dan_84 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Hi sorry if teir is already a post on here about his but I couldn't find it!! other than all your equipment and decoys and hide blowing away and just been a nightmare to control will pigeons decoy into a pattern when it's very windy? I'm from east Yorkshire and its howling a gale here and seen as I have the Day off work ( as this wind has blown down some block walls the site manager won't let us work) was gong to have a few hrs shooting? Any suggestions and tips would really be appreciated thanks Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 It is blowing a hoolie here as well and i have seen pigeons feeding while out and about so give it a go. They will certainly be coming in low and slow so you may get a bumper day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 get your net and shooting stool and wrap the net around you and the stool and set up under a tree and get your deeks out .....be mindful of how you set up as the birds will turn into the wind on approach...........when they come in they will be low and fast........so leave them until the final approach.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decoy1979 Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 You can often find them feeding in a sheltered area when really blowing a gale so best to get out and see whats about, as said keep your eyes open as they'll come in low. I am sure I'm not alone in saying I've had birds in amongst the deeks before and haven't seen them come in as they are literally flying a foot or 2 off the ground. Peg your net down, a few wooden pegs will do the job with some lines for poles if you have them. All the best, hope you get some shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Go for it , you can get some nice challenging shots with a good wind blowing , just anchor the hide as best as possible combined with previous tips above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davew Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Hi Dan, I'm also in E. Yorks. I had a go on Tuesday when it was blowing a gale and didn't have one bird come to the decoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Im east Yorkshire we shot 70 odd in 50 mph wind its the hide thats problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazed Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 We went out yesterday and they wernt interested in the rape, some were found later in the corn cover crop from the shoot over winter. Although I think fuzzy was more interested in plinking with the 22 than shooting pigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kelly Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I was out yesterday and it was way too windy to be where I wanted to be. The hide would barely stay up and the decoys kept blowing away, and that was with them in a dip out of the worst of the wind. Ended up moving to the back of a roosting wood and hoping to pull one or two returning birds to the pattern on a grass field. Not very successful, but had enjoyable day out in the sun with warmish temps and not much rain - was beginning to think such days were gone forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 On Wednesday i shot 87 on rape. It would have been easily over 100 had it not been for the strong wind - it totally ruined the day. Birds decoying at 30 yards were ok on the first shot, but second and third shots were ridiculously difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I set my hide up yesterday in the lee of a tree and I had to rig up the netting to let some of the wind through. The hide poles needed stamping in several times but the hide itself remained intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I have been shooting all this week in high winds and yesterdays were the highest. Plenty of good advice already, but I would add that this is where dead birds (and cradles) as the decoy pattern really score. Shells and even full bodied decoys wouldn't have stood a chance in the winds. I have had bags of 30-60 a day, mainly shooting afternoons on bean and pea drillings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_84 Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Hey guys sorry for the Kate reply I went and got set up well really staked the hide and decoys down and was on a field of rape and their was a flock of about 1000 in the bottom corner sheltering behind the hedgerow I had a lone pigeon come into the pattern and soon as I let a shot off the all went up and disappeared and never saw another for the 3 hrs I was sat do packed up and went home lol Oh we can all try again Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Hey guys sorry for the Kate reply I went and got set up well really staked the hide and decoys down and was on a field of rape and their was a flock of about 1000 in the bottom corner sheltering behind the hedgerow I had a lone pigeon come into the pattern and soon as I let a shot off the all went up and disappeared and never saw another for the 3 hrs I was sat do packed up and went home lol Oh we can all try again Dan Always walk the birds off the field before you start shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srspower Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 My Dad always says pigeon shooting is better if its windy as the pigeons prefer to fly around in the wind, less effort for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 My Dad always says pigeon shooting is better if its windy as the pigeons prefer to fly around in the wind, less effort for them Of course it is more effort for them not less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jame Posted May 11, 2013 Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 (edited) I can relate to hide blowing about, broke 2 of my hide poles (ones with the crappy kick plate on side) trying to stamp them into hard dry ground. I had 2 stealth nets out and they acted like sails! Spent more times fiddling with the poles and nets than anything else, the pigeon stuck close to the tree line on edge of the field and made no attempt to fly upwind. Anyone recommend good strong hide poles? Edited May 11, 2013 by Jame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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