BenBhoy Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 hey guys, call me an optomist (been called worst) but im hoping for some big bags on my permission once it's cut (end of week). what im wondering is, will birds shot first thing start to suffer from flies etc by end of day is particularly hot? i put shot birds out as deeks but would i be better trying to keep them in shade of hedge or covering with something? i sell about half of what i shoot, so has to be in decent nick. cheers for any input. i thought of it earlier on as i was having to trim maggots from a sheeps **** - fun times!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Once I have filled my pattern up I put the rest in a big canvas bag in the hide, I will be interested to see how every body else does it as I have always wondered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Once I have filled my pattern up I put the rest in a big canvas bag in the hide, I will be interested to see how every body else does it as I have always wondered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddJob Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I've not had the chance to shoot pigeon yet, but would it be wise to take some of those freezer blocks and a cool box? It would be sealed and cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBhoy Posted August 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I've not had the chance to shoot pigeon yet, but would it be wise to take some of those freezer blocks and a cool box? It would be sealed and cooler. speaking from experiece mate, i'd say it depends how far you have to carry your kit on foot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 speaking from experiece mate, i'd say it depends how far you have to carry your kit on foot! Ain't that the truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Or brest/crown them at quiet times and bait up with the rest put them in a freezer bag saves weight on way home. best with 2 of you one with a eye on the sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topgunnernotts Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 a wet sack keeps em away for a while dont take the flys long to find the dead birds tho there on them soon as the hit the deck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokie Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 We use damp hessian sacks you can get them on flee bay quite cheap ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Plastic 'woven' bags (like those used by royal mail) keep the flys off (as long as you twist close the bag of course!) I just bung the bag in the shade or long grass to keep the sun off and i've not had any problems Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Once I have filled my pattern up I put the rest in a big canvas bag in the hide, I will be interested to see how every body else does it as I have always wondered I use my canvas decoy/net bag, take them back first to the van, load them in bread baskets then back for the hide etc. If it is a slow day they go in my pocket TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I use a large canvas "sail" bag, but sometimes have to empty it into bread baskets in the back of the 4x4, having first made sure there are no flies in the vehicle. Damp hessian sacks is probably the best bet, but heavy to carry about and you need to be near water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzy518 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I've got a mossie net..Pigeons go into it and at the end of the day they go into sacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I put some in a light canvas bag in the shade of the hedge last week and the flies were laying eggs on the bag cos they couldn't get to the birds. Still don't think too many birds packed in close together is ideal either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 fly spray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris64 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 What do you do with fly spray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 BushWear sell a "Deer Carcass Mesh Bag" made of "beef cloth" for £4.99, I often wonder whether to get one and see if its any good for pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 throw the cannister at the blighters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun12g Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 hi i put them in ladys tights buy the large ones they work well keeps the flys off and cool try it you can get ten pigeons per leg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBhoy Posted August 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) hi i put them in ladys tights buy the large ones they work well keeps the flys off and cool try it you can get ten pigeons per leg ha i cant see my missus accepting that excuse when she finds some ripped XXL tights in back of car!!! Edited August 4, 2011 by BenBhoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddywack12 Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 ha i cant see my missus accepting that excuse when she finds some ripped XXL tights in back of car!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 What about these? http://www.wickes.co.uk/sandbag/invt/154037/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 In this weather, old net curtains sewn into a bag, then carry them off the field in a stronger bag. As mentioned earlier about the post sack my brother found one blowing down the road last week and give it to me. What i do after i get home and have emptied the pigeons out is to soak the bags in a bucket of cheap disenfectant ( and water )for hygeine reasons, and it helps get the blood off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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