rhodester Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 i have noticed the pigeons have started to land in the tramlines of our wheat i was woundering if i put some shell decoys on top of the wheat i could decoy them in. And also if i put a shell decoy on a rod would the pigeons realise because it has no wings many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted July 6, 2011 Report Share Posted July 6, 2011 yes you can put shell decoys on the wheat but if its windy they will simply fall off and you can lose them and a chance they will go through the combine not good... better to loft them above the crops on bamboo canes or something similar and use a floater or rotary along with the decoys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted July 7, 2011 Report Share Posted July 7, 2011 I had the same situation the other day,i put three floaters out and for the first two hours everything that came on to the field came over to have a look.I ended up with 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stace1g Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 (edited) I put some shells on top of the wheat but left the short sticks in. This seemed to stabilise them so that they do not fall of the crop so readily just make sure the sticks are a good tight fit in the shells. Gaz Edited July 8, 2011 by stace1g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 i had a full body decoy go though the combine,all was ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhunter Posted July 8, 2011 Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Floaters are exactly what you need! A couple of Nemesis will do the job. They are designed for situations like this. Its where the height-adjustable ground stakes come in, clearing the crop so the bird can still move with the wind. GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roly Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 I put some shells on top of the wheat but left the short sticks in. This seemed to stabilise them so that they do not fall of the crop so readily just make sure the sticks are a good tight fit in the shells. Gaz Can also get yourself some cheap garden netting (Wilkos). Stake that out over the crop with bamboo canes and then sit your shells on top. you can leave the short sticks in and just poke the sticks through the netting to stop em blowing about. Then when your done for the day just grab the netting by the corners pick the lot up and back to your hide to sort out! Cheers Roly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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