Royboy Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Has anybody any new ideas of lofting decoys into very high trees ? I've used the catapult a few times with some success but was wondering if anybody has tryed anything different lately ? I also tryed 4 on a cross and pulled them up witch was ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Never put em up any higher than i could reach with the poles,got fed up with them so sold the lot,a lot less to carry now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I don't normally loft them wilst decoying them on stubble but the Feb roost shooting is coming up so normally leave the decoys up all the way through Feb. It's my favorite month of the year ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebarrels Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Lofting is always difficult yes it can pull the birds in and turn a okay day into a good day,but its a pain to get the birds lofted,and even a bigger pain to retrieve the birds at the end of the day,how high do you need to loft your deeks? most pole sets only go to 30ft ish,apart from climbing the tree I don't see how you would get them much higher they only need to be high enough to get the birds in the area to spot them imho BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooooper1 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 my mate used some old fishing pole with the decoy pigeon stuck on top and placed it by the side of a tree,seemed to work ok. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 being in the process of buying some woodland that borders fields, my plan is to permanently fix some deeks into the trees on the boundary line, hope to encourage birds into my section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Last year I made some out of aluminum tubing that went to about 40ft but after a couple of deeks were put up the poles kinked with the weight. My uncle made some years ago out of scaffolding poles and people wonderd how he got the deeks so high but I don't know how he did it because the weight of these things was was unreal ! Took great skill to get them up !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotShot! Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I usually put them up in the wood in Feb. leave em up for 6 weeks for roost shooting. Catupult em up then drive JCB into wood to lift em out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I usually put them up in the wood in Feb. leave em up for 6 weeks for roost shooting. Catupult em up then drive JCB into wood to lift em out I could use a chainsaw at the end of Feb I suppose ! Not sure the land owner would be to impressed ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 To retreive mine i taped the bottom of a plastic coke bottle to a pole,made it easy to locate spike and lift off branch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 To retreive mine i taped the bottom of a plastic coke bottle to a pole,made it easy to locate spike and lift off branch Ye I normally use a wide oil funnel from work. Works a treat l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvid wings Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 the point of lofting birds is to ,fool the pigeons into believing there is food about or other birds they can get friendly with, the pigeons will get so used to these dummies hanging about they will very quickly pay them no attention and have little or no pulling power,as for getting your deeks on the top of the trees forget it 40ft will see you able to look to the horizon in every direction ,if a pigeon can't see your deeks at 40ft he ain't worth shooting as it's not sporting to shoot blind birds . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Well my My uncle has been shooting 40 years and when pigeon shooting threw Febuary he would leave the decoys in the trees for the whole month with great success. I leave mine up every year threw Feb with great success and will continue to do so. Maybe the pigeons are a bit thicker round my end ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvid wings Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Well my My uncle has been shooting 40 years and when pigeon shooting threw Febuary he would leave the decoys in the trees for the whole month with great success. I leave mine up every year threw Feb with great success and will continue to do so. Maybe the pigeons are a bit thicker round my end ! THREW ? the pigeons have company ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Allways a smart *** on here ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvid wings Posted January 4, 2013 Report Share Posted January 4, 2013 Allways a smart *** on here ! cheers kid xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrior Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) Hello I'm due to go roosting this feb and the wood has all tall trees too high for poles, the chap organising gave a tip. use an old fishing rod and line, cast a weight over the branches and pull the decoys up, lower down at the end of the day for next time. Sounds Easier than poles. Edited January 6, 2013 by terrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) corvid wings the point of lofting birds is to ,fool the pigeons into believing there is food [/quote ]do they eat when they are roosting Edited January 6, 2013 by linny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrior Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Hello You roost shoot late to dusk when the birds have finished feeding and go to roost. If there are decoys high in the tree tops the idea is they are more likely to come to the trees were you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Might give the rod trick a try. Might be more accurate than a catty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrior Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Hi Catty you say, Gets better, Less hassle, less to carry, Sounds the way forward. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russdy Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 is it not easier to use a catty with the weight rather than a rod and reel. ive never used either and this year will be trying to get some decoys up but like the opening post the trees are really tall so im after a solution aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 I'm not sure I've not used the fishing rod trick . I found the catty a bit tricky when using a ledgering weight. And also it hurts if you hit your fingers with the weight !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazed Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) I have done it before by using a catty with line attached to a fishing Weight shoot it over a ranch up high in the tree then pulling the decs up and resting them on a lower branch. not the easiest of jobs though lol Edited January 15, 2013 by Amazed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russdy Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 ive heard of ppl using the catty b4. i think ill have to use that way aswell best get my old fishing catty out and some decent weights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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