https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/ AllGunStuff Discussion Board en-US Fri, 08 May 2026 07:57:54 +0000 wpForo 60 https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6655 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:51:39 +0000 General Discussion oafpatroll https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6655 https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6654 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:41:17 +0000
Vervets eat the bird eggs. The farmers near Jansenville hate them with a passion.

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The area I was in when shown the results of their activity.]]> General Discussion Treeman https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6654 https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6652 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:40:25 +0000 General Discussion Tripodmvr https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6652 https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6650 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:27 +0000
Spoke to a friend of mine that farms on the OFS side of the Vaal close to the Barrage. He feels that game bird numbers are lower than usual. In my travels around the Vaal Triangle area I agree with his observations.

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I was amazed at the impact Vervet monkeys have on bird life, I once watched them work a area looking for food. I saw how every branch, stone and piece of wood was lifted, checked, they miss very little when they work an area over.
A game farmer put me at a look out when I asked why he had only adult Guinea fowl, no chicks ? The answer was obvious - too many Vervet monkeys.
]]> General Discussion Treeman https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6650 https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6646 Sat, 05 Apr 2025 10:00:33 +0000 General Discussion Tripodmvr https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6646 https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6645 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:25:19 +0000
The Guinea Fowl In Port Elizabeth are perhaps 3 x more than 2 or 3 years ago. The same goes for the Egyptian Geese.


Good to hear. I'm very much hoping that when I go walkup shooting in the Freestate soon the same is true there.]]> General Discussion oafpatroll https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6645 https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6644 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 09:04:52 +0000 General Discussion JamesNotBond https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6644 https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6641 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:18:03 +0000
Maybe due to a combination of good rains and less shooting?


I'm sure the rain must be a factor as it's heavier and more consistent than it's been in years. As far as the pigeons go my observation is that there are far fewer (probably half) shooters than ten years ago. I'm a sample of one and shoot a relatively small area, i.e. 100km S+W of JHB, so this may be different elsewhere. ]]> General Discussion oafpatroll https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6641 https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6640 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:13:39 +0000
A natural flux then ?
I see the Guinea Fowl in the Cape are on a high again, there were just a few flocks of 3 - 5 animals 5 years ago, now the average is 9 - 11 birds with 50 + flocks seen again on the farms.


I've no idea what's driven it and would love to understand it better. I'd assumed it was something environmental along the lines of the huge reduction in insects I've seen in my lifetime.]]> General Discussion oafpatroll https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6640 https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6639 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 23:59:44 +0000
Some of the wing shooters in our area are actively supporting the breeding of guinea fowl with feed and water points.]]> General Discussion Ds J https://systemz.online/general-discussion/promising-pigeon-numbers-this-season-in-gauteng-freestate/#post-6639