Thanks Robin. Glad you enjoyed it, we've really struggled to get a decent video as lot's of small days, wet days and windy days so hopeless for making a nice film but we had all these little clips and seemed a good idea to run them together. Hopefully the bean and pea drillings will live up to expectations this year and Sam and I can get back in the hide together and produce some good film. Lots of ideas in my head to get something a bit different but it's just a struggle seeing it through but we'll get there. Thanks for watching and supporting us, much appreciated.
Thank Terry, appreciate you watching and the comments. Yes, you have to take the bad with the good...but is there a bad day shooting? Not really. That day with the 3 last week was my first day on a new spot and I've checked it a few times and it's been lifting with birds but there you have it!! Still had the build up and anticipation and it's a pleasure to get onto a new field, a big learning curve and it was a lovely spot with a fantastic view of the sun coming up over the North Yorks Moors. 3 was 3 better than a couple of weeks earlier when I had a 100 mile round trip to deal with a "lot" of pigeons at the request of a farmer and saw exactly nothing! Let's now see what tomorrow brings....forecast is snow and 40mph winds so could be fun!!
Fantastic put together! Loved every minute on me big tv screen! Look forward to the next vid!! Shame I don't see any number of pigeon on my patch here in East Devon!!!
Can't believe we have hit the Big Screen!! OK I know it's a TV but I'm still going to dine out on that one. I'll have to try it through our TV - what's the quality like? Really pleased you enjoyed this as we nearly didn't do it but had loads of little clips from small days and we knew we needed to get something to you all or we'd start to lose subscribers. I'm pleased it worked for you. Hopefully we will get a few good days on the beans but they did disappoint last year however we also have a few peas this time so a bit more opportunity. We just now need a day with a few birds so we can try new camera angles and the like. Keep watching and we do appreciate your comments. Thanks
Thanks Keith. Just hoping the beans and peas are not an anti-climax like last year.....but sure we will be able to bring you some good video. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@RobertGriffinshootingTV you have tought him well . I have a passion for pigeon shooting and i watch youtube videos when the Mrs is watching the soaps . Keep them coming
Thanks! It's been tough getting some good coverage this last few weeks but it will be beans and peas soon so it should all change and I have a cunning plan!
@@kyetodd6005 no, I think there's 3 there - one in a drainage ditch, one in the side of a wood and one up a hedge. To be fair not really had problems getting them to the deecs this winter but really lucky to have mainly small fields or fields with a wood in the middle or narrow strange shaped fields with lots of corners and bits sticking out so good to decoy. We have got a couple of difficult fields to sort and we are going to use the layout blind in the tramlines on those, just need to convert it from stubble to green camo
Robert Griffin you’ll have a six pack after a good day we don’t get many drilling the odd one so we’ve got to wait till laid barley or the stubbles for our rewarding bags
A really good video robin do you prefer ff6 flappers over rotary machines I have a rotary but have noticed a lot of people now use flappers. Look forward to the next video all the best Carl. Sorry one last question I have never shot over drilled maize and on my shoot the farmer is drilling some for the first time is it worth a go
Thanks for the questions Carl. Right, well, Sam has been using the FF6 for a while now and he loves it BUT he generally uses it in conjunction with the Magnet. Last Sunday we were out and it was interesting, we had the deecs out, the flapper on and the Magnet off as we were building the hide and birds were decoying. We got set up, turned the Magnet on and everything then just turned away and wouldn't decoy. We then brought the Magnet in and just went with the Sillosocks and the FF6 and they decoyed again so in this instance the FF6 worked when the Magnet turned them away. Personally I always use a Magnet and I use mine with extension arms and I find those are deadly but the downside is that on a windy day they drain batteries. I've just got an FF6 and when we have a few birds my plan is to test Magnet alone, FF6 alone and FF6 with Magnet and see what works best on the same day given the same circumstances. FF6's are fantastic on Crows, that's the one test I have given mine so far and Magnets are useless on them. If the FF6 will perform as well as the Magnet on Pigeons I'll be delighted as transporting them is a doddle and battery consumption is low....they are a fantastic bit of kit and there's no Flapper on the market with the build quality and flexibility. Maize. Now I've never done any good at Pigeons on drilled Maize but fantastic for Rooks. That's not to say you won't shoot well on Maize as the availability of alternative food will be different with you. Now, here's the good news!! We shot our best bag last year on a Maize Stubble and we had three cracking days and then 3 mornings at the geese as a bonus. So keep an eye on it after harvest and even after that field is re-drilled as at our spot they were still pulling maize to the surface months after re-drilling. Here's a video from the Maize ua-cam.com/video/CQgmFRmtbUU/v-deo.html
