whats the best way to train for channel races

can't believe what I have just read on this post it's clear we have a idiot who talks a load of bull shit

well i rekon you are around 30 to 40 mile from south coast, you may get your birds from across the channel, but they dont have to face the tough terrain like the birds north of you, i think you talk a load of shit and so do many more ? so the least we answer your stupidity, the sooner you will go away , and hopefully see sence ? bye

I agree totally grizzle is full of sh**e        

well untill you you tell me your flying name and where you come from
so we can all see how you make it so easy then your waisting your time trying to educate us on long distance flying . ive been in this game far to long to listen to the likes of you , i will wait with baited breath .

i see the post got me loads of positive comments and some great knowledge     lads i think everyone is taking this personal everyone can have a rant on this and talk the talk! personally i take what i want from peoples posts and most times come away with a little more knowledge, you's are like women giving out on this i swear    ok we all know its hard to get birds across the English/Irish channel and we have one of the toughest terrains, but who is to say that were Hal is you cant get birds across the channel regularly or that he cant? its properly flat terrain and a shorter and calmer channel to cross! ill agree you need a serious pigeon to fly 600 mile+ etc, i think ill stick to what i am doing meself it looks like i am not doing to much wrong. train hard eat well. yous can all wind your necks back in now lads cheers for the replys   

Folks it is a discussion site after all. My channel days were over 50 years ago. The longest I have flown here is 780 miles from the West. Due to relocating I sent 5 yearlings. Did not have older ones broke to that location. 4 made it home. The race was from Pickle Lake. Indian reservation North west of here. That is were the gravel road ends. No more roads after that. Terrain is relatively flat. It is all bush (forest) and rocks and some small lakes. Hawks a plenty and no where for the birds to land for a few hundred miles. Armpit of Canada. The last yearling I got came up from the South so assume it crossed at Sault St Marie (350 miles West) and in to the US and came up from there. That is a ship channel and locks that separate US and Canada. Lake Huron on one side Lake Superior on the other side of the locks. Pigeons will NOT fly across water unless they have to. As stated earlier, put them on the other side and they will cross if no option. Normal schedule here is to fly from the East. Headwind course. Very little water to cross. Since they cut out the 600 they just fly the 500 miler. and that only once a season now, it is still a two day race. It is next weekend actually.
Every long distance race can be tough. Sorry if I ruffled any ones feathers.

mufc rick wrote:

well i rekon you are around 30 to 40 mile from south coast, you may get your birds from across the channel, but they dont have to face the tough terrain like the birds north of you, i think you talk a load of shit and so do many more ? so the least we answer your stupidity, the sooner you will go away , and hopefully see sence ? bye

I agree totally grizzle is full of sh**e        

LOL

 

ask grizzle cock  

Love it or leave it. He says what he thinks. That is what discussion boards are for. He may fly tipplers, who knows? May be full of crap. Who knows? actually who cares? I do not know the guy. However he does post sometimes controversial posts. But shit better have some of them than the majority of posts on congratulation each other on club wins. ahem, saying that I will probably be booted from here.

halcanada wrote:

Love it or leave it. He says what he thinks. That is what discussion boards are for. He may fly tipplers, who knows? May be full of crap. Who knows? actually who cares? I do not know the guy. However he does post sometimes controversial posts. But shit better have some of them than the majority of posts on congratulation each other on club wins. ahem, saying that I will probably be booted from here.

dont suppose it will ever be a perfect world halcanada