Air Rifle Hunting Decoying Wood Pigeons In The Blasted Wind

I was asked by a farmer friend if i could help keep the wood pigeons and corvids off his crop of barley as he had managed to cut one field but couldn't cut anything more until the weather picked up again and the birds were helping themselves to the crop in the mean time.
This is all done on farm land that i have permission to do so on with legally held air rifles and is done in a legal and humane manner as not to prolong or glorify the death of the birds.
This can legally be done through the Department Of Agriculture, Environment And Rural Affairs Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (As Amended) Licence.
This Licence hereby authorises for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease and preventing serious damage to livestock, foodstuffs for livestock, crops, vegetables, fruit, growing timber and fisheries ANY AUTHORISED PERSON to kill or take any of the following birds:-
Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Pigeon (Wood), Pigeon (Feral), Rook
Rifle BSA Super10 John Bowkett Blueprinted .22cal 15ft/lb
Scope Nikko Stirling Targetmaster 4-16x44 LRX
Pellets JSB Diabolo Exact 15.9 Grain
Tactacam 5.0 and FTS unit
Equifix Shooting Bags Dutch Bag
The Double Bush Hide From Bushwear

[@user-be7rt6ux5n]

Please keep these coming David, they’re great videos to watch whilst recovering! Thank you. Atb Marc

[@backyardmechanic921]

Not a bad bag considering the conditions. Those Magpies looked like young birds, old ones would have gone at the first shot. Great video, always enjoy your content.

[@HuntersVermin]

Yeah i would agree they'd never been shot at before.

[@robbiedev2141]

Hi David, great entertainment as always. Even with the blasted wind, you still ended up with ( by my standards) a cracking bag of meat. Keep the good work mate. Looking forward to the next one.

[@regsparkes6507]

My thought too.

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks very much hay.

[@billb7876]

Glad to see even the experts miss, I had my first go today only a basic springer in my back garden and a lot nearer, got 2 pigeons But they both needed finishing off, hit 4 more but just got feathers, Am off to get some pointy pellets tomorrow

[@nightwolf357.]

Liked the fact you left your misses in the video, shows you only human... That was entertaining thank you for that... Big C 😎

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks very much glad you enjoyed it.

[@rikchippendale835]

I absolutely love decoying with the air rifle. I watched a load of your videos and got the bushwear hide and can now happily take 10+ woodies per session. Thanks for such helpful videos. I'd love to see more on carrion crows and how to decoy those as I struggle to get them to land.

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks very much glad you found the videos so useful and hopefully i'll get out after the hooded crows with the air rifle soon, but you could check out my other channel Nitro HV for some hooded crow action with a .17 Hornet.

[@Pete-in-Essex]

Love it.. What a lovely magpie spree.. Excellent stuff.

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks glad you enjoyed it.

[@tadpoles10]

Your patience & persistence paid off in difficult 'airgun' conditions imo .. 👍 Thanks as always for sharing David, a tidy bag. atvb t .. 😉

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks for that Tadpole your too kind.

[@matthewtingey5532]

Love the picture in picture mode in this video, great work.👍

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks i'm thinking of doing it more as it seamed hard to see the birds at times in the field footage.

[@colmmagill9384]

Another grand wee video David keep up the good work on those magpies

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks very much and i'll try.

[@joestiller4270]

Never stop doing what you like doing .

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks for that its good advice.

[@MrIrrepressible]

Always a treat to watch ur vids

[@brindle2009]

Great video again David really enjoyed it 👍 thanks for sharing 👍

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks for watching hay.

[@-huntingwithairrifle7783]

Another excellent video my friend !! Well done from Cyprus 🇨🇾!!

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks very much.

[@ctom4103]

Great video. Just a thought for you about the wind. If you look at it like a clock face and 12 o’clock is straight ahead and the wind was coming from about 8 o’clock pushing you to the right. The angle will change if you are shooting to your left or right (say aiming 10 o’clock or 2 o’clock). So shooting towards 2 o’clock you will almost have only a tail wind and aiming at 10 o’clock you will have full value and obviously need more hold. See what I mean. You will need 3 sticks next time you go out in the wind. We are over run with Magpies- keep it up.

[@HuntersVermin]

Yes i see what you mean and it would explain a lot too. If i mind right the wind was coming from behind and the left with the hedge sheltering me as the wind was blowing strongly in the field but hardly moving the hide.

[@gp3829]

It's brilliant to watch another of your videos. Thanks for posting.

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks for watching them.

[@markrichens6893]

Thanks for the video. Looks like a frustrating morning, but appreciate you sharing as it is informative and useful to see the challenging shoots as well as the easier ones

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks for that.

[@malcsco]

Another great video Davy keep up the good work. Looking forward to the next one. ATB fur noo

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks for watching hay.

