john1683 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Hi all i`m new to this forum I went out at 1300 hrs came back at 1600 hrs I had my hide which was good (as a pigeon landed on it and I was inside) but not one pigeon went into my killing ground not one. I think tomorro i will take a cricket bat i might have more luck. In all honestly I`m also new to hunting I have been hunting rabits with a good degree of luck I`ve almost cleard out 1 farm. but i need helllp with PIGEONS I had 5 decoys i was 40meters away with a C Z .22lr what do I need to do. John ta lads and lasses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Were there any pigeons actually feeding in your field when you arrived?If not then ,at this time of year when there is an abundance of food,you will have the devils own job of enticing them in.Why are you using a rifle?You are making things hard for yourself-you need sitting targets and the majority of pigeons are shot as they fly over the pattern-maybe 1 in 50 actually land on average.If I use a rimfire for pigeons its usually because they have been shot at constantly and soon learn that landing near hedgerows is dangerous and thus they pitch into the centre of the field where they feel safer-but again only if the field has something tempting on the ground.You might be better, if pigeons are feeding on your land, to arrive early and watch where they are feeding then set up as close as you can and try without the decoys.Use a moderator cos the high pitched crack of a rimfire unsettles them.Good luck-the sound of a pigeon being hit at 80 yards with a silenced .22 is worth the effort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1683 Posted August 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 Thank you for your comments it is really appreciated. But now im confused, are you saying not many land, they are mainly taken on the wing. so all the talk of floaters mag decoys is just to get them to fly over your killing ground. I do use a moderated .22 rifle (you are right about the sound, better than a symphany)I dont own a shot gun and you know you cant shoot a rifle up in the air. so unless i can get them to land back to the bunnies. any comments on this matter is appreciated. from a cunfused shooter lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted August 18, 2011 Report Share Posted August 18, 2011 I would estimate that the vast majority of guns on this forum who use Magnets,Flappers,Floaters or even all three plus many other types of decoy,shoot,by far,most of their pigeons as they come into the decoy pattern-some ,of course,are shot on the ground but pigeons are wary and relatively easier targets to shoot as they glide into the pattern and before they spot that all is not as it should be.The best advice I can give when using a rimfire is to keep ranges as far as you are confident you can hit the birds-put your decoys(and if you only have 5 then make sure they are good quality ones with some movement in them) at this maximum range and pick the fields where the birds are already feeding.Rimfires are not really ideal for pigeon decoying-it can be done but you are making life difficult for yourself-have you considered getting a shotgun?+whereabouts are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1683 Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 yet again thanks valuable advise. I`m in the sleaford area of lincolnshire. I`ve just got in from doing a bit of bunny busting with my trusty lamp great fun. i will try again to pop some pigeons. I think as you said I`ll get some expensive decoys and see how I go, if it does not work out i can always sell it on ebay. I`m really not out to make any money, or sell what I shoot i just leave it where it falls, then go out night times and pop the foxes who dine on it. Its just a bit of sport and the farmers give me the odd beer when I get to the pub. all the best mate what area are you in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pboro shot Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 yet again thanks valuable advise. I`m in the sleaford area of lincolnshire. I`ve just got in from doing a bit of bunny busting with my trusty lamp great fun. i will try again to pop some pigeons. I think as you said I`ll get some expensive decoys and see how I go, if it does not work out i can always sell it on ebay. I`m really not out to make any money, or sell what I shoot i just leave it where it falls, then go out night times and pop the foxes who dine on it. Its just a bit of sport and the farmers give me the odd beer when I get to the pub. all the best mate what area are you in. hi im in peterborough ,id happily come over and let you have a go with a shotgun in exchange for a little shooting myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenBhoy Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 (edited) yet again thanks valuable advise. I`m in the sleaford area of lincolnshire. I`ve just got in from doing a bit of bunny busting with my trusty lamp great fun. i will try again to pop some pigeons. I think as you said I`ll get some expensive decoys and see how I go, if it does not work out i can always sell it on ebay. I`m really not out to make any money, or sell what I shoot i just leave it where it falls, then go out night times and pop the foxes who dine on it. Its just a bit of sport and the farmers give me the odd beer when I get to the pub. all the best mate what area are you in. perhaps decoying with a shotgun not really your cup of tea then, as i dont think anyone on here or your farmer would appreciate you leaving 30 dead pigeons in a field... Edited August 20, 2011 by BenBhoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1683 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 perhaps decoying with a shotgun not really your cup of tea then, as i dont think anyone on here or your farmer would appreciate you leaving 30 dead pigeons in a field... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1683 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 lol No I do clean up after myself honest any thing i get is disposed of safely good old foxes I leave any kill in a heap if i come back 2 hours later they are gone. Mind you it is nothing like 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1683 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 hi im in peterborough ,id happily come over and let you have a go with a shotgun in exchange for a little shooting myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1683 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hi im not sure I can bring you along with out permission and the farmers not about at the moment what you into shooting apart from pigeons. if i can find an email address for you ill em you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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