Guest beechris Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 I brought a elecrtic flapper, not sure where now, i have used it on the farm and it was bringing the woodies in, however it makes a whinning noise from the motor, has done from new, and i think its scarying the woodies away. any ideas would be greatly recieved... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 stop looking over the top of your hide, pigeons can see bobbing heads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 pigeons really aren't that bothered by noise (bar a shotgun going bang). As said, it's more likely you popping up and down worrying about the flapper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny_blaster Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Ive had the same thing mate. I borrowed a ukshootwarehouse flapper off my mate and it was very noisy. I could hear it 25 yards away in the hide. I also found it spooked the birds. Cheers Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted December 15, 2010 Report Share Posted December 15, 2010 Ive had the same thing mate. I borrowed a ukshootwarehouse flapper off my mate and it was very noisy. I could hear it 25 yards away in the hide. I also found it spooked the birds. Cheers Ben Me too mines in the skip. If you can hear it from 25 yards away the pigeons can probably pick it up from 250 feet away... I tried to drill out the rivets on mine and grease the motor and gears, it did the trick for a couple of trips but it soon wore off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 lets be serious here, just look on u tube, you'll find loads of clips of people shooting large bags of pigeons, using a rotary magnet, yes, they make noise too, yet pigeons still flock in, if people are worried the noise might stop pigeons coming in, then simply dont use any gadgets that work from a battery/motor, people still shot large bags of pigeons, before these things came along. the pigeons have got lots of fields to choose from in essex at the moment, they aint hanging around in one field, when theres another 30 plus to choose from, unless your under a well used flight line, I think your fighting the same battle as all of us, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 lets be serious here, just look on u tube, you'll find loads of clips of people shooting large bags of pigeons, using a rotary magnet, yes, they make noise too, yet pigeons still flock in, if people are worried the noise might stop pigeons coming in, then simply dont use any gadgets that work from a battery/motor, people still shot large bags of pigeons, before these things came along. the pigeons have got lots of fields to choose from in essex at the moment, they aint hanging around in one field, when theres another 30 plus to choose from, unless your under a well used flight line, I think your fighting the same battle as all of us, I think the fact that they also have plenty of guns to choose from in many areas, not just the essex arable belt, has a lot to do with it as well Stubby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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