kitchrat Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 I'm out decoying a "busy" field on Monday but they are very wary and don't really want to know and it became very quiet. Then it started to rain, the decoys were soaked with water droplets all over them. Traditional wisdom says that's no good but it changed my day and I ended with 50 in the last couple of hours. So, don't give up if the weather changes! Traditional wisdom also says "They've got to eat every day", but that's rubbish too, they are so fat these days that they can sit it out and wait for better weather. The game is ever changing....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Normally when I get a heavy shower they always stop flying. Well done, they must have been hungry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filzee Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 i had a go on a field and it was steady going till it rained and nothing moved, the rain stopped after ten minutes and they came flooding in i ended up with 84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caeser Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 I remember a couple of years ago, there was 2 of of us shooting over rape stubble about 200 yards apart. The rain was on and off all day. Strangely enough, the pigeons only came in to the decoys whenever it rained. Nothing that woodpigeon do, surprises me anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I'm out decoying a "busy" field on Monday but they are very wary and don't really want to know and it became very quiet. Then it started to rain, the decoys were soaked with water droplets all over them. Traditional wisdom says that's no good but it changed my day and I ended with 50 in the last couple of hours. So, don't give up if the weather changes! Traditional wisdom also says "They've got to eat every day", but that's rubbish too, they are so fat these days that they can sit it out and wait for better weather. The game is ever changing....... I very much doubt that the rain changed your day. I'll bet those last couple of hours would have been busy, regardless of the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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