Longest young bird race??

[pigeonscout]

ticeye where do you race into in northern Ireland

[pigeonscout]

Sounds like your on the golden mile

[ticeye]

ticeye where do you race into in northern Ireland

 

lisburn co. antrim

[Guest]

If their ultimate goal is to send to the YB National, then Scottish Federation members need to agree that this is their goal, and vote for a Federation YB programme designed to help meet it.

 

Our YB Fed programme is 60 to 180 miles. There are two races at 60 then two @ 80 before we move onto single stages. It is known that members split their YB team between 1st & 2nd races. Personally I don't see much difference between a 60 mile race and an 80 mile one for starting my youngsters and I look at it as having 4 chances to start individual birds, or groups of birds. Either way our Fed isn't getting the maximum birdage in these early races: costs remain the same but income is down.

 

As for existing 'jumps'. I can see 20 miles ... from Main Street, Redding to Wallace Monument, Stirling. If I can see that distance from 30-40' up the hill, how far can a pigeon see when 100-200' up in the air? Maybe the 'jumps' just aren't big enough?

[edthekid]

i personaly loved it when i could send ybs over water but worcester fed im in dont go over now for one reson or another......shame really

[Guest CS]

Mike Ganus USA got 11 young birds on a drop from 500 mile that is some flying.

 

Yes - Good flying

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

135miles for me, shame would like to go 250 with y/bs