Decoying over spring rape – Crowhow
Andy Crow is out with his shotgun. Oilseed rape is vulnerable to pigeons and the Kent farm manager is decoying them to prevent crop damage.
Andy Crow is out with his shotgun. Oilseed rape is vulnerable to pigeons and the Kent farm manager is decoying them to prevent crop damage.
Andy Crow shows how planning and reconnaissance can make a pigeon day work. He sets up his hide under a tree in the middle of
Shooting quail and doves in Malta is not as simple as walking out with a dog and a gun. The spring hunt is a political
It’s an animal feed crop and pigeons love it. That’s why April sees Andy Crow out protecting lucerne fields from the birds. He explains decoying
Like feral doves in the UK, South African rock doves thrive on farms, spread disease and cause damage. So it is up to Richard Leonard
The crops on Andy Crow’s farm in Kent are under attack from pigeons. With a good wind whipping them along, it’s challenging decoying and shooting.
It’s relentless: dove after dove comes over shooters in perhaps the biggest pest control operations in the world. In the latest in his series, Rucksack
Crow has been sent loads of new kit to try on pigeons and deer: – a new stock on his Blaser F16 – a new
Jaf Jefferson is having a tough morning’s shooting. The decoy pattern is set, but he cannot connect with the rooks and pigeons. he takes his
What do you do pigeons are munching their way through 70 acres of flattened crops? You call in your buddies and their shotguns. That’s what
When pigeons are feeding around a huge area, how do you bring them back to the point where you want to shoot them? Andy Crow
Kent farmer Andy Crow has drilled his crops – and now he has to keep the pigens away while they grow. He reveals his tactics
Where pigeons are a pest and pheasants a gamebird in the UK, in South Africa, it is all about doves and guineafowl. Rich Leonard is
Ryan Dawson of Cymru Hunters and Nick Richards of British Shooting Services ask Charlie Jacoby up for a day’s pigeon shooting in South Wales. Unfortunately,
Andy Crow has a hush-hush mission on this pigeon shooting outing. Of course, he is protecting the crops on his Kent farm from marauding pigeons
Rich Leonard is after doves on a farm in Cape Privince, South Africa, armed with his Air Arms S510. This item is supported by Air
Mark Winser joins Andy Crow to shoot pigeons on the farm in Kent. The birds are coming in hard on the oilseed rape crop and
Andy Crow wants to protect his maize crop from pigeons – and he is also lookg forward to a big day as he has seen
It’s Andy Crow’s guide to decoying. How he sets his patterns, what kinds of cartridges he chooses and, crucially, what chokes he selects for his
Have a couple of hours to spare? When Andy Crow does, he gathers his gun and his decoys, and heads out to keep the pigeons
Andy Crow is hosting young shot extraordinaire Brody Woollard for a day’s shooting. They are trying to keep the pigeons from raiding Crow’s crops of
Jamie Chandler is on holiday in Cornwall and decides to give up on the beach in favour of shooting. Pigeons are bothering a local farm,
We are hunting pigeons. Cai Ap Bryn and his Air Arms S410 have the job of shooting them in and out of the cages at
That Jamie Chandler – you can’t shut him up. Well, you can now. He meets shooter Paul Sadler. Having no hands doesn’t stop Jamie from
How did you celebrate your birthday? Cai Ap Bryn asked friends to go on a pigeon shoot in Gloucestershire – good outdoor fun and useful
A mooch with the BSA R10 brings Jamie within range of a pigeon. will this turn the tide of pests on this Hampshire farm? Find
Andy Crow is after pigeons. With the pheasant shooting season over, it is a good time to use cover crops to bring in the birds…
Rachel Carrie and Mark Winser join Andy Crow for a day on the corvids. It’s pest control a-go-go as Rachel fields her new secret weapon,
It is not easy shooting when you have no hands. It is doubly hard retrieving in thick cover. See how Jamie Chandler gets on with
Top young shot Brody Woollard goes pigeon shooting with the master: Andy Crow. He learns all the top tips about decoying, hide-building and how to
What’s the perfect bird for a top clayshooter to shoot? Why, pigeons of course. Mark Winser (he who won the Range Rover at Royal Berkshire
Andy Crow has an unusual pest problem. The pigeons are landing on a field of lupins. He breaks out the Gamebore steel cartridges to deter
Andy Crow tests Gamebore steel cartridges on pest pigeons. Roy Lupton’s goshawk and peregrine eyasses need meat with no lead in it. So, Andy puts
Andy Crow has a bag full of new kit to take pigeon shooting. He has just planted his peas and the pigeons are feasting. He
Andy Crow is out with his cousin Gary after pigeons feeding on the remains of a maize field. It’s a bitterly cold day and Andy
Andy and cousin Gary are out pigeon shooting and Andy is roadtesting a new kind of pigeon flapper. He claims it’s top secret – but
Andy Crow has a pigeon problem on his oilseed rape crop – so much so that local shooters have been calling him up and asking
Out shooting with a mate? Here is Andy Crow’s guide to sharing a pigeon hide or duck blind safely. This film was first shown in
Roy Lupton is helping Andy Crow solve the big problem of pigeon shooting. Just what range are you hitting them? This film was first shown
A frosty Andy Crow sets up the hides for himself and his cousin Gary. They are hoping to enjoy the winter sunshine on a young
George Digweed goes the distance on pigeon-shooting. Some of his shots are out to 100 yards. Now, you don’t want to try this at home
Pigeons love abandoned crops. Those bits of barley the combine left behind are worth shooting over. So says Andy Crow, who continues his CrowHow series
Big decoys – do they really fool pigeons? We’re out with expert pigeonshooter Andy Crow to find out. Also, what kind of choke should you
The farmer made a mistake. He started harvesting then stopped, which creates perfect landing areas for the pigeons. Now is the time to call in
Andy ‘Crowman’ Crow shows what’s needed to shoot pigeons over a standing crop. Lots of people don’t like it but if it has to be
Mark Gilchrist and wood pigeons have something in common – it’s not speed or agility, the ability to breed all year round, or muscle bound
It’s farm manager Andy Crow’s first pigeon shooting outing of 2013 – it’s not through lack of trying but the weather and the seasons being
Pigeons have been hard to come by but when they are in good numbers it pays to pick the right spot. Andy ‘Crowman’ Crow ponders
Twenty-times world shooting champion George Digweed is out on the English North Downs shooting flighting pigeon on maize stubble. 90% of the birds are over
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