decoying mad Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 just been up to my permission and hes put a field full of potatoes in never shot over potatoes just wonderd if pigeons are keen on them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 just been up to my permission and hes put a field full of potatoes in never shot over potatoes just wonderd if pigeons are keen on them?? Never mind the pigeons - get some steel goose shot for when those Canadas come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decoying mad Posted April 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Never mind the pigeons - get some steel goose shot for when those Canadas come in. i take it geese like them never shot geese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 i take it geese like them never shot geese Geese love spuds and if there are any left laying about after sowing or harvest they'll find them. Ducks too. I used to feed my duck pond with rotten taties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminator69 Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Pigeons will eat taties when the field has been lifted and sawen again useally with wheat, and then they need to get a bit frost on them.Then they might work the field also as been said you might get a shot at the geese they like tatie wheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcrabtree Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I have potato plants in two fields on my permission they are about 6 inches high I haven't seen any pigeons on them yet. They look green enough to be attractive to pigeons after all they seem to like young green sprouts/ Kale/ rape etc Has any one had experience of decoying potatoes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I have potato plants in two fields on my permission they are about 6 inches high I haven't seen any pigeons on them yet. They look green enough to be attractive to pigeons after all they seem to like young green sprouts/ Kale/ rape etc Has any one had experience of decoying potatoes? Not many on this forum will have decoyed potatoes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Not many on this forum will have decoyed potatoes. Is that when you use a "SpudGun"??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kcrabtree Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Not many on this forum will have decoyed potatoes. You can get a few on the weeds between the spuds, likewise sugar beet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 We have shot birds in the winter when they are lifted and the frost starts to make them soft. It's a bit like sugar beet the size of the pieces they pick up can be huge and fill the crops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 spuds on one of my perms this year again, but never seem to attract enough for a shoot any year my pigeon's are very fussy, may be last chance saloon if it gets colder at the end of the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 As already said the only time you are likely to shoot any on a potato field is if they start feeding on weeds on the headland or once they are lifted if the field is left long enough to get a few frosts on them to soften them up and there is little other option for them , while they may be more attractive to geese and ducks don't get too excited , there are 1000s of acres of potato's grown around here and while some fields get a few geese on in the winter most have none . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 We have shot birds in the winter when they are lifted and the frost starts to make them soft. It's a bit like sugar beet the size of the pieces they pick up can be huge and fill the crops. same here shot birds on rotten spuds many times in the past not huge bags but a bit of shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 manys years ago, a farmer dug a field of them up,and he said lots of pigeons on the field put some decoys out, had very good time on the field had ove 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Look for chickweed growing , I had a good couple of hours decoying pigeon on potato bolts after sitting near all day decoying on wheat drill for 2 birds a few years back.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andylea Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Winter time after a heavy frost is the only time I've seen pigeon on the spuds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr D Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) I shoot over spuds. December onwards once the frost hits them. However, this happens because there is no rape grown in this part of the world worth talking about. Im not so sure how productive it would be in a rape area, but i guess the only way to find out is to keep watching it through the winter. If the birds really get settled, good bags can be taken off a spud field. Oh! And no they dont bother with seed potatoes. Edited June 20, 2015 by Dr D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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