smudgey Posted January 11, 2015 Report Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) is it worth using flags to try and channel them closer. ive found a spot which has 2 flightlines breaking from one around 200 to 300yds from that spot. both flighlines come down either side of the field, manage to decoy a few but not as many as i would of thought. unfortunately it breaks up over land i dont have permission. any ideas? Edited January 11, 2015 by smudgey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawntredder Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I use rope bangers if there feeding in same field as my hide but I leave flags alone not had much success with them but the bangers work well when feeding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobba Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I've used white flags to effect but only to dissuade pigeons from landing and feeding in certain areas of a large field in which they are interested and diverting their attention to another area of the same field by the use of decoys. In your case it seems from your description that they are not interested in landing and feeding in your field so using flags to divert them from a flightline into that field in which they are showing no interest seems of questionable value. So, I suggest the best thing to do is to give it a go and post your experiences on PW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 (edited) Last week I shot pigeons decoying well into a smallish field which had 56 flags in it. I wish I had taken a photo. Edited January 12, 2015 by JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgey Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 its a big wheat field, and they usually do feed in a couple of different places. One place they always feed is by a telegraph line which their is no suitable place to set up, i think i will defo try flags where they are feeding. Thanks it makes sense now, whats the best way to make them and do i put them out on the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tignme Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 If there is a telgraph line there are poles. poles equals a hide area.Poles are approx 100 yds apart so any pole has a 50 yard radius/ killing zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 If there is a telgraph line there are poles. poles equals a hide area.Poles are approx 100 yds apart so any pole has a 50 yard radius/ killing zone. Anywhere can be a potential hide site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 Last week I shot pigeons decoying well into a smallish field which had 56 flags in it. I wish I had taken a photo. If they had been decoying well you would not have had time to count the flags Anywhere can be a potential hide site. Agreed , as long as you have earth under your feet then you can put a hide there , if you do not have earth then your in trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 If they had been decoying well you would not have had time to count the flags Agreed , as long as you have earth under your feet then you can put a hide there , if you do not have earth then your in trouble I may change my mind about moving to Lincolnshire. The sense of humour baffles me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 come to Lancashire instead jd,sense of humour is the same but headwear is better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I think they do work for a day or two, but I have had the same experience as JDog when the flags have been out a while, the birds soon get use to them. One of the best days decoying I have had was within 50 yards of a gas gun that went off every 30 minutes. When it went off, any incoming birds would swerve a little bit, but keep on coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pboro shot Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I had a video on my old phone of a pigieon sitting on a eye bright yellow spinning bird scarer going slowly around flags gas guns kites work forabout a day or 2 Iin my experience ive used a second magnet with carrier bags on recentyly to good affect but proberly not good enough to warrant carrying extra kit .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 I may change my mind about moving to Lincolnshire. The sense of humour baffles me. Worry not JDog , we will have you trained in the ways of the county in no time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgey Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 The trouble is the poles run along just out side the boundrie with a footpath running adjacent to it, there are two houses very close and a riding stable. Dont want to upset anyone especialy the farmer when he gets complaints. I think flags in places along there might be the only option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgey Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 The trouble is the poles run along just out side the boundrie with a footpath running adjacent to it, there are two houses very close and a riding stable. Dont want to upset anyone especialy the farmer when he gets complaints. I think flags in places along there might be the only option. forgot to ask , any ideas on making very cheap flags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 12, 2015 Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 forgot to ask , any ideas on making very cheap flags A cane and a carrier bag , tie the bag to the cane via the bag handles. I use this , tie a couple of lengths around 1 meter in length to a cane . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgey Posted January 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2015 thanks fenboy. my mates got aload of canes growing in his backgarden. happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Flags can be very effective to move birds from an area to a decoy pattern. We have eight foot fibreglass poles , on these we fit two plastic bags on unequal strings which spin in the wind or one of those white paper overalls which have golf balls in the tied legs and arms and fill with air in the wind and " Moon Walk" across the field.If it is a very light wind we remove the golf balls. They can be very effective in delicate and sensitive areas which you are unable to shoot. When we have seen birds on fields and asked permission and it is refused we ask if we can put a " Scarecrow " on the field for a day and this is usually accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Flags can be very effective to move birds from an area to a decoy pattern. We have eight foot fibreglass poles , on these we fit two plastic bags on unequal strings which spin in the wind or one of those white paper overalls which have golf balls in the tied legs and arms and fill with air in the wind and " Moon Walk" across the field.If it is a very light wind we remove the golf balls. They can be very effective in delicate and sensitive areas which you are unable to shoot. When we have seen birds on fields and asked permission and it is refused we ask if we can put a " Scarecrow " on the field for a day and this is usually accepted. Ah ha! another secret out the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Ah ha! another secret out the bag. Only 999 to go??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbw1shrops Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Well done PC love hearing your tricks of the trade 👍 Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgey Posted January 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Tell me more. I wont tell anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flycoy Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Tell me more. I wont tell anyone. sounds like PC has the right idea! big and bright have used small flags on many occasions, they seem to work best on laid cereal patches in the summer, think its because they are concentrated in smaller areas the white puts birds off landing there and they circle for a tempting patch without the flag, Yours hopefully!! good way of putting them off unshootable patches near roads etc. not sure they will work in your situation. if you are worried about upsetting the farmer watch the telephone wires, a pellet wedge in between the strands will rot the cable and break it, sometime in the future, the connectors on the poles don't like lead either! Best of luck Flycoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerboy Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 I use red and white striped tape, in lengths of about 3-4 metres.Tie it to the top of a cane and even a light breeze picks it up and makes it move, you can cover large areas with just a few canes.Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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