TILLER1 Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 i was out shooting today, there were high tops of the rape showing through the snow and the pigeons were feeding on them, so i set my hide up then put the deeks out, i put them in a random pattern as from watching them thats how they were feeding, but they just werent coming in so i changed it to several patterns, i brung the magnet in just had a floater that didnt work. i dont know were i was going wrong, could have been the footprints in the snow? if anybody has got any idea where i was going wrong please let me know. . many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildtrax Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 dont think footprints in snow would have stopped em i did same as you in snow just before xmas put decs out in random pattern as only a light wind and pigeons came in to magnet and decs shot 18. rape was same tops stuck out above snow. but after bout 3 hours of shooting, pigeons would only land in middle of field and stayed well away from decoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TILLER1 Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 oh right you didnt do to bad then it was so annoying because the pigeons were there, just not interested in the deeks. i tried bringing all of the deeks in and just putting a few dead birds and the magnet still didnt work oh well can always try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Were you the guy in the Landy I had a word with at Lunchtime..?? Conditions today were not too good, with little wind and strong sun, also Pigeons tend to be a bit blind in snowy conditions, so I would ALWAYS have a bit more movement in the pattern by using a rotary. Also, I would have set up a bit farther away from the road, (nearer that big Oak tree), and parked the Landy well away from the hide. Cheers, Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TILLER1 Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 no sorry i weren't the guy, have you had any good days shooting in snow at all? iv'e shot a few times in snow but the same thing happens a few may decoy but not enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildtrax Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 sometimes it dont matter what you try it just wont work ive had me share of days where ive tried everything and have had no pigeons decoy whatsoever. then next time out set up the same and pigeons decoy well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Lofters work well in these conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TILLER1 Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 yeah i noticed that i didn't have any but the birds i shot were heading for thr trees beside me will defiantly use them next time. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 When the birds don't decoy you need to look at all the information. Did you see any birds on the field before you started ? Were there birds flying in the area totally ignoring your decoys ? Were the birds coming toward your decoys and then turning away ? Were the birds coming right in and then flaring away at the last moment ? Pigeons don't come into decoys for a reason, the answer could be somewhere in the answers to those questions above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TILLER1 Posted January 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 there were a good few of hundred on the field yesterday and today. alot of the pigeons were ignoring my deeks completely and landing further in the field, and some were heading towards my pattern and then turning away, so i would change the pattern, i brought decoys in. i would stand at the back of the pattern and try assess what may put them off, any thing i tried just didn't work. but this has happened on more than once on snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildtrax Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 perhaps your hide and clothing? with white snow covered fields perhaps green brown camo nets and clothing just shouts out here i am. when i shot over rape field in similar conditions was able to get tight to a large tree so beleave i still had good background colours same as nets and me clothing. just a thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Like already said snow blindness is a big thing in snowy conditions so adding a bit of movement is the key from what i have seen and tryed . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerseaDavid Posted January 8, 2010 Report Share Posted January 8, 2010 Lofters work well in these conditions I agree mate They are one of the best decoys to use this time of year, they stand out for miles and work better than most decoys patterns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 in winter when ther flocked up i dont get a sniff unless i have atleast 30 decoys out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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