yankeedoodlepigeon Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290654415783?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649#ht_6050wt_1110 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhw100 Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 I've seen the same sort of things flying in fields trying to deter pigeons as like everything else they don't work after a few days. I was shooting Saturday with these in the field next door- there was a lot of crows about and they were flying over these things not even taking notice....they may work in other places ,although crows are,nt easily fooled. I think crow decoys and a crow call would work a lot better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.philmypower. Posted February 2, 2012 Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 :blink: looks like more of a deterant than attractor to me pal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted February 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2012 The thought behind it was you often see crows chasing after birds of prey so putting one of these up might tempt them into seeing it off. Although I did try one of those big owls I bought from a game fair and nothing turned up till i hid it again.haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) A permission I have uses one ,never see any crows interested in it and doesnt seem to work too well on putting the pigeons off, when there was some pigeon in my county . Around £90 a full set up so im told , your link is only for the connecting tether. Edited February 3, 2012 by deny essex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) The thought behind it was you often see crows chasing after birds of prey so putting one of these up might tempt them into seeing it off. Although I did try one of those big owls I bought from a game fair and nothing turned up till i hid it again.haha Only worth using when you loft them in the carrion's roosting trees.Get it up with a couple of crow deeks and call as it gets dark. That's the owl deek not that waste of flying thing Only any good when trees are bare. Windier evening the better. Edited February 3, 2012 by eccles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Friend and I tried an electronic caller with crow 'party' call on it. Never seen so many crows in one place - did it close to a rookery, under some trees (to hide us) and they came over in droves - sadly we couldnt shoot for toffee that night. I'd go for a ladder trap - works for longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Friend and I tried an electronic caller with crow 'party' call on it. Never seen so many crows in one place - did it close to a rookery, under some trees (to hide us) and they came over in droves - sadly we couldnt shoot for toffee that night. I'd go for a ladder trap - works for longer. :lol: Naughty boy illegal but i won't tell a anyone. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid House Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 (edited) Looks a bit costly to me. Edited February 3, 2012 by Acid House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeedoodlepigeon Posted February 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Yeh I was going to save up for it but after the advice I have now got I think I will spend the money on something else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kes Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 :lol: Naughty boy illegal but i won't tell a anyone. :lol: Do you know I wasnt aware of that although I've seen enough threads on here which mention it. At least we didnt break the law as we missed - well thats me making myself feel better. Thanks for the 'tongue in cheek' advice. Kes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 Do you know I wasnt aware of that although I've seen enough threads on here which mention it. At least we didnt break the law as we missed - well thats me making myself feel better. Thanks for the 'tongue in cheek' advice. Kes whats the harm you where only shooting pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted February 3, 2012 Report Share Posted February 3, 2012 I saw a hawk kite that was attached to a sort of glass fibre pole which was sectional. It was being used to deter birds from cherry trees. The only problem with all kite type things is that the wind is variable and as such the kite either hangs limply on the string or is thrashing about all over the sky like a mad thing. One windy day the kite was beating up the sky and the pole snapped in two. I think that the price for this type of kite / hawk was around £80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Do you know I wasnt aware of that although I've seen enough threads on here which mention it. At least we didnt break the law as we missed - well thats me making myself feel better. Thanks for the 'tongue in cheek' advice. Kes maybe an important learning curve for you, always read up on rules/regulations etc before shooting, apart from showing a little respect for your quarry, standing up in court and saying "I did'nt know" never got anyone off the hook when weapons are concerned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 here's my attempt at a crow decoy, having tried plastic owl's, foxes, blown callers, assorted decoys etc as the crows coming across my permission are heading to a local landfill site looking for dinner, I put this together, the eggs are rubber, and the dustbin bag is made to billow in the wind, not been successfully tried out yet though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 here's my attempt at a crow decoy, having tried plastic owl's, foxes, blown callers, assorted decoys etc as the crows coming across my permission are heading to a local landfill site looking for dinner, I put this together, the eggs are rubber, and the dustbin bag is made to billow in the wind, not been successfully tried out yet though I did a similar thing a few years ago, while trying to get Magpies. I had a carrier bag, with bits of rubbish (bean can, bread wrapper, egg shells) hanging out of it. I staked the bag to the ground, and scattered a few dog biscuits around the bag. The Magpie's see it as a spilled bag of rubbish. I had some good results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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