Guest beechris Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Hi all. im looking at going shooting for a pigeons and by the looks of it there maybe snow on the fields. Today ive noticed some woodies on the fields in the snow. I know decoys will show up well but what about the hide?? and clothing? wont that show up baddly in the snowy back ground? Any tips will be great ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soontjen Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 hello m8 , get your self down to poundland get a decorator's white full overall and a white dust sheet works well . but i don't know if you'll have much luck with the pigeon's decoying .a.t.b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Total waste of your time mate best stay in where its warm the bird s are staveing as they can not find food at min. Best waitin till snow melts then hit them if they are on your feilds leave them be or you will just move them on should be some good shooting when it melts Im sure there will be sum hardcore nutter that will disagree but trust me you wont enjoy it iv tried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 was out the day before the snow chris, feet like blocks of ice if you want a white paper suit, come round, have loads of them from work, although I wouldent bother, shooting last year we cleared areas of rape of snow, and sat freezing our ****'s off, the odd bird came in, but nothing to write home about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 I might try some roost shooting l8r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg31 Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 would it work if you laid your camo nets on top of the snow so it looked like the rape was popping trough :yp: i've thought about this for a while but never put it into practice as i hate the cold p.s. i guess only the army type ones would work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 get yourself out there and have a walk around i went out monday got three pigeons one crow and a magpie not a big bag but its better than staying in and it let the farmers no your keen not just a fair weather shooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beechris Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 im not looking at going until next weekend, just thinking ahead if this continues. By then they should be REALLY hungry and upon seeing a few buddies feeding would join them?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 would it work if you laid your camo nets on top of the snow so it looked like the rape was popping trough :yp: i've thought about this for a while but never put it into practice as i hate the cold p.s. i guess only the army type ones would work? Or one in Rape pattern lol Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbo33 Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 would it work if you laid your camo nets on top of the snow so it looked like the rape was popping trough :yp: i've thought about this for a while but never put it into practice as i hate the cold p.s. i guess only the army type ones would work? Now there's an idea. Imitation rape off the roll,Expanda cover crop,Fake stubble...........could make magnets obsolete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bones228 Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 what about a tuvek white all in one from a decorators centre? even comes with a hood, but remember they are paper thin so wrap up under. http://www.speciality-textiles.com/products/superior_liquid_barrier_resistant_coverall_/20/ dunno if it would work but deffo the snow colour, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadShot Stu Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 Ive used a tuvek white suit when roost shootin and lamping in the snow, they seem to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 chris is a bee keeper, so Im sure he'll have a few white suits laying around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 personaali i will leave them alone for abit no point shooting scrawny,suicicdal birds..nowt on em to eat! let em be till they get abita grub in em but they are very easy to shoot in the snow will dive in to any bit of green. brush the snow off some rape and stick a glider out 5yards away above the snow and a couple deeks on the green they willbe desperate for food soon and will be very suicidal..not sporting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beechris Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 chris is a bee keeper, so Im sure he'll have a few white suits laying around i do, however im not willing to rip it on thorn bushes for the bees to find the hole and join me inside the suit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted December 2, 2010 Report Share Posted December 2, 2010 Pigeon will mostly stay in the warm woods, the best success I've had was over sprouts, my success was simply that I saw a few flying about compared to other fields. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 (edited) i do, however im not willing to rip it on thorn bushes for the bees to find the hole and join me inside the suit... would be fun to watch though Edited December 3, 2010 by retromlc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Why bother with whites? Behind a screen it doesn't matter what you are wearing and a camo screen won't look out of place even if everywhere is white over. Before last harvest I shot loads of pigeons and carrions out of the middle of a wheat field using a green camo' hide that stuck out like a sore thumb to our eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbird Posted December 3, 2010 Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 i thought that pigeons were colour blind. so what does it matter what you wear as long as you are still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 If you are under any sort of flight line don't forget they will suffer a sort of snow blindness & things sticking out of the snow is quite natural. I've got some snow camo, ex german issue I think. If I can find it I might go out for an hour or two untill my fingers & feet freeze. I bought it at a boot sale last year & seeing this post just reminded me of it. What the hell, I might as well. Many years ago a rabbit come out of a hedge & struggled to hop across the snow nearly as deep as the rabbit was tall, I let it go. That day I was out just for the sake of it walking the tall hedgerows to see if any Pigeon would fly out of the Holly bushes. I'd rather leave snowy days but this weather is dragging on too long & I'm becomeing a couch potato. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beechris Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 this weather is dragging on too long & I'm becomeing a couch potato. im the same, i need to get out again as ive got itchy feet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beechris Posted December 4, 2010 Report Share Posted December 4, 2010 i were out today checking my hives and noticed a rape field that has snow on with 20-30 woodies feeding on it, so it maybe worth going out for a few hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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