Charity Begins At Home

[JohnQuinn]

Instead of us giving to the very deserving charities that we support, should we not start a PB fund for the sole aim of getting enough Tracking devices onto our racers as possible, maybe 200 or so to start with, that will tell us without a shadow of a doubt what happens to our birds en route from race point to loft, OR NOT!!???

[peter2010]

I think that could be a good idea as we need to try and find out whats happening out there as it has me baffiled and there is so much hard work and effort being put in to racing by everyone involved

[Novice]

Are we talking really sophisticated devices here? As far as I am aware the ones sold by Gem required the bird to return home to download the information onto a P.C.

I know someone who has done this in the past and found that there were irregularities in the path his bird took which he explained as hawk avoidance.

[JohnQuinn]

Don't hijack this thread with Stupidity plz.

[Guest bobbyg]

The SHU have already paid for a survey to be done with Dr. Lynch, Geddes & Hillis and a lad from Stirling by the name of Lafferty. This survey was the compiled and published.

[tommy bhoys]

but they can eat 3 nest a night on a bad day

danny was thinking bout getting a pair thats why i know how much they cost but they dont just live on bop what a bummer

[Flat out]

Don't hijack this thread with Stupidity plz.

It's about time we looked after ourself instead of all these other charity's that take the cash and then talk to there friends about our flying rats

[yeboah]

Instead of us giving to the very deserving charities that we support, should we not start a PB fund for the sole aim of getting enough Tracking devices onto our racers as possible, maybe 200 or so to start with, that will tell us without a shadow of a doubt what happens to our birds en route from race point to loft, OR NOT!!???

That's what's needed John to prove to the doubters what is really going on

There would have to be as many fitted to a single federations pigeons as possible and onto top pigeons in good condition Lanarkshire would be ideal with the large convoy

Joe Murphy suggested years ago that we pay a profession film crew to follow and film birds in a light aircraft or similar

Which I thought was a really good idea we would then have evidence

Bet the results would be frightening

No one is allowed by law to be near a falcon nest site at present as a licence is required

This is not to keep the falcon safe but to stop Joe public witnessing the true facts

A local bop enthusiast approached me a few years back and said he had a fall out with other members and refused to carry out the cleaning up of nest sites any longer as it was complete Carnage on a biblical scale FACT

[JohnQuinn]

The SHU have already paid for a survey to be done with Dr. Lynch, Geddes & Hillis and a lad from Stirling by the name of Lafferty. This survey was the compiled and published.

 

So how come I and many others, know Nothing about this??? Bearing in mind the committees i have served on over the past decade. ??

[tommy bhoys]

So how come I and many others, know Nothing about this??? Bearing in mind the committees i have served on over the past decade. ??

if i remember john the birds where let go in gretna

[blue pied]

they were let go several times

[Guest stb-]

So how come I and many others, know Nothing about this??? Bearing in mind the committees i have served on over the past decade. ??

i think all it proved was the birds were scattered all over and a lot never left the area in which they were libbed .

[walterboswell59]

would be great to find out where the birds are crossing from east to west on race days john there was something like this for sale in the bhw a few years ago you could follow your bird on your lap top cost was about 70 pound but dont know how many trackers you got for that maybe just the one

[geordie1234]

would be great to find out where the birds are crossing from east to west on race days john there was something like this for sale in the bhw a few years ago you could follow your bird on your lap top cost was about 70 pound but dont know how many trackers you got for that maybe just the one

They turn left at Ayton Walter lol

[Guest stb-]

They turn left at Ayton Walter lol

could be a lot of truth in that Geordie .

[moscow master]

my neighbour has a wee two seater plane am sure he would track the doos if we payed his expences all you would require is someone with a professional camera to video it am sure from a race about 100mls the doos would get struck a rake of times

[Guest stb-]

my neighbour has a wee two seater plane am sure he would track the doos if we payed his expences all you would require is someone with a professional camera to video it am sure from a race about 100mls the doos would get struck a rake of times

Do you think he would be able to fly in 300 directions at one time Ricky

as thats whats happening with percie .

[moscow master]

ive seen his flying so defo no lol but atleast it would show the dafties that blame k factor windmills radio waves to name a few of the stupid ideas folk come up with because as far as am aware not one of these brain waves can injure a doo and when you count up the injured ones that got away its not rocket science

[greenlands]

[frankdooman]

Are we talking really sophisticated devices here? As far as I am aware the ones sold by Gem required the bird to return home to download the information onto a P.C.

I know someone who has done this in the past and found that there were irregularities in the path his bird took which he explained as hawk avoidance.

 

 

Things have changed a bit Robert I think I've got a link for kits that give u actual pos of bird at any time but they are about £300 a set wait till the laddie comes in and he will try and get the link up they were originally designed for guess what BOP to recover the sh it's

[greenlands]

http://www.gemsupplements.com/gps/tryit.htm

[Novice]

Things have changed a bit Robert I think I've got a link for kits that give u actual pos of bird at any time but they are about £300 a set wait till the laddie comes in and he will try and get the link up they were originally designed for guess what BOP to recover the sh it's

 

 

Frank I know there are devices which transmit but wondered about the range and weight of them. If I remember correctly the hawk which was shot by a fancier about 2 years ago was fitted with one.

[yeboah]

my neighbour has a wee two seater plane am sure he would track the doos if we payed his expences all you would require is someone with a professional camera to video it am sure from a race about 100mls the doos would get struck a rake of times

That's the answer Ricky

Let's get a fund and get the proof

[Tony C]

Some youtube vids on GPS http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=GPS+Pigeon+Project have seen one of these that shows a hawk strike but cant seem to find it.

[tommy bhoys]

ive seen his flying so defo no lol but atleast it would show the dafties that blame k factor windmills radio waves to name a few of the stupid ideas folk come up with because as far as am aware not one of these brain waves can injure a doo and when you count up the injured ones that got away its not rocket science

what kind of price would you reckon it would take for your mate to follow and film the first youngbird race from otterburn this year ?