Cyffyllog Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Well !! Hundreds of Pigeons in the area of my whirleygig and 20 decoy's, on 140 acres of Rape stubble, showing very little interest for most of the time, then all of the sudden one comes straight in ??. Thursday last week had 6 5 hours Saturday 7 5 hours This week: Monday 7 6 hours Tuesday 25 6 hours Today was better they did come to have a look and i was able to get some nice shooting from it. Rope bangers at the ready for Thursday or Friday depending on the weather, should keep them on the move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Same thing for me, last three outings the birds are flying past as if they have an invite to a banquet in the next valley, nothing will bring them in, I believe that there is just too much food around for them, every farm has just cut rape, barley or wheat, stubble fields as far as you can see, just have to persevere with flight lines or decoy where there are a few birds and hope for the best until it gets colder and they start to bunch up, as soon as the food supply has been used up they will start looking, hopefully in my direction, till then look out crows, ducks, pheasants,geese and partridge ( in season of course) your on the hit list till I get a few more pigeons to shoot at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Take away all the electrical gadgets. I swear by flappers and magnets, but have found on the rape stubble they have been reluctant to decoy when I have any of the gadgets out. I've been using the FUD's on their own and the birds decoy really well. Very different to last year when they were decoying really well to the magnet and the flapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul2012 Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 Take away all the electrical gadgets. I swear by flappers and magnets, but have found on the rape stubble they have been reluctant to decoy when I have any of the gadgets out. I've been using the FUD's on their own and the birds decoy really well. Very different to last year when they were decoying really well to the magnet and the flapper. This, I'm no expert when it comes to decoying and far from being one, but for me birds are only decoying to 4 fuds in a random pattern. No interest in shells, floaters, flappers or bouncers. However bags are proving small but very enjoyable. HTH Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted September 10, 2013 Report Share Posted September 10, 2013 I didn't bother with the magnet, or the flapper or the hide, I just put six deeks in a pattern out and sat in the ferns. Bingo!!!!! In they came,10 in an hour.bloody fussy birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 we have all been there done it got the tee shirt........i think we expect too much at this time of year.....on the flatlands and the big wide open spaces of cambs and lincs etc i think the birds act differently.....but where i live in small fields and wooded areas it is different.........its more of a waiting and watching game to see what the birds are up to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Dear Sir, It is unfortunate, that the pigeons your way of the country, aren't decoying well, it as happened to me many time, for one reason or another, by saying you haven't managed to bag many, does this imply, that you haven't had the chance to train your eye for this coming shooting season? .....Finally!!!!, this year I might and I repeat...I might get near your shooting standard For your information dear sirs, the gentleman in question here, his one of the best, gentleman mannered and sporting person I have met in many days shooting. ATB Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karpman Posted September 11, 2013 Report Share Posted September 11, 2013 Been a bit hit and miss round here too, largely down the weather. Last week was bright and hardly a breath of wind, they wouldn't commit for anything or anyone around here. This week some good bags are coming. Karpman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyffyllog Posted September 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 Mark you are too kind !! , the eye is in 5 out of 7 yesterday and two were double shots... Same again, hundreds of pigeons. Worked flight lines, but, they would not decoy. Having said that, 5 came straight in to the decoys out of many hundreds that flew past, and were bagged. My brother in law was also out in another area on the shoot and he managed 5 also, same problem. A lot of food about though , will keep on trying. Anyway a couple of moons to go aye Mark !! looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted September 14, 2013 Report Share Posted September 14, 2013 I can get rid of pigeons and I dont even have to take the gun.Farmer phones says theres hundreds, I turn up and they all leave and never come back, LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretman_2009 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 if your on stubble leave a half dozen decoys close too where your going to shoot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 I find that plastic bags or other material on sticks are more effective than rope bangers when trying to discourage pigeons from landing in another field or indeed at the other end of the same field in which you are shooting. Bangers bang! That may be obvious but they do scare birds away rather than discourage birds from using other areas as 'bagging off' does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 As JDog states flags work well . I use supermarket plastic bags and black waste sacks on bamboo sticks they move with the slightest wind and constantly not bang every twenty minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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