robborobbo Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Hi, new to pigeon shooting & new to forum Went pigeon shooting last weekend myself after borrowing a hide kit & decoy from a friend. I set my hide up on the back of the hedge row with the wind behind me. U shaped deocy pattern in a flattened part of the barley with about 10 decoys. Only had a few birds attempt a landing, I shot most of them as they passed over for a look. Heading out again this coming weekend, can someone give me advise on best practise etc? Ordered my own gear, hide poles & net along with 10 full flocked decoys & 1 Terminator lol. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeser Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Heading out again this coming weekend, can someone give me advise on best practise etc? Cheers Hi, and welcome to the forum. This question will probably get loads of varying bits of advice. There's too much to tell , just to put it in a reply. My advice is, read as much as you can from the forum. There's so so much information on here from some really experienced pigeon shooters. Another thing, if you can get a day out with a really experienced guy, that will be worth more than hours of reading. Best of luck. Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robborobbo Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 The guy i borrowed the kit from is really experienced so fingers crossed I can go out with him one day. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun12g Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 hi try putting a pigeon magnet out see what that brings and put your flappers above the standing barley so it looks like the pigeon is trying to land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucolic Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Hi, and welcome to the forum. This question will probably get loads of varying bits of advice. There's too much to tell , just to put it in a reply. My advice is, read as much as you can from the forum. There's so so much information on here from some really experienced pigeon shooters. Another thing, if you can get a day out with a really experienced guy, that will be worth more than hours of reading. Best of luck. Steve. I agree with caeser this is good advice, you will have bad days but it all goes towards the experience, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jez28 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Talk to as many as you can on here, loads of different views and opinions but you will soon find out what works for you! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziplex Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Always have a floater or two, or magnet and shoot only the birds that are overhead/close to it, ie: will fall in the laid areas......you'll struggle to find any that have fallen within the standing crop and do damage looking for them. Wear boots! I forgot mine last time and and it drove me nuts, had to drive home bare foot if you have a dog i'd leave it home, the awns of barley alone are bad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robborobbo Posted August 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 The flattened part of barley is not very big. Maybe I was using too many decoys last time?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunray Posted August 26, 2011 Report Share Posted August 26, 2011 The flattened part of barley is not very big. Maybe I was using too many decoys last time?? I have shot like this over the crop before it is cut for several years and it can lead to much frustration! This year I thought that I would try something different and I invested £2 in about a dozen canes from a garden centre. I use them to position my decoys 2-3 inches above the top of the crop and find that it makes a huge difference in the number of pigeons which are brought in. The decoy pattern is visible at a considerable distance, I have seen pigeons veer in for a look from around 200 yards away. I have used 6 elevated half shell decoys on sticks and another 4 in tractor tracks in the wheat field which I use. I place shot birds in the tracks in fairly close proximity and facing in different directions. I am hoping for a dry weekend so that the crop will be cut and I can shoot over stubble, at long last! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretman_2009 Posted August 27, 2011 Report Share Posted August 27, 2011 What ever works one day doesnt always work the next but being out there getting experience helps try to go with some one for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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