home made crow decoys

[stubby]

now I dont know about the rest of you, but if I can make something, rather than rushing out to spend my money on something other than cartridges, I'll give it a bash,

so Ive got half a dozen full bodied crow deeks, but saw a video clip from another member, showing a magnet with crows, and looking on the internet showed prices ranging from £18 upwards each :blink:

 

so, started thinking, how hard would it be, to make something, luckerly that same evening I was at a underground station (night time pestie for underground) and another contractor had piles of that twinwall plastic, simular to estate agents "for sale" signs, after a bit of chatting, I headed home with 4 sheets of it

 

so into the shed for some blue peter time, using a pigeon hyperflapper as a rough design, I cut out a shape, stifferned the wings with BBQ skewers and staples, the **** end has the nozzle from a tube of mastic inserted, so the spike of a floater or magnet can be inserted tightly, then its all sprayed matt black, have just finished the 2nd one, I'll make a couple more then try and get out to give them a test run, although the wings dont flap, I've noticed a lot of crows fly in really low, simular to an osprey, so hoping they still do the trick, they still have some left an right movement when on a floater, so were see

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 10, 2010 by stubby

[TJ91]

could be on to a winner there mate

let us know how it goes

[bignoel]

thats looking good well done .

[Lez325]

Very good- lets hope they work for you

 

Les

[bucolic]

I sprayed some half shell pigeon decoys mat black, when I put them out I was suprised how the crows came in for a look they didnt land but were close enough for a shot or two, you dont know what will happen until you try, good luck mate

[Dekers]

Who knows on decoys, got to be worth a go.

 

ATB!