why is wind needed?

[ferretmanabu]

I know that wind is of great imoprtance when shooting pigeon in winter but the only reason I can think of is that the sound of the shot is carried away. Is there any other reason?

 

sorry if it sounds stupid.

[digger]

not stupid at all.i find that the windier it is the lower they fly. on a still day they will circle and have a good look at your pattern and seldom commit.when its windy they pitch in far easier.same for roost shooting,a windy night keeps them low and as they tend to fly into the wind makes for some good shooting.2nd barrel kills are to be applauded

[Dunkield]

It also aids their flying does it not, as they fly into the wind they geta bit of free lift?

[Catamong]

Windy days are generally better because the birds fly lower, and are more likely to come into your decoy pattern, also the large flocks in Winter are broken up into small continual "streams" of birds.

 

The wind also tends to muffle the gunshot, which also helps.

 

A strong gale can be a bit of a hindrance, as it's usually accompanied in my part of the world by heavy rain, also your hide netting and deeks can be blown everywhere.

 

My biggest bags have all been shot during a strong breeze, not a howling gale.

 

Cat

[the hitman]

wind seems to excite pigeons and make them want to fly about and not just hang in the trees.as far as roosting goes without a good wind your wasteing your time.

i love roosting when the conditions are right,best bag 64 (two guns) normal 10-30.

[white fox]

On a still day your slightest movements will be spotted a mile off, however on a windy day your movements will not be so noticable with all the other movements of trees, bushes, crops etc.

 

WF

[old rooster]

Windy days are generally better because the birds fly lower, and are more likely to come into your decoy pattern, also the large flocks in Winter are broken up into small continual "streams" of birds.

 

The wind also tends to muffle the gunshot, which also helps.

 

A strong gale can be a bit of a hindrance, as it's usually accompanied in my part of the world by heavy rain, also your hide netting and deeks can be blown everywhere.

 

My biggest bags have all been shot during a strong breeze, not a howling gale.

 

Cat

Spot on !!!! Now when is that bl**dy wind going to get up, seems like ages since we've had a good pigeon shooting day. We've given up wasting diesel driving round when its not looking good, getting the ferreting done instead.

[deny essex]

On a cold and bitter wind days look for the ground hollows or wind sheltered parts of the field , more often than not the pigeon will feed in thoose areas if realy cold and blowing heavy.