Hammergun Posted January 24, 2003 Report Share Posted January 24, 2003 Until now, I have only ever done decoying on my own, or with a friend behind the same hide. However, there is a big rape field, where there are often several groups of pigeons flying onto it, often from different directions. So... is it any good to have other guns positioned in hides elsewhere around the field with their own decoys out, or is this counter-productive? What experience have you had? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty Posted January 24, 2003 Report Share Posted January 24, 2003 Hammergun Me and my mate regularly split up into two hides ,depending on the size of the field that is . we have had some good days, often shots from one hide scare birds over to the other end of the field, and vice versa. On odd occasions ,particularly last year, we had upto four of us on one big rape crop. obviously prevailing conditions apply. If they are intent on feeding on that field and are arriving in reasonably smallish flocks then it can pay dividends..But we have also seen massive flocks dissapear after the first shot,never to return. Placing hides in different fields can also keep them on the move as well, if there are enough of you to do this. But as always, as we all probrably know, the unpridictable woody can make monkeys out of us all and not show anywere even if conditions are perfect. Regards Sutty :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 24, 2003 Report Share Posted January 24, 2003 I agree with sutty , sometimes it works well, othertimes it will "kill off" a field. Its always worth having another plan up your sleeve for the day, just in case. sutty, did you realise that you,ve nicked lazza,s avatar ? :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty Posted January 24, 2003 Report Share Posted January 24, 2003 no i never noticed C i will swop it when i get a mo tks :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted January 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2003 If we do this, does it matter if we have different types of decoys. I have the full body type, and my mate has the PVC flexi type. Will this put the pigeons off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted January 25, 2003 Report Share Posted January 25, 2003 More often than not I shoot the same field with other guns. Sometimes in the same hide together and sometimes in different hides. Some folk use shells, full bods, dead birds or a combination; it makes no odds. We shoot over all crop types and all field sizes. Sometimes we have two hides shooting over one set of decoys. The trouble comes when you've got birds coming in to your decoys, still out of range, when the bloke in the other hide fires a shot. The other thing to watch is safety, but that goes without saying. The trick is to never let the pigeons know there is two of you anyway. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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