black hat Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 evening all i've just been up to one of my shoots and the pigeon is every where (every where i cant get )all the fields are serounded by woodland ,now they come over the fields in to the woods .if i use lofting poles do i need to leave a gap as a kill zone or will thay not land in the gap as on a field.i'm thinking of setting up at the edge of the wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 As long as the fields in front of the woods are not full of high flowering rape, I would still put a few decoys out on the ground. If you can position your hide, so that you can shoot birds as they approach the woods, so much the better. I don't leave a "killing zone" when lofting, but I do put my decoys on one side of the hide only. If I have decoys on the field, I only loft 2 or 3 in the trees. If the birds regularly sit in these trees, you may not need to loft any decoys. A few on the ground may be all you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30-6 Posted May 8, 2006 Report Share Posted May 8, 2006 I find that sometimes shooting right next to a wood can clear all the birds in the area as the sound of the shot echoes throught the woods. Try to set up as far away as possible and use a single tree if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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