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Well, arrived at field with pal John at 9am and moved over 500+ from stubble and surrounding trees. Set up in a good sheltered strip of hardwoods with strong SE wind at our back. Had 8 dead birds on cradles and 2 flappers (John had forgot rotary - but remembered the battery!) Birds returned immediately in big groups, but just refused to decoy all day. Tried all the tricks in the book but nothing worked. Another shooter set up 2 fields away and he experienced the same. We resorted to flighting them and picked up 38 for goodness knows how many shots. Outstanding sport that tested our shooting to the limit. The only bird to decoy was missed handsomely by yours truly!

The behaviour of the birds reminded me of trying to decoy on rape, with the flock moving as one.

Grand day to be out in near gale force winds.

kippylawkid

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Well, arrived at field with pal John at 9am and moved over 500+ from stubble and surrounding trees. Set up in a good sheltered strip of hardwoods with strong SE wind at our back. Had 8 dead birds on cradles and 2 flappers (John had forgot rotary - but remembered the battery!) Birds returned immediately in big groups, but just refused to decoy all day. Tried all the tricks in the book but nothing worked. Another shooter set up 2 fields away and he experienced the same. We resorted to flighting them and picked up 38 for goodness knows how many shots. Outstanding sport that tested our shooting to the limit. The only bird to decoy was missed handsomely by yours truly!

The behaviour of the birds reminded me of trying to decoy on rape, with the flock moving as one.

Grand day to be out in near gale force winds.

kippylawkid

It was a good result, but I would have thought you may have done better with an earlier start.

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