[@stevevw34]

😂 my mama always told me there'd be days like this,

[@salopsniper22]

Great bag and especially on the Magpies 👍

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks 👍

[@Sharpshooter724]

Great video, I know how you feel, it can be frustrating when the wind plays havoc with your pellets.

[@HuntersVermin]

Thank you.

[@TSGEnt]

looks like it will make a good magpie and pidgeon cassarole!

[@HuntersVermin]

Oh no not the magpies the wood pigeons yes but not magpies they eat road kill and anything else they find.

[@maxreuv]

Excellent hunt, David! Thank you for the video.

[@HuntersVermin]

Thank you for watching them.

[@tommyrobinson5111]

Hi David. Absolutely love your content/commentary. I do a good bit of varmint hunting (mainly squirrels and crows) in east Tennessee. I'd very much like to see how you make your bird cradles out of wire for decoys. Do you have a video on how to make them? Thank you again for the great videos David - we're big fans of your work here in east Tennessee!

[@HuntersVermin]

Yes i do have a video on that which i made a very long time ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWLNo6GqZZurZ5Y

[@tommyrobinson5111]

@@HuntersVermin Thank you for sharing the video clip - very much appreciated!! Keep up the great work!

[@urbanfox53]

Really enjoy watching your videos and of course commentary which is quite funny sometimes, (new subscriber).

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks very much for subbing.

[@ricardomarcel6251]

Would love a wood pigeon stew!!

[@684ih4]

Should have brought the 77......wouldn't have run out of air then! 😁. Great stuff! Magpies were a bonus

[@HuntersVermin]

Yeah i must get the 97 back out again sometime.

[@684ih4]

@@HuntersVermin O yea...I have a 77....I meant the 97 😃

[@ianwoods1384]

Hi David, Thanks for another great video, I always enjoy your filems!

[@HuntersVermin]

My pleasure!

[@Jay-el2dv]

Love your work buddy

[@HuntersVermin]

Thank you so much 😀

[@garethbryson]

I've just bought one of those pop up hides and was wondering what shooting sticks do you use in yours. ?

[@HuntersVermin]

I used to just use a DIY short set of shooting sticks but now i use a set of sticks from Vanguard QUEST T62U

[@ronniehaywood2725]

Great video very entertaining its so refreshing to see a hunter who also shows his misses as well as hits, keep up the good work. Best regards Ron H Lancashire.

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks very much for that.

[@redlock4004]

Good show! Hope you had fun because I sure enjoyed watching your video. Even with the shooting trouble you appear to have bagged enough for a pretty big pie (:

[@HuntersVermin]

It was frustrating at the time but once i saw what i'd got through the day i was happier.

[@CBX750s]

Great vid David and pleased your not doing the silly voice over. 👌👌👍👍

[@HuntersVermin]

Ah not this time but some people do enjoy it and it does make the editing more enjoyable for me but i'll have to tone it back some what.

[@johncreen5957]

Great video, as per usual, thanks for sharing hey ,

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks for watching them.

[@calibreman]

Another excellent video David, well done. Geoff.

[@HuntersVermin]

Many thanks!

[@Marcus1954s]

Looking at the grass, the wind was changing direction and so missed shots are explainable. Perhaps a piece of natural looking dark green/buff brown garden hemp twine stuck into a notch at the top of your stick would help as an indicator.

[@HuntersVermin]

I started the day with some grass in that notch but it wasn't long till the wind had blown it away, twine would have been better.

[@paulcousier927]

Great session 👍

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks.

[@markundrill5869]

Great video as always 👍🏻

[@HuntersVermin]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gutiguti3914]

Muy buen video y terrible control de plagas 👍👍🧉🇦🇷 saludos 👍

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks for watching.

[@ianb5682]

Another great video.

[@HuntersVermin]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jamesbrownmiller808]

Ever thought of bringing along a small air tank when you go hunting?

[@peterk1948]

One of the tricks I was told when shooting with a tricky cross wind is to aim at the left hand edge of the kill zone when the wind is from left to right, as in your case. If you hadn't noticed that the wind had dropped a bit you are still in the kill zone but I expect you know this trick. As always another most enjoyable video.

[@HuntersVermin]

It is good advice, i just couldn't understand why i could hit my range marker stick at 30 yards in the wind yet struggle to hit birds at 20 yards or so.

[@derekedgley5074]

Excellent video, but given the wind conditions would your 22RF not have been more appropriate?

[@HuntersVermin]

My 30ft/lb + FX crown would have been a better chose but the 22 rim fire might have been a bit much for shots at 10 to 20 yards, though i would like to try decoying pigeons to the rim fire some time if i ever get land suitable for it.

[@thehaze1972]

This what I'd call an "Action Movie" 😅 thanks for sharing! 👍

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks for watching.

[@JamesKing2understandinglife]

Amazing magpie shoot!

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks.

