SSS Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 5:1 makes my ratio look fookin terrible!! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacrowbasher Posted December 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Thought I would let you know how things went set up under a tree with good cover around me first pigeons started coming in at 810 weather was awful rain and mist for some reason the birds were high and fast I managed to get 2 for 12 shots and my mate got 8 for about 40 shots and he got a fab pair let's just say he was a magnet to the pigeons and I wasn't never mind it goes like that sometimes but even with the weather we had a great time beats working !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 You need to take stock of how you are setting up if you are decoying . Perhaps you are setting your coys up to far out and making it hard for your self by having to take long shots . I like to have my killing zone no further out than 30 yards and mostly I will have it at 20 yards . If you plan to kill them closer then you will have a better opotunity for a follow up shot if you miss or wound a bird . Try putting a twig cut out of a hedge ,30 yards infront of you and two more 30 yards to the left and the right of you and dont shoot at anything beyond the twigs . When you look out from the hide you will see that the twigs dont look very far away , and the maximum sporting killing range is not much further than the twigs . Harnser . I agree - Ive done that at 30 yards and my bag ratio improved in leaps and bounds and if nothing else comes along you can shoot the twigs Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 The most important part of decoying pigeons is getting them closer enough to your hide so that you can kill them . Field craft is the most important thing . If when you are able to coy them in close enough to take the shot and you miss ,so what . You can always improve your marksmanship by having lessons , good field craft takes longer . Do not worry about kills to cartridge ratio ,just go out and enjoy your self . Good hunting , Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wils Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 Im in that boat to.... Had a rediculous day out on monday. Not a breath of wind but a hard frost. Blue sky and the sun blindingly bright. Everything was against us.... But we had some amazing sport the woodies were coming in all morning. Prob had the magnet a bit far out and we were pushing it a bit with some of the shots! End result a heap of cartridges (empty) and 34 birds between three of us. I shot the highest bird I ever shot, and probably the longest going away bird too. Missed a shed load but had fun!! thinking about it prob put £10 -£15 quid of cartridges through. Thats nothing for a top day out!!! Keep going and remember to enjoy it dont worry about stats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewiss Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 the guy above is bang on. try buying a 1000 carts at once that why you wont notice how many you are using. also, you can get tracer shots that will show you if you are giving enough lead or aiming to high or low. never used them but the idea seems good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 My advice is to practise on the skeet range.You will be shooting at targets around 20-30 yards. If you can hit over 20 consistently on the skeet range, you should be good enough to kill decoying pigeons consistently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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