Guillaume51 Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Hello people, I started in the pigeons hunting and i wanted to know if with 6 decoys HD and two "ultimate pigeons decoy red hot prod magnet shooting" i can decoyed a few pigeons? Thank you..and sorry for my bad english... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE MEK Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Sounds ok to me for this time of year.I use more on the rape come winter time,but everybody has their own preference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume51 Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Ok, thank you...i repeat that i'm novice so any advice is to take... I will buy other decoys later . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul2012 Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I use 4 FUDS No more no less with good results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume51 Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I use 4 FUDS No more no less with good results Ok, thank you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) i put out 24 shells ,works ok Edited September 29, 2013 by mossy835 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE AD Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 Twelve fuds then a dead one on a flapper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume51 Posted September 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 Twelve fuds then a dead one on a flapper. In France,it is not legal to use a dead pigeons as decoys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 To start I use a magnet , with 2 dead birds on , and build a pattern dead birds as I shoot steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 In France,it is not legal to use a dead pigeons as decoys In Britain it is fine to use dead birds as decoys so as you shoot you can add to your plastic birds with real ones, often with a stick under their head to prop them up, or on a bouncy pole to mimic a bird coming in to land or on a magnet or flapper. What you have sounds fine, I have shot well with 8 shells, but now use 8 shells and 6 fuds with a bouncy pole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE AD Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 In France,it is not legal to use a dead pigeons as decoys Bloody heel i should of known you were shooting in france Move to ENGLAND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume51 Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 And strangely, when we hunting crow we have the right to leave the dead crows but not reposition the way to form a decoys ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocknee Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 To start I use a magnet , with 2 dead birds on , and build a pattern dead birds as I shoot steve Same as, if you are in the right spot its all you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted September 30, 2013 Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 And strangely, when we hunting crow we have the right to leave the dead crows but not reposition the way to form a decoys ! You have some strange laws , you cannot use dead birds as decoys yet you are allowed to use live ones . I have recently drove several 100 miles in framce and saw more pigeon this years than I have the last few. I would say most of us use somewhere between 10 and 30 decoys depending on what crops we are shooting over , we do have the option to add dead ones though so you could do with at least 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guillaume51 Posted September 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2013 You have some strange laws , you cannot use dead birds as decoys yet you are allowed to use live ones . I have recently drove several 100 miles in framce and saw more pigeon this years than I have the last few. I would say most of us use somewhere between 10 and 30 decoys depending on what crops we are shooting over , we do have the option to add dead ones though so you could do with at least 20. Of course, after the laws of a country to another ... thank you for your answers ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert manchester gun Posted October 14, 2013 Report Share Posted October 14, 2013 I'm very new to all this can someone help me as to how many decoys are needed for using and airrifle sub 12ft in a 200ft flat plain over open field? And how to determine a flight line? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longbower Posted October 18, 2013 Report Share Posted October 18, 2013 I would start with five or six. But, the most important think is stealth. Pigeons have exceptional eyesight, you have to be well hidden and keep movement to a minimum. They are hard enough to get with a shotgun shooting them with an air rifle is great sport, but shot placement is everything. Watch the sky ,all around where you are , Flight Lines are the pigeons roadways in the sky, and they can alter as time passes, or wind direction changes , or any reason why the birds decide not to fly that way . This is where the knowledge comes into it, as in where to put your hide in relation to the wind direction , flight lines , and then place your decoys. I am no expert in this procedure , and could probably do with someone showing me more. With an air rifle , I have only ever had any success "roost shooting",. Good luck . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I have 12 FUDs and 12 or so shells but I only ever take out the FUDs. I'll sometimes put out 10-11 and put 1-2 in a tree/hedge nearby with their heads up, my theory is that the pigeons that come in think that they are safer as they already have a look out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I have 12 FUDs and 12 or so shells but I only ever take out the FUDs. I'll sometimes put out 10-11 and put 1-2 in a tree/hedge nearby with their heads up, my theory is that the pigeons that come in think that they are safer as they already have a look out. Watch out for the scouts though. Sorry Motty in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 I have 12 FUDs and 12 or so shells but I only ever take out the FUDs. I'll sometimes put out 10-11 and put 1-2 in a tree/hedge nearby with their heads up, my theory is that the pigeons that come in think that they are safer as they already have a look out. AAARRRRGGHHHHH!!!! Watch out for the scouts though. Sorry Motty in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Essex Hunter Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 I have 12 FUDs and 12 or so shells but I only ever take out the FUDs. I'll sometimes put out 10-11 and put 1-2 in a tree/hedge nearby with their heads up, my theory is that the pigeons that come in think that they are safer as they already have a look out. Is that a direct quote from the JonathanL book of advice.... TEH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Is that a direct quote from the JonathanL book of advice.... TEH If this is bad advice I shall gladly retract it! I'm new to shotguns, well back to them after 20-odd years, but I tried this out when I was decoying with an air rifle and they seemed to commit to land much more readily. It may just have been a coincidence but I've had my best results (18 and 21 birds with an air rifle) with a decoy in a nearby tree. If it is costing be birds I'll not do it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chacotawas Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 I have 12 FUDs and 12 or so shells but I only ever take out the FUDs. I'll sometimes put out 10-11 and put 1-2 in a tree/hedge nearby with their heads up, my theory is that the pigeons that come in think that they are safer as they already have a look out. Yes, as Archie Coats always advised: learn to think like a pigeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chacotawas Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 .......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted October 21, 2013 Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 The answer to your question is, YES. BUT >> To have a productive pigeon shoot there are many other things that you have to in place. I do hope that you are using a shotgun and not an AIR RIFLE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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