Thanks for the reply he is only drilling one field to give it a try so should get some shooting at some point. Are the sillosock good decoys all the best. Carl
@@carlwashbrooke8678 yes I rate the Sillosocks really highly. I changed to them in about October last year having previously just used some cheap shell's that I've used for years and re-painted annually. On Oilseed Rape the Sillosocks just stand out a but more, they have a good contrast and great movement. Proof of the pudding is on how the perform and I've found birds commit really well to them. Obviously light and easy to pack. I use 18 plus the Flapper or Magnet. I take 10 Dead Bird Cradles and get 10 dead birds on those ASAP. I start with a dead bird on the Flapper or 2 on the Magnet. Everything I take fits in an army Bergen. If I use a Flapper and no Magnet I have a dead bird on a bouncer Pole. I had a hell of a season at Geese over the Sillosocks, tremendous Goose Deec…..get 60 in my decoy bag and found them to be deadly which is why I thought I'd try the Pigeons. If you want to try any let me know as I flog the goose, pigeon and crow sillosocks, I've stopped selling the shell's I previously sold as I do believe you can't beat the sillosocks (in conjunction with Flapper/Magnet). Cheers, Robert...…...just shot 112 over them today on Oilseed Rape which is exceptional "up north"!
Morning robin can you let me know how much your pigeon and crow sillosock are it will not let me onto your web site. I now have to shoot a 28 bore as I have a bad shoulder and cannot use a 12 or 20 as I might have to have an opportunity. Look forward to the next video and thanks again for replying. Carl
@@carlwashbrooke8678 yes I had the website taken down about 6 weeks ago so we can rebuild it, the old site was just too dated and costing more to run than it generated. All our sales are done through our eBay Shop or direct. The Pigeon Sillosocks are £4.50 each and I have head ups and feeders. The Crows I have are the Velour ones (a bit like flocking) and they are a the same price, I've got head up and feeders in stock. I can do free postage and I might be able to discount slightly depending on quantity.
Thanks Davy, we appreciate you watching and commenting. Yes, I'll get you another rabbit video done BUT we are just going to be pushed for time this month with drillings going in so it may well be April before I get into a few rabbits again.
Thanks for watching Mark and thanks also for sending is a comment/question. Sam and I both use a Kicks Hy-Flyer Modified Choke. They do shoot very tight, when we patterned them up with Hull Superfast Pigeon they put just over 70% in a 30" circle at 40 yards which is closer to what you expect from a full choke. We've used those chokes in various guns for about 10 years and initially used them as they are designed to handle steel well and as we do a lot of wildfowling that's why we opted for Kicks. To be honest I shoot Rhino's in my Browning Over/Under and Sam has a Rhino in his 10 bore and they shoot very well. A lot of my friends use a Briley and get on well with those and they are more readily available and at a good price.
@@RobertGriffinshootingTV Brilliant! Thanks for that Robert. 70% @ 40 yards is very impressive. Would you consider doing a film on patterning and it's uses in the field? 👍
Thanks for the question John. Sam and I both use Hull Superfast Pigeon which are a 29g load, felt wadded and size 6 shot. Chokes wise we use Kicks Hy-Flyer chokes in a modified constriction. I wouldn't get to worried about cartridges, there's lot's of people who will tell you that a certain shell is "rubbish" but in my opinion there are no bad shells just bad shots. You will find folks using a wide range of shells from 28g clay loads through to 36g heavy loads and all do the job. You will just find the lighter loads run out of striking energy at range and the heavy loads are hard on the shoulder and on the pocket!! I have had phases shooting shells at both extremes. I do like the Superfast Pigeon as the cycle the auto really smoothly, they are hard hitting, quick and a really good price. We did a bit of pattern and velocity testing with the Superfast Pigeon and the Kicks Choke and in a 30" circle at 40 yards we were averaging 197 pellets with a plaswad and 189 with fibres so basically putting about 70% into a 30" circle which is a devastating pattern. If you can't get the Superfast Pigeon then I'd say most 30g 6's will do the job, 32g 5's will just give you a bit more knockdown at range and if you are really price conscious and use some commonsense (keep range down below 35 yard) 28g 7.5 Trap loads will do. Hope that helps and all the best, Robert
Hi there Claus and thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, that's something I'm on with and I've gathered a bit of film for this. I'm out tomorrow but the forecast is snow and strong winds so I probably won't manage to get the rest of the film I need as I probably won't take the camera's. It is in hand though and I will sort it. Thanks
No problem Tony, it's a Tachyon Guncam. I bought it for Sam for Christmas and he loves. Easy to use, he finds the app dead straightforward and the quality is excellent. We've struggled a bit with a lot of low sun early mornings but when we get good light we will get some good film with it
Yep. Nice. Good footage of good shots and action. Fulfilled my morning fix before starting work.
