What to look for?

[Shooting Tom]

what to look of when wanting to decoy a rape field, also what is a good sign for the pigeon shooters such as pigeons splitting up

 

thanks guys

[Pepe]

The old reckie is a must. Talk to the farmer or game keeper, drive around to see if there is pigeons sitting in the trees or woods. Failing this, if I have been busy I tend to go to the field they are in and make them move. Then I sit in the car for a while to see if they come back. If they do, I then set up.

 

It takes some time to learn where the pigeons live in your area and their flightlines depending on the wind. Sometimes, I try different things to see if they work, the main thing is that I am out there. It keep me happy, the dogs happy, the farmer happy, the gamekeeper happy and of course the wife happy( as I am out of the way).

[big simmo999]

try and find the flight line to the field - see if the birds are working it rather than just flying around

[vampire]

Getting the hang of these flight lines now,what you need to do is set up where you got the most activity,then leave the hide and go and sit in the hedge in another field,cause they never come in more than twice over the hide

[henry d]

what to look of when wanting to decoy a rape field, also what is a good sign for the pigeon shooters such as pigeons splitting up

 

thanks guys

 

Much the same as the guys above, just don`t be despondent as rape can be a curse, one or two bangs and then nothing for the rest of the day.

Getting several shooters in fields close by can move flocks about to good effect.