Matt Gould Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 hello i have found a fair few pigeon feeding on standing wheat on my permission i was just wondering what decoys to use and how to set them up ? i was thiking put a magnet out and a flapper set up just above the crop. with maybe a few shells laying on top of the crop thanks for any help matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 If there are wind flattened areas near cover, thats where you place your decoys, but be careful, farmers don't usually like you even walking on the blown areas. If its still standing, I put full bodied decoys on bamboo canes and put them in the crop, with the decoy showing (you can walk up the tractor tracks to do this). I also put out floater/bouncers as well. Picking up dead birds is also a nightmare, unless you have a dog. Wandering around in the crop can cause a lot more damage than the pigeons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 I would say if the crop is standing then leave it alone or you could be looking for a new permission !. If it has some large flattened areas big enough to drop birds in then that is different and this is when a rotary can really really come into its own ,you do need to be very disciplined in which birds you shoot and which you leave though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 It may be a good idea to ask the farmer if he minds you shooting the field. It's certainly worth shooting on standing wheat - a certain Mr Theobald had a bag of over 400 on it last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Gould Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 ive allready asked hes a good mate of mine he dont realy give a toss when i asked him he just said carry on as you are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted July 11, 2012 Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 hello i have found a fair few pigeon feeding on standing wheat on my permission i was just wondering what decoys to use and how to set them up ? i was thiking put a magnet out and a flapper set up just above the crop. with maybe a few shells laying on top of the crop thanks for any help matt I have the same conundrum. The pigeons really want the standing wheat and are landing on the edges of the tramlines. The standing crop is immaculate with hardly a plant out of place. If I enter the crop I will do considerable damage, perhaps more than the pigeons will do. This is really a case of defining the boundaries with the farmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Gould Posted July 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2012 where i am the pigeon are evern landing on the standing plant they have to flap realy hard to support their weight on the pland while they try and eat it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breeze Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 Im trying standing wheat this weekend ill let you no how i get on. altho some of its flat wheat!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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