cpaulc Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 On my permission there is no rape about, just beans, wheat and some (i think) clover. There is rape surrounding the land, I was thinking that perhaps the beans when they begin to sprout would be worth a look? Or just find a flight line and set up under that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 It is very rare that pigeons will be attracted to beans once they are above ground and put out leaves. Have another look next September if you can wait that long once the fields have been harvested. The clover may be an attractant. Just keep your eyes open. There is absolutely no point in setting up unless there are good numbers of birds feeding on anything. If you have a flightline that is a different matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodfordpigeon Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 It is very rare that pigeons will be attracted to beans once they are above ground and put out leaves. Have another look next September if you can wait that long once the fields have been harvested. The clover may be an attractant. Just keep your eyes open. There is absolutely no point in setting up unless there are good numbers of birds feeding on anything. If you have a flightline that is a different matter. I would say that a flight line is a very good place to set up .They wont decoy they will fly the flight line for hours both out and back in. We had a bag two weeks ago of 136 one afternoon. I like to watch it one afternoon and take time to choose the spot. Then take a good open top hide and don't move to early to take the shot. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Oak trees, acorns they are on them where i shoot ,normally they have moved on by november but there are a few thousand knockin about at the mo ,but hard to decoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul2012 Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 acorns here, but there's no crops for miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Your best bet this time of year is to shoot a flight line over your land or wait till they start on the rape next door and decoy your land next to it or even ask permission on the rape stating that you shoot next door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpaulc Posted January 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Flight line finding it is then, fortunately there is a nice hill in the middle which gives a good lookout. And finding next door farmer once they start hitting the rape is a fab idea. Not too worried there seems to be promise come harvest time and later in the year.There are lots of crows and rooks about so I may try that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 also watch any clover or grassland with clover on it around springtime woodies love a bit of clover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Your best bet this time of year is to shoot a flight line over your land or wait till they start on the rape next door and decoy your land next to it or even ask permission on the rape stating that you shoot next door. we have the exact situation at the moment not the flightline but rape running right up to the fields we can shoot and no hedge border just stops dead inches from the fields we shoot we will ask but if we don,t get permission to shoot it we will shoot very close to it once they hit it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outlander Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Shot some woodies on the clover round here , although after having a look at their crop found sloes and game feed so still lots for them to go at before they hit the rape!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootgun Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) also watch any clover or grassland with clover on it around springtime woodies love a bit of clover. +1 all the pigeons shot today had the crop full with clover and beech mast... also last spring i had thousands feeding on clover on my permission... Edited January 5, 2014 by shootgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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