04
The Crop type - Rape
The day details - Very windy, with sporadic sunny periods. The pigeons came into the deeks well. Started at 10.30am shot 65 finished at 14.00 went flighting in wood shot 6. The ratio on deeks inside 1 in 3 shots. In wood 24 shots for 6 very fast on wind. Nice days sport in Berkshire.
Pigeon Shooters name - james snowy wyatt
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 112
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 23/02/2004
The Crop type - rape
The day details - I arrived at 7 and saw 2000 pigeons on the field. I set up my rotary magnet and the birds just kept coming in 4's and 5's until 2 pm which was when the last cartridge was fired and the picking up began.
Pigeon Shooters name - Carl Pearton
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 92
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 14/03/04
The Crop type - Rape
The day details - The day was very cloudy and patchy with rain, we had a very strong eastern wind and the rape was very thick. we set up on a hill on the side of a large valley. we had been watching the pigeon feed for a few weeks and they were feeding on a rape field that nor me or my father had permission for. so we had the idea to cut the flight line further down the road, and what a great idea it was, we set up a scattered pattern on the decoys but still facing the wind, we used 1 magnetic rotary system, 2 pigeon flappers and a good 70 full bodied decoys. the pigeons stated moving very early. and made an instant flight line heading upwards the valley. we were set up in a corner where we hoped the pigeon would cut across us. and to right they did! a good forty were pulled in by the magnet the rest were heading for the rape field they had been feeding over for the past few weeks and we plucked them out as they flew over us. it was a great day.
Pigeon Shooters name - Chris Emmett
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 14 pigeons and 1 crow
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 13 march
The Crop type - wheat
The day details - I went out about 11 and shot about 4 between 11 and 12.30 and then it got hot, I took some really good birds and they were coming in nicely. I had only taken about 35 cartridges not expecting to see much but I ran out about 1.15 and had bagged 14 pigeons and 1 crow with some other possible kills but could not pick, I really enjoyed my self and knew that had I gone out earlier with more cartridges I could have bagged 30 odd but I'm going out next sat and I will be more prepared this time and hope to get an impressive bag.
Pigeon Shooters name - Liam
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 104
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 15/2/01
The Crop type - cut down game cover crop (maize)
The day details - I set up at 7:00 am with a whirly decoy machine and 10 full bodied decoy's it was slow at first but when it reached 11:00am they started coming in flocks we packed up at around 3:00 pm after a sporting day pigeon shooting.
Pigeon Shooters name - Suley
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 219 pigeons
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 7/12/03
The Crop type - broadbeans stuble
The day details - I started the day at 9.30am with 15 full body decoys and 8 dead pigeons from previous time. It took them about 1 hour to start coming in to decoys .I packed up at around 4pm and it took me further 45mins to pick up the pigeons that dropped around. After giving some to my farm game keeper I took the rest to London and gave them to friends .It was a day to remember.
Pigeon Shooters name - Sean
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 27
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 17/02/2004
The Crop type - brassicus
The day details - It was cold but sunny brassicus "cauliflower" had just finished being harvested and was flail mowed the pigeon were going mad on the stuff I set up at 10 am and left the field at 1 pm having shot 27 in just a short period of time was great.
Pigeon Shooters name - ashley hurkett
Part of UK bag was shot - North Scotland
The total number of pigeons shot = 29
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - february 2004
The Crop type - maize
The day details - It was a very successful day and when my dad came back he was amazed at my success!
Pigeon Shooters name - Waldo & Emmett
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 16
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 3/2/04
The Crop type - winter wheat
The day details - We arrived at the location at about 9:00am and we set up on some winter wheat, we immediately set up the decoys in a traditional horseshoe pattern. The shooting started slowly, with hardly any birds flying towards the decoys; they just overlooked our decoys and flew on to some rape in the ajoining field. Then suddenly about an hour later the pigeons started to react and we got some brilliant shooting for the rest of the day. Considering this was our first full day's decoying it was a really rewarding day for both of us.
Pigeon Shooters name - J. clayton
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 107
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 22.2.04
The Crop type - volunteer rape
The day details - Early start, 6.00, had to move to a different field about lunch time, reset the decoys and whirley gig to suit the wind. The decoy worked a treat for about an hour, then the pigeons seemed to move again. Also to mates where in the near by copse to try to keep the pigeons moving, by 3.30pm things had gone quite. Could had been alot better if the pigeons had kept the flight line.
Pigeon Shooters name - Shane
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 62 pigeons
Gender - male
The gun you used - 20 Bore
Bag Date - 12/02/04
The Crop type - Rape
The day details - Arrived at shoot at 8.00am to find around 300 pigeons feeding on the rape. Set up, as soon as we turned the magnet on they were flooding in left right centre. Left at 12 as i had a dentist appointment! Good day.
Pigeon Shooters name - Ears
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 61
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 21/02/04
The Crop type - Rape
The day details - It was cloudy with sunny spells, and a 12mph westerly wind. Started at 10.30am with 15 flexi-coys. I replaced them all with real birds and a floater. I finished at 2.45pm to go roosting. Could have shot better, as I missed a few sitters. Nice day out. I managed to shot another 13 in the wood.
Pigeon Shooters name - mark m
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 186
Gender - male
The gun you used - 12 Bore
Bag Date - 02 04 2004
The Crop type - rape
The day details - Excellent day - unbelievable sport one for my record book heavy rain night before, windy but dry on the day, I used a dozen dead decoys the way my old man taught me.
Pigeon Shooters name - D. Barnard
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 11
Gender - male
The gun you used - Air Rifle
Bag Date - 01/02/04
The Crop type - roost shooting
The day details - I originally set out for some rabbits but ended up sitting up in a wooded part of the farm for 3 hours. It was a nice afternoon in the end once I managed to get out of the wind. I missed more than i bagged, but that down to them wooden things... twigs I think they are called, pellets not seem to like hitting them for some reason......
Pigeon Shooters name - James Hicks
Part of UK bag was shot - The Midlands
The total number of pigeons shot = 92
Gender - male
The gun you used - 20 Bore
Bag Date - 1/01/04
The Crop type - oil seed rape
The day details - We set at about 8:30 and set out a pattern of 31 decoy. We used a magnet to get all the attraction we could and we made a natural hide in a bush near to the pattern! They the kept coming!
Pigeon Shooters name - Sean
Part of UK bag was shot - South East England
The total number of pigeons shot = 145
Gender - male
The gun you used - 20 Bore
Bag Date - 20/01/2004
The Crop type - Rape
The day details - I left the house this morning at 0830hrs. The weather was good strong s/e wind. Pigeons just came to the magnet even when the dog was picking up wounded birds. I finished shooting at around 1500 hrs. Definitely a day to remember.
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