Hypothetical situation

[Guest]

OK guys heres one for you to debate about (hypothetical situation) MARCH 2007 DEFRA allow pigeon racing to commence however French gov say no libs from france for the foreseeable future poss 2 yrs  would you turn North or turn to short distance (i know this will prob only affect bottom 3rd of UK) and as most of the specialist clubs are mainly long distance should they turn N or poss amal for a couple of years to make a super club whats your views remember this is a hypothetical question (AT THE MO)

[Guest j v ward]

i think we should all go north  no  matter what happens

 

 

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[pigeonscout]

Go to Derry in Northern Ireland it is still UK and you should get 400+ mile

[madmaxlofts]

even though the north roads dead here i think id concider it

the furthest we fly is around 200 before the channel

so i think the north road would take a massive boost

iff everything goes pear shaped south

 

i can see the french banning all exports ov livestock of birds for 6 months anyways

[Guest]

I would fancy some Irish racing for sure!!! North would do though if south was out, distance is distance as far as I am concerned.

[paddymac]

Don't know about Derry as a liberation point pigeonscout, as its one of the hardest areas to fly pigeons into with the mighty NIPA as it lies in a valley surrounded by mountains. We always notice that any strays that come into Derry find it very difficult to get back out again.

[paul l]

Don't know about Derry as a liberation point pigeonscout, as its one of the hardest areas to fly pigeons into with the mighty NIPA as it lies in a valley surrounded by mountains. We always notice that any strays that come into Derry find it very difficult to get back out again.

 

it would be a good chalange for the birds

[paddymac]

Agree paul, but it will take a good pigeon to come out of it

[Pompey Mick]

If France decided to ban UK pigeons then I think the Nationals etc.  will try the SE route through Belgium into Germany if allowed. I would like to go North myself, even though I would be one of the longer flyers.

[paul l]

Agree paul, but it will take a good pigeon to come out of it

 

then it will tell the good from the not so good

[Beanz]

Personally I would go North although a lot of fanciers wouldn't want it face winds nearly every week, not for the faint hearted.

[Pompey Mick]

Having flown North & South in recent years I would say that down here on the South Coast that generally North Road pigeons cope with the South Road better than South Road pigeons cope with the North This is a generalisation but I would state that more South Road 'winners' have been lost when turned North than North road 'winners' turned South.

[Beanz]

Mick, reason being that the North roaders have toughed it South roaders too mant tail winds, can't face up to all the extra work.

[mark]

if you want the distance you have to fly north.