dead-eye-dick Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 What, in your oppinion, is most important part of a good hide.? :unsure: After a poor morning I decided to take down my netting and hide in a bush. I cut away some branches and the birds decoyed well - BUT I was unable to see them until they had almost landed in the patten. Do you:- build a hide in the field, sit in the wood with your netting parrallel with the wood or make a hide from twigs and branches. Do you stand to shoot or shoot from a sitting position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin15 Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 If birds are shying away from your hide the birds following them will also shy away before you even see them, thus breaking up the flight line. I have sat in tram lines shooting pigeons over laid barley with no hide and had the birds streaming in, If the birds are determined to come in they will. I think one of the most important things on a hide is to have a very good back on the hide so as not to create a silhouette outline of yourself and dont leave your hide too often even if dead birds are scettered all over your pattern only tidy it up when the birds stop coming in. If you are using nets cut some foliage from nearby hedges to help belend in the nets doing this only takes five minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 I usually shoot sitting to reduce movement to a minimum,i think there is a bit of a nack to doing it but it just takes practice.Hides i think have to be a compromise between being totally hidden and not being able to see a thing yourself,natural are allways better imo but only if they are practical,otherwise set your hide as tight to the hedge as you can and if needed a bit of netting for abit of a roof ,as i find that birds flying over the hide will quite often find somthing amiss before you get a controlled shot off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 Its difficult to generalise on this subject, because every situation is a bit different. I like to use a net hide and shoot sitting down. My main requirement in hide placement, is that I must be able to see where I want and shoot unobstructed. A solid background is important also. If you can utilise any natural cover in front of ,or over your net, so much the better.But I don,t consider that essential. Its also worth considering that the farmer may not want his hedges/woodland etc, damaged too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flightline Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 I think some sort of roof to the hide is essential and good background as well. Shooting sitting down feels alien to me though I guess if I really tried I`d get used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
predator Posted March 28, 2003 Report Share Posted March 28, 2003 i find dont just use just your net but make it blend in with your surroundings ie near ivy cut some up and dress your net with it not to obstruct your view but leave small alround window and cranfield is so right you must have a good back ground dark shade is good in my net i always carry a green canvase sheet which i hang inside net so birds cant see me move,it works a treat and keep movement to a minimum if poss,i also try to be inside hedge line and not stuck outside,if you have a good report with farmer put up a pallet in hedge to use as back ground and cover each side with ivy or as much evergreen as poss,birds get use to seeing it there and are not so bothered by it after while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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