Anthony Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 As I often shoot myself I would like to be prepared for this coming Winter Rape shooting and so I really need some of those rope bangers but i have no idea where to get them from. Can anyone help as to where to get them mail order or any? Thanks Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted October 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 and do any of you use them and to what effect are they usefull. I find pigeons will fly off on arrival and just concentrate on another corner of the field so I need to keep them moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 hello antony you can get them from any agricultural dealer but they arn't cheap . I use them somtimes but only on other fields to the one i'am shooting the field I shoot I tend to put up flags so as to keep the nosie down allthe best john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sniper Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 Are you able to put your vehicle down the other end of the field Anthony ?? (Much cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 The price of the string bangers has increased quite a bit, over the last few years. I don,t use them so much because of that. On big fields, I use fertilizer bags on sticks. I have even tied white polythene bags on the arms of my rotary device and put it at the other end of the field, that was very effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Beasley Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 try this http://www.portek.co.uk/Resources/Bang%20g...0the%20Bird.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Anthony, have used bangers to good effect but as the farmer gives them to us the cost is not a problem. Think he said they were £30+ a box and that was a couple of years ago. As Cranfield says, bags on sticks can be just as effective, anything to put them off landing in the wrong part of the field. The bangers are good fun next week though on Nov 5th and i compete with the best in my garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clanchief Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 You can also use balloons tied to sticks to drive the birds on,pink ones especially are good,this is not my idea but a tip that John Darling uses. Also to get the wind direction/drift that can change in certain areas of hollows and copses a childs bubble blowing kit is usefull,the bubbles drift down in the wind showing you which way it can change in small difficult areas,this may be more usefull for stalking bunnies or Roe deer. hth. clanchief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Better still ... You know when you jump in the car start the engine , and the missus cd springs into action and there is some horrible music playing at you...Well take all her cd's put each one on a bit of string and hang em from poles .... easy two birds with one stone . Hopefully all the **** from the field will stop em playing , and the pigeons are scared to death of em . all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzer Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 YP.......Nice one chap....... All the best Buzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KINGSHOOTER Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 I LIKE IT, I LIKE IT :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted April 29, 2004 Report Share Posted April 29, 2004 I have used the Portek ropes which Will B suggested and they are very effective. I also have 2 homemade Harris Hawk decoys which are even more effective. I made them for my alottment to keep the pigeon away from shooting peas and cabbage plants and they work brilliantly They were carved from a solid block of Polystyrene and painted with celulose free paints. I will take a photo of them this weekend and post it on the site. Old CD,s suspended on sticks work well in brighter conditions, Once a friend who shall remain nameless used a blow up rubber doll filled with Helium but the local bobby was alerted and didnt see the funny side of this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High_gun Posted April 30, 2004 Report Share Posted April 30, 2004 I often shoot myself Anthony, I can see that you have a bit of a dilemma but I think that firing a cartridge at yourself is a bit drastic just to frighten a few birds..... :thumbs: Never tried bangers but I have found that a standard Tesco bag etc tied by the handles on a stick, that's then pushed into the ground is very effective as well as cheap, as others here have also suggested. High_gun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled_cky Posted May 1, 2004 Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 its not 'bangers' its 'crow-bangers' if you are ever going to france/germany you can get 'Fire Crackers' not as dangerous as crowbangers but the bigger once you get are leathel. ive seen a TV blow up with a quite big firecracker.. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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