Brilliant!! Thanks for watching and commenting, we do appreciate it.
A fantastic compilation guys, some fantastic shots, camera and gun, some brilliant editing keep up the great work 👍🏻
Cheers Abe. Didn't think this would go down well and was reluctant to post it up without much "content" so that's really good to hear
Great filming and some cracking shooting. Good to see you back, plus looking forward to some more vids
Thanks Robin. Glad you enjoyed it, we've really struggled to get a decent video as lot's of small days, wet days and windy days so hopeless for making a nice film but we had all these little clips and seemed a good idea to run them together. Hopefully the bean and pea drillings will live up to expectations this year and Sam and I can get back in the hide together and produce some good film. Lots of ideas in my head to get something a bit different but it's just a struggle seeing it through but we'll get there. Thanks for watching and supporting us, much appreciated.
Good to see you back and good to hear I'm not the only one who goes out for 3 when shooting Rape!!
Thank Terry, appreciate you watching and the comments. Yes, you have to take the bad with the good...but is there a bad day shooting? Not really. That day with the 3 last week was my first day on a new spot and I've checked it a few times and it's been lifting with birds but there you have it!! Still had the build up and anticipation and it's a pleasure to get onto a new field, a big learning curve and it was a lovely spot with a fantastic view of the sun coming up over the North Yorks Moors. 3 was 3 better than a couple of weeks earlier when I had a 100 mile round trip to deal with a "lot" of pigeons at the request of a farmer and saw exactly nothing! Let's now see what tomorrow brings....forecast is snow and 40mph winds so could be fun!!
Hi Rob & Sam I was getting worried ,id started to get withdraw symptoms. nice to see you back , and well put together. ATB Dave
Thanks Dave, as usual that's much appreciated. Hopefully we will get something a bit different together at the end of this month.
Fantastic put together! Loved every minute on me big tv screen! Look forward to the next vid!! Shame I don't see any number of pigeon on my patch here in East Devon!!!
Can't believe we have hit the Big Screen!! OK I know it's a TV but I'm still going to dine out on that one. I'll have to try it through our TV - what's the quality like? Really pleased you enjoyed this as we nearly didn't do it but had loads of little clips from small days and we knew we needed to get something to you all or we'd start to lose subscribers. I'm pleased it worked for you. Hopefully we will get a few good days on the beans but they did disappoint last year however we also have a few peas this time so a bit more opportunity. We just now need a day with a few birds so we can try new camera angles and the like. Keep watching and we do appreciate your comments. Thanks
Big screen is fantastic, with added surround sound it almost like im in the hide!!!
😉👍🏻
Thanks - we do appreciate you watching our video and commenting,
Good shooting Robert better days ahead look forward to your next video.
Thanks Keith. Just hoping the beans and peas are not an anti-climax like last year.....but sure we will be able to bring you some good video. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Decent shooting again fella
Cheers Matthew. All Sam shooting in this one, I taught him fairly well! Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@RobertGriffinshootingTV you have tought him well . I have a passion for pigeon shooting and i watch youtube videos when the Mrs is watching the soaps . Keep them coming
Great compilation thanks for posting, Cheers
Thanks! It's been tough getting some good coverage this last few weeks but it will be beans and peas soon so it should all change and I have a cunning plan!
