KillStone Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 went out on the spring barley drilling yesterday afternoon, put out 30 of my black bale wrap crow deeks and a couple of full bodied nonflocked along with 6 full body pigeon deeks and settled into the most basic of hides against a bank. started shooting at 1 and finished at 4.30 the crows came in all of the time except for when it started drizzling. was only using 28g 7.5s but if u keep ranges reasonably short then they do the trick as almost all of the birds were dead in the air. Final tally for the day was 70 crows (jackdaws, rooks, carrions) 1 magpie (not shown as was in the top of the hedge!!) and four pigeons ( one flew at least 150 yards then spiralled down dead and i collected it as i walked off the field)!! all in all a good afternoon even if pigeons were hard to find, also good to be outwitting the birds with nothing more technical than bale wrap on sticks and a couple of stationary full bodies!!! great fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Well done mate,better than the three i got today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Good Shooting. Well Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 well done mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Well done mate good result BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike25 Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Great bit of sport there mate, well done Any tips on how to make the bale wrap deeks? seen a few videos of people using them now and certainly seem to do the trick thanks Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillStone Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Great bit of sport there mate, well done Any tips on how to make the bale wrap deeks? seen a few videos of people using them now and certainly seem to do the trick thanks Mike well i dont know as to wat u have seen previously but all i did was cut a triangle around 30cm in length from the bale wrap then seperate the layers so that each triangle only has about 4/5 layers. then i make a crude peg out of t a stick or pigeon stakes attach the wrap and stand it in the ground so that the top is about 35cm up to allow it to blow around in the wind. cost=0 time per 10=around 10mins results=test them and u tell me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandmartin Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Nice work.Keep hammering 'em! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiretaxidermy Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Any pics of the bale wrap decoys please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikka tom Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 went out on the spring barley drilling yesterday afternoon, put out 30 of my black bale wrap crow deeks and a couple of full bodied nonflocked along with 6 full body pigeon deeks and settled into the most basic of hides against a bank. started shooting at 1 and finished at 4.30 the crows came in all of the time except for when it started drizzling. was only using 28g 7.5s but if u keep ranges reasonably short then they do the trick as almost all of the birds were dead in the air. Final tally for the day was 70 crows (jackdaws, rooks, carrions) 1 magpie (not shown as was in the top of the hedge!!) and four pigeons ( one flew at least 150 yards then spiralled down dead and i collected it as i walked off the field)!! all in all a good afternoon even if pigeons were hard to find, also good to be outwitting the birds with nothing more technical than bale wrap on sticks and a couple of stationary full bodies!!! great fun! wat do you meen bale wrap decoys and good shooting can i see a picher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillStone Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 I will have a look for my camera tomorrow and try and post some pics of these simple deeks and also will lay out a pattern and show you what the crows see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiretaxidermy Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 I will have a look for my camera tomorrow and try and post some pics of these simple deeks and also will lay out a pattern and show you what the crows see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky-shot Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiretaxidermy Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 I will have a look for my camera tomorrow and try and post some pics of these simple deeks and also will lay out a pattern and show you what the crows see! Cheers, look forward to this. Was gonna buy some crow decoys, but if these ones are good then i could save some cash...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsay Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Good bag pal,get the photos up of the decoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pykie Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Nice to see the corvids biting the dust, wel done mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepe Posted March 28, 2010 Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 excellente Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillStone Posted March 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 here you are some from the wind today to show the movement yeah defo try these ******* before you fork out for "professional" ones!!! you could very well be surprised i have used them for years and have never had any problems other than wat i wud expect. you can carry anything up to a hundred in a largeish bag and this pattern only takes on average 2.5 mins to set up leaving more time for the hide and shooting....perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiretaxidermy Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 here you are some from the wind today to show the movement yeah defo try these ******* before you fork out for "professional" ones!!! you could very well be surprised i have used them for years and have never had any problems other than wat i wud expect. you can carry anything up to a hundred in a largeish bag and this pattern only takes on average 2.5 mins to set up leaving more time for the hide and shooting....perfect! Wow, is that it? Doesnt the flapping of the wrap in the wind spook the crows? Will definately try this at the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillStone Posted March 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 certainly doesnt seem to if they not quite coming in then do as u wud normally change the pattern a bit if u really want to put a dead crow on a bouncer or flapper also use a call if u got one to hand. all helps and the farmer will be pleased i can almost promise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiretaxidermy Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 certainly doesnt seem to if they not quite coming in then do as u wud normally change the pattern a bit if u really want to put a dead crow on a bouncer or flapper also use a call if u got one to hand. all helps and the farmer will be pleased i can almost promise. Black bin liners would do the same job i would imagine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country-kid Posted March 29, 2010 Report Share Posted March 29, 2010 so is it just a stick with a slit in the top with triangle of bale liner in the slit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillStone Posted March 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 yes and yes. black bin liners would do exactly the same and youve got it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrshiretaxidermy Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 (edited) Tried these this afternoon. They work a treat, even had some pigeons coming in. If i was a better shot i woulda had a car load..... Edited March 30, 2010 by ayrshiretaxidermy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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