One decoy, your thoughts.

[THEINVISIBLESCARECROW]

I walk quite some distance to my permission then walk the fields to my chosen spot.

I have 12 rubber full body & 12 plastic shell deeks.

I need to get new sticks for all.

I now have a large rucksack.

Room for the shells or a couple or 3 full deeks.

What decoys would you use, or is there a better single decoy to use.

What sticks would you buy to mount the deeks.

Remember I'm walking for 40mins before I start walking across the fields.

Bad enough going, no intention to shoot many but allow for 5 to 10 dead birds for the pot on the return journey.

Last year I just took one full body & hoped for the best sticking it on a bush.

Hide is ready made & waiting.

Cart's in the pocket as is everything else I take.

Just pondering over the deek situation.

Use what I've got or something better out there now.

[Greenhunter]

I'm biased obviously, but what about a floater like the ones I make. They are very light and the 2-piece rod would attach to your gun slip,

with a bit of forethought. That and a couple of shells could well do the job. Spring sticks are probably best for the shells.

in fact I might just try this set-up myself.

 

 

GH

[kdubya]

1st off depends on what you are shooting over? if standing crop and its windy two floaters will do it, growing crop and stubble and windy two floaters and a slack handfull of silo socks,

 

no wind? or light winds a hypa light rotary and a pair of hypa flaps along with an amount of flocked shells you are comfortable carrying, the hypa light rotary is VERY light then get under a flight line

 

next bet get some permission you dont need a 40 min walk just to get there god help you if you bagged a ton?

 

cheers KW

[webber]

PM Lancs Lad and enquire what the new FUDS weigh.

 

webber

[Toombsy]

I would think about getting some form of trolley, or perhaps a stripped down wheelbarrow to help you get your gear there and back.

 

If you do have a decent day's shooting using the gear you have, you'll be as frustrated to hell to have to stop early because you're laden down with kit.

[soontjen]

i tried this with just 3 decoy's . and had a good afternoon i shot 18 pigeons from 11 until 3 . i also placed a floater and a dead pigeon as an angel in the middle of a field and had quite a few pigeons flying into them . not a brilliant day but it ca work ,, it's like eveything it will work one day and then not the next ......have a go

[adam1]

I have been out a few times latley with 50 carts 12 shells with spring sticks in my cartridge bag, wearing full cammo and just snuggling into the hedgerow and done as much as i'd expect at the moment, although I do think a bouncer or the like may be a good idea next time.

Adam

[Jesse James]

I some times use a golf trolley bought for £8.00 from local sports shop.

this one folds up and the wheels pull of for easy storage

 

Just put my kit bag onto it and away we go, I carry pigeon magnet, shell decoys, poles netting, cartridges food etc just bought some FUDs also, work a charm and easy to carry on the belt or hanging on the pocket.

 

ATB

[chrispti]

I walk quite some distance to my permission then walk the fields to my chosen spot.

I have 12 rubber full body & 12 plastic shell deeks.

I need to get new sticks for all.

I now have a large rucksack.

Room for the shells or a couple or 3 full deeks.

What decoys would you use, or is there a better single decoy to use.

What sticks would you buy to mount the deeks.

Remember I'm walking for 40mins before I start walking across the fields.

Bad enough going, no intention to shoot many but allow for 5 to 10 dead birds for the pot on the return journey.

Last year I just took one full body & hoped for the best sticking it on a bush.

Hide is ready made & waiting.

Cart's in the pocket as is everything else I take.

Just pondering over the deek situation.

Use what I've got or something better out there now.

 

I have been getting on very well with shell decoys and sillo sock jackets recently, http://www.ukshootwarehouse.com/shop/PIGEO...UV+Jackets.html

 

Also been using maxi mover pegs with the shell decoys, which give some realistic movement, even in a very slight breeze

http://www.ukshootwarehouse.com/shop/PIGEO...ecoys+x+10.html

 

Chris

[Bluebarrels]

I walk quite some distance to my permission then walk the fields to my chosen spot.

I have 12 rubber full body & 12 plastic shell deeks.

I need to get new sticks for all.

I now have a large rucksack.

Room for the shells or a couple or 3 full deeks.

What decoys would you use, or is there a better single decoy to use.

What sticks would you buy to mount the deeks.

Remember I'm walking for 40mins before I start walking across the fields.

Bad enough going, no intention to shoot many but allow for 5 to 10 dead birds for the pot on the return journey.