@@RobertGriffinshootingTV ill be waiting for it, thanks, Cheers
Robert Griffin blinds in the middle of the feild by any chance
@@kyetodd6005 no, I think there's 3 there - one in a drainage ditch, one in the side of a wood and one up a hedge. To be fair not really had problems getting them to the deecs this winter but really lucky to have mainly small fields or fields with a wood in the middle or narrow strange shaped fields with lots of corners and bits sticking out so good to decoy. We have got a couple of difficult fields to sort and we are going to use the layout blind in the tramlines on those, just need to convert it from stubble to green camo
Robert Griffin you’ll have a six pack after a good day we don’t get many drilling the odd one so we’ve got to wait till laid barley or the stubbles for our rewarding bags
A really good video robin do you prefer ff6 flappers over rotary machines I have a rotary but have noticed a lot of people now use flappers. Look forward to the next video all the best Carl. Sorry one last question I have never shot over drilled maize and on my shoot the farmer is drilling some for the first time is it worth a go
Thanks for the questions Carl. Right, well, Sam has been using the FF6 for a while now and he loves it BUT he generally uses it in conjunction with the Magnet. Last Sunday we were out and it was interesting, we had the deecs out, the flapper on and the Magnet off as we were building the hide and birds were decoying. We got set up, turned the Magnet on and everything then just turned away and wouldn't decoy. We then brought the Magnet in and just went with the Sillosocks and the FF6 and they decoyed again so in this instance the FF6 worked when the Magnet turned them away. Personally I always use a Magnet and I use mine with extension arms and I find those are deadly but the downside is that on a windy day they drain batteries. I've just got an FF6 and when we have a few birds my plan is to test Magnet alone, FF6 alone and FF6 with Magnet and see what works best on the same day given the same circumstances. FF6's are fantastic on Crows, that's the one test I have given mine so far and Magnets are useless on them. If the FF6 will perform as well as the Magnet on Pigeons I'll be delighted as transporting them is a doddle and battery consumption is low....they are a fantastic bit of kit and there's no Flapper on the market with the build quality and flexibility.
Maize. Now I've never done any good at Pigeons on drilled Maize but fantastic for Rooks. That's not to say you won't shoot well on Maize as the availability of alternative food will be different with you. Now, here's the good news!! We shot our best bag last year on a Maize Stubble and we had three cracking days and then 3 mornings at the geese as a bonus. So keep an eye on it after harvest and even after that field is re-drilled as at our spot they were still pulling maize to the surface months after re-drilling. Here's a video from the Maize ua-cam.com/video/CQgmFRmtbUU/v-deo.html
Thanks for the reply he is only drilling one field to give it a try so should get some shooting at some point. Are the sillosock good decoys all the best. Carl
@@carlwashbrooke8678 yes I rate the Sillosocks really highly. I changed to them in about October last year having previously just used some cheap shell's that I've used for years and re-painted annually. On Oilseed Rape the Sillosocks just stand out a but more, they have a good contrast and great movement. Proof of the pudding is on how the perform and I've found birds commit really well to them. Obviously light and easy to pack. I use 18 plus the Flapper or Magnet. I take 10 Dead Bird Cradles and get 10 dead birds on those ASAP. I start with a dead bird on the Flapper or 2 on the Magnet. Everything I take fits in an army Bergen. If I use a Flapper and no Magnet I have a dead bird on a bouncer Pole. I had a hell of a season at Geese over the Sillosocks, tremendous Goose Deec…..get 60 in my decoy bag and found them to be deadly which is why I thought I'd try the Pigeons. If you want to try any let me know as I flog the goose, pigeon and crow sillosocks, I've stopped selling the shell's I previously sold as I do believe you can't beat the sillosocks (in conjunction with Flapper/Magnet). Cheers, Robert...…...just shot 112 over them today on Oilseed Rape which is exceptional "up north"!
Morning robin can you let me know how much your pigeon and crow sillosock are it will not let me onto your web site. I now have to shoot a 28 bore as I have a bad shoulder and cannot use a 12 or 20 as I might have to have an opportunity. Look forward to the next video and thanks again for replying. Carl
@@carlwashbrooke8678 yes I had the website taken down about 6 weeks ago so we can rebuild it, the old site was just too dated and costing more to run than it generated. All our sales are done through our eBay Shop or direct. The Pigeon Sillosocks are £4.50 each and I have head ups and feeders. The Crows I have are the Velour ones (a bit like flocking) and they are a the same price, I've got head up and feeders in stock. I can do free postage and I might be able to discount slightly depending on quantity.
