Alecheywood Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 I've been out two mornings in a row to a rape field that is full of pigeon, but as soon as I come they go and don't come back all day, my decoys are clearly not working. What can I do??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) Set off earlier...get ther before them Go to where they roost. Get under a flightline away from roost and field Edited February 17, 2013 by TJ91 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooooper1 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 I've been out two mornings in a row to a rape field that is full of pigeon, but as soon as I come they go and don't come back all day, my decoys are clearly not working. What can I do??? don`t think it`s anything to do with the decoys m8, you could have the best patten most decoys it`s just the time of year,i`ve got the same probs as you, as post above sez set up early but that only works to a point normally first shoot and gone but he`s right on roost or flightline shooting brings small bags. pigeons are just starting 2 pair up around here so small flocks can mean better shooting as in your not shooting at 50--100 birds at a time then them 50-100 disappear. it`s just very hard this time of year m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brent52 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 i agee with tj91, great sport to be had flighting, but if theres no wind put tighter chokes in & give em loads of lead, better than driven pheasant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Find the other field/s they are using and put flags and/or banger ropes out, or even other shooters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckaroo23 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Same for me two days watching and planning, on a new permission, seen one flight line and sitting trees with over 300 around or them dropping on to the fields, took a friend out yesterday to go through a few things he pointed out where the pigeons come from, so gets to the field set up with magnet plus decoys, nothing no pigeons every was very dead, but lucky for me my mate had brought 10 dead pigeonsto me, so when the farmer showed up he'd thought I'd done well seeming there wasn't much about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 It will not matter if you have the best decoys in the world if the pigeons are not on the field , but if they are over the field and not decoying then its movement you need , floaters / bouncers flappers and magnets will all add movement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Find the other field/s they are using and put flags and/or banger ropes out, or even other shooters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) Its not easy. Thursday it was 3pm before I managed to get away to a rape field which was being hit hard right alongside an old railway line. Set up with ten shells and a flapper where the first dead bird went. No birds were landing among the decoys but were being drawn in close enough to shoot where six fell in an hour and at least twice that were missed. Even after 4pm birds were still flocking into the field but were now using the far side below a single sitty tree. Friday up bright and early decoys set up and three orange beaters flags placed in the far corners. Not one pigeon had shown up by 3pm so went and lifted the flags and returned to the hide and began packing up when two flocks of over a 100 landed on and around the sitty tree where the flags had been ten minutes ago. Roll on seed time! Blackpowder Edited February 17, 2013 by Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) You need a spell of observation only, where you leave your gun behind and just go and watch. Anyone (well almost anyone) can shoot pigeons, not everyone can decoy them, particularly on winter rape. Edited February 17, 2013 by JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 I've been out two mornings in a row to a rape field that is full of pigeon, but as soon as I come they go and don't come back all day, my decoys are clearly not working. What can I do??? It's like that here too, so many places for them to feed, you can't cover or flag them all. The enemy soon find somewhere safe and it's game over. There is NO pattern as to where they want to feed, all the gas guns and rockets keep them moving. So it's not your pattern. I have tried just getting the birds up off a field that's blue with them, then hiding back in the truck well away. Never saw another bird until I drove 2 miles up the road and there they were - did the same thing and they were off somewhere else. There are no flightlines, just "flock-strings" where a flock of 1000 birds just follow the 1st brave boy in. As soon as you disturb it they are off and try their luck someplace else. Wait for the flocks to break up and look for spring drillings, it should be a different ballgame. It's driving me nuts!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 There's not enough flags, rope bangers or shooters round here. Rape is grown on almost every farm, in blocks of 500 acres at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actionpigeons Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 There's not enough flags, rope bangers or shooters round here. Rape is grown on almost every farm, in blocks of 500 acres at a time. Your lucky then as I am travelling about 10 miles to shoot over Rape as I have none local to me.why not ask a PW member in your area to have a day with you if your land owner would allow it and set up in different fields, it may keep them moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Your lucky then as I am travelling about 10 miles to shoot over Rape as I have none local to me. why not ask a PW member in your area to have a day with you if your land owner would allow it and set up in different fields, it may keep them moving. That's what we do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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