andy_s Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 i know this whole which pattern is best thing has been done a million times before but i guess one more time wont hurt. i've been having varied success on some rape fields that have a wood along the edge of them. i've had some good late afternoon's as the pigeons are coming in to roost but i've also seen the pigeons dropping into the fields from the woods during the day. as these aren't flying along a flight line should i use the standard horse shoe or comma pattern or set them up differntly for the birds dropping in. thanks andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 i know this whole which pattern is best thing has been done a million times before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam f Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 On rape I just bung em' down - no pattern just grouped tightly together. Keep and eye on what the real birds are doing this time of year on the rape. Also - movement is good... bouncer, floater, rotary etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 The reason the question comes up regularly is because that there is no "best" pattern that always works. We all have a couple of favourite patterns that usually work, but the wise thing is be prepared to change your pattern if it isn't working. That includes increasing, or decreasing the amount of decoys, changing the shape and adding or removing floaters/flappers/rotary, etc. There are a few alternative ideas posted at the top of this section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
point and shoot Posted January 28, 2011 Report Share Posted January 28, 2011 Just recently - two blocks of decoys about 20 yards apart, rotary in the middle and get ready! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Just recently - two blocks of decoys about 20 yards apart, rotary in the middle and get ready! I tried that recently,but nout about,looked good though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Tom Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 http://www.sportinggun.co.uk/instruction/502451/Pigeon_shooting_over_oilseed_rape_in_winter.html try this lol, i havnt tryed it out hopefully i will be out shooting on saturday for the first time this year will give it a go lol has any one else used this patten? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbird Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 in your dreams mate :look: imajine trying to carry that lot over a 30 acre field Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spara Dritto Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 try the pattern posts pinned up, they are awsome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 (edited) : try the pattern posts pinned up, they are awsome! were are they im **** on comps for get that i found them der Edited February 3, 2011 by bullet1747 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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