docholiday Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Ok so help me if you can We always have stubble to shoot over this year the farmer has put in rape but its about 18 inche high now, some areas where the bunnies have knocked it back but how do you decoy the high rape and how do the pigeons feed on the rape when it is a couple of feet tall. was thinking of putting the decoys on the bare rabbit damaged areas. suggestions please Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby dazzler Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 get some hight in the pattern use a magnet if u got one and a flapper to get the flapper up a bit higher i use a bit of ban boo stick if u can get under a tree put some lofting pigeons up there and with your decoys use ban boo stick again to get the hight use a couple of floaters as well if u got them they should see that lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 When the rape starts to get higher, the pigeons normally go for any bare areas,or the tractor tracks. Its worth spending some time watching the field and see where they are landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Was going to have a go tomorrow afternoon but the forcast down here is **** will have to wait a little longer Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim. Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 Spending half of my time at work keeping pigeons off rape has shown than once bare ground has been covered, it is generally safe from pigeons. As cranfield says, look for bare areas and focus on these, they stand out much more to pigeons and really helps the pigeons focus in on the area you are in! Setting your rotary above the crop is possible though, I dont see much point in placing deeks myself, get the roatary/bouncers to bring the squidgeons in to have a look, but they will generally fly away do be quick! I personally think that pigeions dont like getting their wings wet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 I think (wishful maybe) that this winter might have some interesting times ahead where OSR is concerned. Round here all the OSR was drilled by the begining of September and has mostly got away very well. As said the pigeons tend to go for those poor areas where the crop hasn't done so well or along the tramlines and along the field margins where the trees/hedges hamper good growth. If that's the case then this year there'll be precious few of those areas and maybe, just maybe, the birds will concentrate on the few poor areas even more than usual. We live in hope, otherwise it'll be the same old, same old routine shooting pigeons on rape...bloody difficult and frustrating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 the rape by me has also got up well ,i looked at a pic i took a couple of years ago in early january and the rape was shorter than it is now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 (edited) The rape has got away extremely well in these parts. As said already look for the tram lines and poorer /lower bits. On lighter soil the higher ground can drain quicker in a dry spell, which we can get sustained spells of in winter.If the leaf drops back a bit and there's a good few hard frosts the pigeon will usually find it. A good strong crop can very quickly end up just as stalk in the ground. Edited November 6, 2009 by Whitebridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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