smudgey Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 i had my first expirence on standing wheat yesterday, plenty of activity but very rare to get them to decoy. was not sure on how to put decoys out so just tried a random pattern. it didnt seem to work but was unsure of what pattern to use. any ideas please would be apreciated cos gonna have another bash on saturday. i was using a rotary( at times), two floaters, 4 full bodied on canes, 4 shells on canes, and a few shells on the ground where they have caused damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted June 30, 2015 Report Share Posted June 30, 2015 Unless you can find low areas you're in my opinion better to wait for it to lay. Hopefully, after a heavy rainfall you may get some blow holes. The pigeons will want to land in there because they can get to the milky tops. In that case you can put a magnet 5-10 yards away from a blow he and half a dozen decoys on the crop in the blow hole if it's big enough. If the magnet doesn't draw them in replace with a couple of bouncer and place them facing the blow hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgey Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 i will give it a go. is it worth putting any shells on canes on nearby tram lines and if so should i put them in any pattern? iv got a flapper i can borrow would it be any good in this situation? sorry for all the questions but im a bit of a novice and u guys have the knowledge and i need some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Did you actually see the pigeons dropping into the wheat, or just flying over ? They do seem to prefer it laying down and in my area they drop into the spots laid flat by the rooks and crows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudgey Posted July 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 they were dropping in on the part i was at the night before, but next day plenty flying about but not really commiting to decoys, they were vearing off about 70 yards. shot 7 which was better than nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireSam Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Problem is they will keep moving around as plenty of tramlines to drop into at the moment. I have pigeons moving between peas, wheat and rape at the moment but none committing to any one field. Pigeons will congregate in one place one day and be somewhere else the next. Need to find a place which is attracting birds for a couple of days. If you find some birds feeding, move them off and seat back and wait to see if they start coming back....if not then not worth setting up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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