Great video, looking to get out next week myself with my new gun Browning maxus
Good luck, let is know how you get on.
@@RobertGriffinshootingTV thanks mate will do
Nice one again robert , some fine shooting bud look forward to the next one by the way when you doing another rabbit vid
Thanks Davy, we appreciate you watching and commenting. Yes, I'll get you another rabbit video done BUT we are just going to be pushed for time this month with drillings going in so it may well be April before I get into a few rabbits again.
oh and keep the vids coming really helpful to new me pretty new to all this
No problem Tony, if you have any questions just ask. Thanks for watching and commenting, that's why we knock out the videos
@@RobertGriffinshootingTV Hi robert! I know this such an amateur question but have you got any tips to have better aiming?
Watching a lot of re runs at the moment.
Top man!
Great compilation of shooting there. Really enjoyed that. 👍 Was wondering what make and construction the extended choke in your auto is?
Thanks for watching Mark and thanks also for sending is a comment/question. Sam and I both use a Kicks Hy-Flyer Modified Choke. They do shoot very tight, when we patterned them up with Hull Superfast Pigeon they put just over 70% in a 30" circle at 40 yards which is closer to what you expect from a full choke. We've used those chokes in various guns for about 10 years and initially used them as they are designed to handle steel well and as we do a lot of wildfowling that's why we opted for Kicks. To be honest I shoot Rhino's in my Browning Over/Under and Sam has a Rhino in his 10 bore and they shoot very well. A lot of my friends use a Briley and get on well with those and they are more readily available and at a good price.
@@RobertGriffinshootingTV Brilliant! Thanks for that Robert. 70% @ 40 yards is very impressive. Would you consider doing a film on patterning and it's uses in the field? 👍
@@markbutler1616 not a bad idea Mark, thanks!
I am a learner love the videos. Just wandering what size shot you use and chokes you use
Thanks for the question John. Sam and I both use Hull Superfast Pigeon which are a 29g load, felt wadded and size 6 shot. Chokes wise we use Kicks Hy-Flyer chokes in a modified constriction. I wouldn't get to worried about cartridges, there's lot's of people who will tell you that a certain shell is "rubbish" but in my opinion there are no bad shells just bad shots. You will find folks using a wide range of shells from 28g clay loads through to 36g heavy loads and all do the job. You will just find the lighter loads run out of striking energy at range and the heavy loads are hard on the shoulder and on the pocket!! I have had phases shooting shells at both extremes. I do like the Superfast Pigeon as the cycle the auto really smoothly, they are hard hitting, quick and a really good price. We did a bit of pattern and velocity testing with the Superfast Pigeon and the Kicks Choke and in a 30" circle at 40 yards we were averaging 197 pellets with a plaswad and 189 with fibres so basically putting about 70% into a 30" circle which is a devastating pattern. If you can't get the Superfast Pigeon then I'd say most 30g 6's will do the job, 32g 5's will just give you a bit more knockdown at range and if you are really price conscious and use some commonsense (keep range down below 35 yard) 28g 7.5 Trap loads will do. Hope that helps and all the best, Robert
Hello, do you have any tips and tricks for setup the decoys?/Claus from Sweden
Hi there Claus and thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, that's something I'm on with and I've gathered a bit of film for this. I'm out tomorrow but the forecast is snow and strong winds so I probably won't manage to get the rest of the film I need as I probably won't take the camera's. It is in hand though and I will sort it. Thanks
sorry bet you have answered this loads of times what is the gun cam you use thanks
No problem Tony, it's a Tachyon Guncam. I bought it for Sam for Christmas and he loves. Easy to use, he finds the app dead straightforward and the quality is excellent. We've struggled a bit with a lot of low sun early mornings but when we get good light we will get some good film with it
Thanks !
What do I need this for
What do you need this for? I don't think we are suggesting you do or have I missed something? If you don't wish to watch then....well...don't watch.
@@RobertGriffinshootingTV Chill. I was just trying to be funny, it's nothing against you, bud.
@@neo9961 no problem ....I thought you were going to be one of these weirdo stalker types. Take care and thanks for watching.
@@RobertGriffinshootingTV ohh alright. Cool