Back to wind or face wind

[Spud dog]

What experience/works best. I was reading that it works to have wind at your back, but surely then our smell will go towards birds and put them off? or do they not have a sense of smell.

 

Any help appreciated

[HW682]

I have never heard anyone mention worrying about pigeon picking up human scent.

 

The conventional thinking is that pigeons generally prefer to land into the wind. If you have the wind on your back, this means that the pigeons will normally fly towards you and hopefully land in your decoys in front of your hide.

 

If you are in a typical hide in a hedge line, with the wind in your face, the birds will typically come over head from behind. This gives little warning and so makes the shots harder. Also the birds will generally be less likely to be attracted down to the decoys.

 

Obviously things don't always go to plan, but I think most people generally prefer the wind from behind given a choice.

 

Hope this helps

[The Essex Hunter]

I have never heard anyone mention worrying about pigeon picking up human scent.

 

The conventional thinking is that pigeons generally prefer to land into the wind. If you have the wind on your back, this means that the pigeons will normally fly towards you and hopefully land in your decoys in front of your hide.

 

If you are in a typical hide in a hedge line, with the wind in your face, the birds will typically come over head from behind. This gives little warning and so makes the shots harder. Also the birds will generally be less likely to be attracted down to the decoys.

 

Obviously things don't always go to plan, but I think most people generally prefer the wind from behind given a choice.

 

Hope this helps

 

 

That is a fair answer.

 

 

Generally I will try to set up with the wind coming from behind.

I like a quartering wind so the birds will cross in to the pattern.

If you end up with the wind in your face and shooting with a hedge behind, then have a go at bringing your hide out 10/15 yards, you will need a back on it, but that distance will push every thing out that little bit further just enough so will get a bit more time to pick up the birds if they are coming from behind. Not ideal but worth a go when your options are limited.

 

 

 

TEH

[Actionpigeons]

Side wind or back wind is always best, unless you are using a bale hide in the middle of the field then it does not really matter as you can see them coming from any direction.

 

As for the pigeon smelling you I don’t think so.

 

I have a friend that smokes all the time and they still come in.

 

I also have a friend that plays a radio in his hide and they still come in.

 

Its movement the shy away from not noise or smell.

Edited September 11, 2012 by Actionpigeons

[sitsinhedges]

You need a bath

[dougall]

Smell????never heard that one....smell and sound irrelevant,movement/their eyesight is their main sense.

If there is any noticeable wind pigeons will always land into it....they may come in like rockets downwind but at point of deciding to land will turn into it..If possible therefore either set up with them coming straight at you to land(ie wind from behind your hide) or set up for crossers.Both giving you time to see their approach.The hardest is when they come in over your head as you get little notice of their arrival. Yesterday had lovely breezy day and they were coming from all angles/heights but those committed to land always turned into wind at the end.If you really are into the smell thing try new Sure for men Clover & spilt wheat fragrance............

[Breastman]

Arnie pigeons! :lol:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9NtZJ_1-Gk

[Spud dog]

Thanks for your help fella's. Hoping to get out soon, being trying to build up a stock of kit so I can get stuck into some of these pigeons and crows.