Bobba Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Just collecting colleagues thoughts. Taking the generally accepted "V" or "U" pattern, where would you place your floaters? How many? At what heights? and would this placement change with and without a rotary. I fully appreciate that there is no fixed view and that you have to change pattern etc if things aren't going according to plan. But what I'm trying to get a feel for is what is your starting point. Thanks. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 I'm relatively new to pigeon shooting, so I'll watch this thread with interest. I tend to put my floater, I only use one, as thats all I've got at the minute about 20 feet back from the magnet, with the magnet normally out to the right and infront of the pattern. My thought was it sort of gives a 'landing path' obviously I could just be talking ******** but it seems to have worked on the rape at the minute. Without the magnet I put if further back on one of the flanks of the pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Depends on the day. Sometimes on short crops I use them well back from the pattern and set high to look like birds flying towards the deeks and to catch the eye of passing pigeons. Other days on taller crops for example I'll set them near the pattern, low and more upright to resemble birds coming in to land. You really need more than one as two or more set up change position relative to each other and create more visible movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Depends on the day. Sometimes on short crops I use them well back from the pattern and set high to look like birds flying towards the deeks and to catch the eye of passing pigeons. Other days on taller crops for example I'll set them near the pattern, low and more upright to resemble birds coming in to land. You really need more than one as two or more set up change position relative to each other and create more visible movement. and add a couple of flappers in the rear half of your pattern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 After 50 years of decoying pigeons I am still no wiser as to how they like to see the decoys . I never ever go into the field with a preconceived idea as how to lay out the decoys . I will generally start out with 20 or so flocked decoys and a couple of flappers or bouncers and some times a magnet . It really is try something and see if it works ,if it dont ,then change things around , if that dont work then change things around again or move and start again . I think the real skill in decoying is knowing wether or not your set up is going to work and if not change it . Pigeons are gregarious and like each others company for lunch and then a sit together in the woods for a chat . As a pigeon shooter you should be taking advantage of this and working out how to get them to your gun . Some times it can be hard work trying to get them to the decoys ,dont under estimate the common woodie ,he is a very clever survialist and will run you ragged untill you get it right . On occasions they can be suicidal and drop into your decoys from all directions . I havent had a day like that for some time ,the last time it happend was this time last year on a field of over winter barley stubble that had a good growth of chick weed . It was a halcion day of 246 picked up . Good luck Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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