[@greylag8630]

Crackin video - I really appreciate the fact you show all your shots - they show the reality of field work, plus you absolutely nailed it at the end... Well done for persevering, what with it being so windy and running out of air, some may have called it a day much earlier. I often wonder how long you're shooting for to get such good numbers? Any chance you'll let us behind the 4th wall? 😆 Cheers! Rich.

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks i usually sit 4 to 5 hours but the longest i have sat is 8 hours which was a long day for 9 magpies and a hooded crow.

[@m.r1354]

Nice shot💯💯💯💯👍👍👍

[@HuntersVermin]

Thank you.

[@iantcroft]

Great little hide you have there! Could you show more inside the hide how you have the rifle and rest and of outside the hide when you have the gun sticking through. A vid of how you make your bird cradles would be good, the size of wire you use too would be handy. It makes them look more alive and I would like to make some! No farting this time! Your other vid made me chuckle! 💨 😆

[@HuntersVermin]

No farting this time i must be eating right or something, Have a look at these older vids. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWLNo6GqZZurZ5Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHiriaVtoMlpn68

[@searchingshropshire]

I shoot a bsa ultra mmc and a have a carbon 1.1 litre weekender bottle. Keeps er on point mate. Don’t get frustrated keep going

[@HuntersVermin]

That sounds like a good thing to have with you unfortunatly my superten doen't have a quick fill port so i need a couple of spanners to help charge the bottle which isn't somthing you can do in a hide. Might be time for an up grade.

[@sheadevlin1689]

Love your videos , have currently bought a BSA super 10 but having bother with seals want it blueprinted but don't know where to go

[@HuntersVermin]

Well i don't know who else is doing them i got mine done by John Bowkett but you could try some of the airgun forums for answers.

[@Juarhunt]

mantap broo ,, saya suka berburu anda 👍👍

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks for watching.

[@richwielechowski5191]

David, have to dust off your FX crown and shot slugs in the wind. Great video as usual, thanks.

[@HuntersVermin]

Yeah it would have been a better tool for the job than the superten that day.

[@bigyjeep]

Love watching your videos, looking at getting an air rifle can you tell me your setup rifle scope etc, keep them coming

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks very much, here's a list of stuff i was using from the description box. Rifle BSA Super10 John Bowkett Blueprinted .22cal 15ft/lb Scope Nikko Stirling Targetmaster 4-16x44 LRX Pellets JSB Diabolo Exact 15.9 Grain Tactacam 5.0 and FTS unit Equifix Shooting Bags Dutch Bag The Double Bush Hide From Bushwear

[@llamedosr7843]

The magpies made that session for me

[@HuntersVermin]

It was a bit frustrating but when i saw what i had got at the end of the day i was happier.

[@mikem201]

How heavy a pellet were you shooting? Do you go heavier in high winds?

[@HuntersVermin]

No i just stick to the same pellet as i know it well JSB 15.89 grain Exact Jumbo Diabolo.

[@regsparkes6507]

Humour, you got to have humour in a video every now and then, otherwise, without it, it's just like cooking a nice meal without the seasoning, even if it is only a dash of salt.

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks i'll keep that in mind.

[@migsy2728]

Where's the fx david

[@HuntersVermin]

In the gun safe, wish i had brought it now.

[@michaelholt7963]

Talking about humour please please please please ! Can we have the cows head again, one of the funniest things I've seen on a hunting vid. Cheers pal really enjoyed this video, I like the Cranky voice, but only in moderation

[@HuntersVermin]

Ah man i'm not even sure where i put that thing but i must find it for a laugh.

[@user-io4fw9tu4q]

hi can i ask you haw many joules have your WH 97

[@HuntersVermin]

Its about 12.5 ft/lb or 16.9 joules.

[@shaunjones6049]

Young Magpies can be suicidal sometimes 👍 🤔Magpies seem to have done well this year with large broods and seem to be later this year , maybe second brood? if they do that I don’t know?

[@HuntersVermin]

Hopefully i'll get a chance to cut the numbers back a bit before the younger ones wise up too much.

[@toddhunter5693]

supervid

[@HuntersVermin]

Thank you.

[@Juarhunt]

prediksi angin broo,, curi kanan / kiri saat ada angin

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks for watching.

[@ranjrog]

Seems like quite a while since you’ve shown cleaning and cooking some birds! How about that for a future video?

[@HuntersVermin]

Well i already have a video on cleaning a wood pigeon and the wife is the one who cooks them now as she's much better at it than me but she doesn't really want to be on video.

[@ranjrog]

@@HuntersVermin Hey! I went back and found your videos on cooking the pigeon! Very good!

[@silverbob999]

what a magpie fest that was

[@HuntersVermin]

Yeah it was a bit unexpected.

[@joelmontgomery4496]

Magic M8, Keep em coming 1love❤

[@HuntersVermin]

Thanks very much.