Whippywest Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Hi, Quite new to Decoying and have read the books watched videos and read lots of posts on here. Been out half a dozen times this year, best bag 16, and a couple of single figures. Anyway my questions is I watch for flight lines etc, set up and then the sky goes totally cold turkey, no pigeons what so ever! Am i missing a trick would love to have a day of over 50, I have a magnet good hide skills etc, just dont see lots of movement. Ideas please?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsowatts Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 You don’t say what part of the country you are in? From my experience in the South West it’s very difficult to get a bag of above 50 this time of year, the brids just do not want to decoy. I was out a couple of weekends ago, been watching some OSR fields that had hundreds of birds on. When we arrived we walked 100’s off, set up all our kit and had 4 birds!!!!!!! If you have some fresh drilling to shoot over you might have better luck, but even then there is no guarantee. Over OSR the tip would be to get movement into your pattern with magnets and flappers etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippywest Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Sorry shooting in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire really, and mainly over rape. Too cold for much drilling around us at present but hopefully soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Things will improve when the weather warms up and the flocks of pigeons break up in to breeding pairs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippywest Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Things will improve when the weather warms up and the flocks of pigeons break up in to breeding pairs! The big question then is WHEN?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Things are always like that through winter / early spring, sound like you have the basics right and the bigger bags should hopefully come once the weather improves and the flocks break up more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 The big question then is WHEN? ? AFTER Easter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon shooter 1 Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Let the weather Warm up so we can all start getting some decent bags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooting Tom Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 harvest time is best wait for swaft rape i have had some great days on that the past few years also beans are good to keep your eye on. rape this year seems to be a waste of time one shot and they all move on. they are in one big group at the moment. some warmer weather will also help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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