BRAD1927 Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Ok so I am ready for the ritual abuse as I know this subject has been covered in the past but yet again I cant find the post. A couple of questions really. 1. in a traditional horse shoe pattern where and what distance do you normally put a turbo flapper and magnet with dead birds on? 2. I also have alot of crows in the same area so where do i put the crow decoys in relation to the horse shoe? 3. If I use a dead rabbit as bait/decoy for the crows again where do i put it? 4. what are your preferred chokes as currently I am using either 1/4 - 1/2 or 1/2 - 3/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'd wait for an experienced field sportsman to make themselves known if I were you... In the mean time : 1) Look at beardo's pattern sticky in this forum. A flapper adds movement so watch how the birds come in and position accordingly 2) How many times do you see pigeons and crows feeding together? 3) Never tried that but I hear flappers work well on corvids 4) Either/any/whatever you left in the gun from last time. Chances are you'll be on the phone/pouring a coffee/looking the other way when a bird comes in and what choke you have in won't matter a jot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAD1927 Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'd wait for an experienced field sportsman to make themselves known if I were you... In the mean time : 1) Look at beardo's pattern sticky in this forum. A flapper adds movement so watch how the birds come in and position accordingly 2) How many times do you see pigeons and crows feeding together? 3) Never tried that but I hear flappers work well on corvids 4) Either/any/whatever you left in the gun from last time. Chances are you'll be on the phone/pouring a coffee/looking the other way when a bird comes in and what choke you have in won't matter a jot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggins. Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I`m no expert but i know this. If it doesn`t work - keep persevereing.. It is easy to get down hearted but pigeon decoying is an art that not very many can master. My knowledge is limited so i`ll leave it to the better shots. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan-250 Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) I actually saw some pigeons feeding early morning on the way to work on the rape in a ( shape not quite a horse shoe but well spread out say 10-15yrds between each one. Normally there just in a random group every time I see them. What seems to work for me is find a flight line and just random placement, bit of a curve and leave dead ones where it drops, just turn them right way up, as I have no clue what am doing, but if I'm out the house it's all good.never had a good bag but it keeps me occupied. Edited March 14, 2012 by dan-250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Ok so I am ready for the ritual abuse as I know this subject has been covered in the past but yet again I cant find the post. A couple of questions really. 1. in a traditional horse shoe pattern where and what distance do you normally put a turbo flapper and magnet with dead birds on? 2. I also have alot of crows in the same area so where do i put the crow decoys in relation to the horse shoe? 3. If I use a dead rabbit as bait/decoy for the crows again where do i put it? 4. what are your preferred chokes as currently I am using either 1/4 - 1/2 or 1/2 - 3/4 Using a horseshoe pattern with the wind at my back, i would place the flapper somewhere at the 'bottom' of the 'U', just inside it. I would place the magnet in between the decoys and the hide, generally speaking. There is no need to put bait down for crows, decoys are enough. You can put crows amongst the pigeon decoys or to one side. Any choke combination is fine for decoying, though you may want to start with open chokes to give a bit of margin for error. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRAD1927 Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 many thanks I also have a couple of floaters so will put them right at the back left and right of pattern. Fingers crossed hopefully get a good day. Please keep the tips coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fielddweller Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 As for the floaters,either side of your pattern or both at one side but different heights.Not a big lover of them but some days they work,if the birds are coming down and shying off take them in. rtb Fielddweller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 many thanks I also have a couple of floaters so will put them right at the back left and right of pattern. Fingers crossed hopefully get a good day. Please keep the tips coming take a peice of wood with u ,n ur chokes .set the wood at ur ideal decoy range 15 to 25 yds for me.try each choke to see your best pattern wen u shoot the plank .once u decide thatl do lock ur chokes u arnt using in a box n bury them at the bottom of ur garden .once u decide a pattern thats it.stick to it n practice .practice the more u shoot the better u get.id rather have 100 **** days missing pigeons than 1 at work .you could do wot i did n have a couple of lessons at a clay ground it showed me some basic mistakes ive made for years.hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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