Last year I just took one full body & hoped for the best sticking it on a bush.

Hide is ready made & waiting.

Cart's in the pocket as is everything else I take.

Just pondering over the deek situation.

Use what I've got or something better out there now.

 

Sometimes its the way to go mate,as light as possible,i think we all get hung up on the new fad,and carting too much kit into the field,if the birds are going to decoy,they will come in to your pattern whatever BB

[Lez325]

Have a look at sillosocks - I have 12 and they weigh bugga all- will easily fit into a rucksack- combine those with a foam floater or 2 and youre in business

 

 

Les

[henry d]

I walk quite some distance to my permission then walk the fields to my chosen spot.

.....

Use what I've got or something better out there now.

 

I would also go for the trolley idea too, I use mine if I can`t get my motor into the field and it is invaluable when goose decoying as 30+ goose deeks are a weight not to mention all the other gear. Mine has wide plastic wheels and works well on all surfaces and cost @ £30.

 

Shells, and to a certain extent, full bodied deeks work well in most conditions as they give movement and show head up and feeding just like a real flock.

[THEINVISIBLESCARECROW]

Good ideas, thanks.

I have to walk down a steep bank through rough woodland (council owned) so a trolly or barrow is out of the question.

There's a few ways I shoot over the land, sometimes just walk the hedgerow / woodland edge.

Stand under a sitty tree, tuck into a hedge very close to a flightline plus a few other methods.

From Sept' to April It's a mixture of stubble, grass, ploughed field or sprouting seeds.

As you all are aware nothings gaurenteed & they allways seem to be in the wrong place after you've watched behaviour for awhile then gone to the hot spot to shoot (i look over the farm from a high bank everyday when I walk the dog).

No local shops stock much except basic deeks so It's an online shopping experiance & I don't want to get it wrong.

At a guess & from past experiance for the sitty tree or walk about I need no extras, the one corner, a launch area from the wood just a few deeks seem to work ok normally but improvement is possible.

That leaves the flightline position, a floater ? I'll look into those.

One shop has plastic flying deeks, £29 for a pack of two but I don't like the look of the wings, hard plastic & the colour looks wrong.

I've seen the "ultimate" flying decoy but over £40 for one ?

Got to be something better than that price wise.

[Cranfield]

I would always suggest shell decoys, flocked or with sillosocks jackets and spring sticks.

Lots of movement, light and not bulky to carry and don't get damaged when bunged in a bag.

 

Keep a couple of dead birds back for putting on floater/bouncers.

Also add to your layout with any birds you shoot.

[Alanl50]

I would always suggest shell decoys, flocked or with sillosocks jackets and spring sticks.

Lots of movement, light and not bulky to carry and don't get damaged when bunged in a bag.

 

Keep a couple of dead birds back for putting on floater/bouncers.

Also add to your layout with any birds you shoot.

Same as above for me although I honestly dont worry about flocked deeks or Sillosock jackets but I defiantly use spring sticks for the movement. :unsure:

Alan

[chrispti]

Good ideas, thanks.

I have to walk down a steep bank through rough woodland (council owned) so a trolly or barrow is out of the question.

There's a few ways I shoot over the land, sometimes just walk the hedgerow / woodland edge.

Stand under a sitty tree, tuck into a hedge very close to a flightline plus a few other methods.

From Sept' to April It's a mixture of stubble, grass, ploughed field or sprouting seeds.

As you all are aware nothings gaurenteed & they allways seem to be in the wrong place after you've watched behaviour for awhile then gone to the hot spot to shoot (i look over the farm from a high bank everyday when I walk the dog).

No local shops stock much except basic deeks so It's an online shopping experiance & I don't want to get it wrong.

At a guess & from past experiance for the sitty tree or walk about I need no extras, the one corner, a launch area from the wood just a few deeks seem to work ok normally but improvement is possible.

That leaves the flightline position, a floater ? I'll look into those.

One shop has plastic flying deeks, £29 for a pack of two but I don't like the look of the wings, hard plastic & the colour looks wrong.

I've seen the "ultimate" flying decoy but over £40 for one ?

Got to be something better than that price wise.

 

I use the cheap flying decoys, just glued real wings to them, they work very well. :unsure:

 

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Edited October 17, 2009 by chrispti

[chris64]

12 shell's, hide, 2hidepole's bag of cart's small fold down seat 1 bouncer flask all in rucsack ooh gun,job done

Edited October 18, 2009 by chris64