Bleeh Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 What are my chances if I set up on a field with a Gas Gun/ Fox decoying running in them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 I wouldn't bother, if it's been running for any length of time it really spooks them. Find a nearby field without a gas gun. Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted February 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 I will, I was just hoping for my chances as It was a rejected Beat field, where they have now drilled for Wheat and spread churned up beat everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 Down my way gas guns are not a deterrent just an inconvienience for pigeons, the guns go off the pigeons lift, the pigeons drop back down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quady485 Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 If the guns been out for a while and not moved then the birds will be used to them, also have a word with the farmer as my gaffer tells us to switch them off while were shooting, jst dont forget to switch it back on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 The weather also affects the gas guns performance, on a windy, damp day the sound is very muted and the birds seem to ignore it. On a cold , still day you can hear them for miles and they tend to move the birds on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MK38 Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 I've found that if they want to feed on a field , they just take off ... sulk in the trees for a while ... they slowly drift back down to continue eating ! Some farmers will turn them off for you,if they know you will be shooting there.... otherwise ask if you can turn them off while your there. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 The weather also affects the gas guns performance, on a windy, damp day the sound is very muted and the birds seem to ignore it. On a cold , still day you can hear them for miles and they tend to move the birds on. Quite so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitloop Posted February 11, 2011 Report Share Posted February 11, 2011 just been to a site where the farmer has 5/6 gas guns running pigiong not botherd in the slightest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beasley Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Gas guns..... ####### pain in the ****. Once the birds have been "bangered".... theyre ########. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 surely any farmer would allow you to turn it off if your going to be shooting after all its saving ££ when its not on and your shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Gas guns..... ####### pain in the ****. Once the birds have been "bangered".... theyre ########. hate them we had a few good goes at them on rape on a farm thats holds a lot of birds throught the year then farmer put 3 gas guns out and thats it;he dosn;t realize that shooting them is the best control because all them birds not being shot will breed and he will have more pigeons on his land next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 A farmer told me 2 weeks ago that gas guns don't work. Mind you the same farmer has a large silver balloon flying in the middle of his rape field, surrounded by thousands of pigeons that ignore it. I've never seen so much bird damage, parts of the field look like a lawnmower's been over it. For years nobody has been allowed to shoot this field because some of the neighbours might object, but the damage got so bad we've been told we can shoot it whenever we want to now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeser Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 All the farmers I shoot for, tell me to turn off the gas guns if I want. As long as I turn them back on again. What I hate is walking up to them, to turn them off, thinking to myself "dont go off now! don't go off now!!" I tend to watch the field for a bit and see what happens. Last week when I was out, there was a flock of about 300 birds feeding on the rape that never flinched when the gas gun went off, facing them it was probably 200-250yards from them at the most, and absolutely no wind. The gun sounded really loud too. Other times I have seen the birds disappear as soon as it goes off. On some occasions, on say a big field, they can be of benefit to me, keeping the birds on the move or stopping them from settling in another part of the field. So, personally gas guns don't bother me, I just work around them or with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 7, 2011 Report Share Posted March 7, 2011 I don't mind farmers using gas guns. I find that pigeons generally ignore them and are used to the banging. This in turn seems to make the pigeons ignore the sound of your gun more when you do shoot the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 Bangers tend to be useless after a few days as the birds just ignore them BUT the thing that could put all of us out of business is the Scare’m Kites (HEREhere if you’re interested) especially the ones shaped like a hawk. A number of farms round this way have them and I’ve yet to see a pigeon on a field that’s protected by one. Farmers like ‘em too because there’s no noise for neighbours to complain about and there’s no maintainence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootnfish Posted March 12, 2011 Report Share Posted March 12, 2011 theres a field of rape down the road from me where there is a kite. the pigeons left it alone for a good week maybe 2 but now they take no notice of it. one farm where i shoot had his nicked by some ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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