Pigeon Report


25 July 2010 Dear All, Well, the harvest has started – most unusually with the wheat being ready before the rape – and the pigeons are present in alarmingly large numbers. Last Saturday, Bambos shot 73 on a day of blustery high winds over standing wheat. And on Friday and Saturday, we entertained a team of 8 Guns with wives and children from France under the captaincy of Michael T. This was the first time we’d entertained such a large team, and I’m delighted to say that it was a great success, with an absolutely blistering day on Friday which went on until 8.30pm and good solid performances on Saturday, latterly over wheat stubble. We again used the shoot’s Unimog gun bus to take the team out to the hides and bring them home in the evenings. If you’re looking for a venue that can handle pigeon shooting for a large team with a high level of organization, then please call me, Tom Lewis, on +44 7802 609 661.
04 July 2010 Dear All, Well, the birds have finally arrived - in huge numbers - and it's still at least three weeks before the rape harvest and four weeks before the wheat comes in. I'm amazed at the sudden turnaround in what has thus far been a poor season. I'd say there are more birds around than during the comparable period last year - feeding mainly on areas of flat wheat. Please remember that the pigeon season at Morghew ends on 31st August.
11 June 2010 Dear All, You don't need me to tell you that 2010 has so far seen relatively small pigeon numbers across the whole of the south east of England. That said, numbers are slowly increasing on the Estate, as the wheat is now in ear, and after last night's torrential rain, which was a Godsend for the potatoes, we also sadly have our first areas of flat wheat. Having spoken to Brian Masters at length, it seems very likely that pigeon numbers on the Estate will increase dramatically over the months of July and August, as we get into the rape and wheat harvests. I hope to update this report every week until the end of August, when we finish with pigeons and let David Carr and his team make a start on his driven shooting.

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