Wood pigeon

[stevekale]

Clocked a good sized wood pigeon on my last shoot of the season today. It was probably my best shot of the season - a good 70+ yards out.

Anything worth keeping (other than the breasts which I intend to have for brunch tomorrow)? Feathers that is?

[A. Fluker]

Niet!

Arkle has advised before that the feathers are generally not used because they disintegrate.

Good shot by the way.

[Highlander]

Very if any few patterns ask for Wood Pidgeon feathers. I believe they are simply not up to much.
Tight Lines

[stockiebasherno1]

Nice shot
1.77 or 2.2 ?
im getting a 2.2 on monday, and intend on shooting wood pidgeon, can you eat any wood pigeon? as i was gonna try it?

Cheers liam

[madjoni]

good shoot mr.Steave
I dont hunt that birds.For what paterns one use pigeon feathers?

[billyboe]

Hi Steve and LIam, enjoy eating your pigeons, I am not as fit as I used to be, so I sold my guns, I paid £6.68p for four small pigeons from a local game factory today, a wee bit pricey I would say, but I will enjoy them just the same.
Billy.

[stevekale]

Originally Posted by stockiebasherno1

Nice shot
1.77 or 2.2 ?
im getting a 2.2 on monday, and intend on shooting wood pidgeon, can you eat any wood pigeon? as i was gonna try it?

Cheers liam

shotgun (32/5)

[seiont]

Originally Posted by stevekale

shotgun (32/5)

70 yds with a shotgun?? what choke did you have?

i've seen a lot of people selling the tail feathers

[stevekale]

Originally Posted by seiont

70 yds with a shotgun?? what choke did you have?

i've seen a lot of people selling the tail feathers

Yes. Needless to say I was a bit surprised - a real cracker of a shot. The 32/5s likely only just got there.

Anyway, back to fly tying. Sounds like the feathers aren't worth keeping.

[kernel gadaffi]

I shot one last summer at 135 yards....



....mind you, that was with a 55 grain Sierra Blitzking out of my .243, there was a 5 foot circle of feathers and not much else