JDog Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Mid afternoon I set up on some spring rape. This crop was getting away and it was possibly my last chance on it. If ever the rotary was needed it was today to show birds above the crop. However when I came to set up the rotary I found that the top was loose and it wouldn't work. A thousand curses later I remembered that Ditchman had sent me a manual flapper to try out and that it was in the car unused. I had practised with it in the garden (no pigeons came to it) and I set it up on the tallest setting and started to operate it. I cannot tell you whether I pulled it too many or too few times but it did work a treat and pigeons decoyed very well to it. I say to it because the crop was too tall for stand up decoys and the flapper was all I had. The afternoon went well and I picked 45 pigeons. I had to get out of the hide to find every single pigeon I shot straight away as I would not have found them otherwise. Plenty of calories were used during this foray. This was old fashioned decoying at it's best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 I used to love using a manual flapper , unfortunately when I started using a dog though the two did not mix well . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 hah ! i was there if only in spirit !.......keep it in your motor all the time...if your other gizmos dont work its always there ready to go, i know you are a rotary man, so well done you for using it ..........towards the end of the year when the birds are on the ivy berries...just drill a small hole in the tree and drop the unit in the stem covered by the ivy...it works a treat...i always take a bit of dowl with me to seal the hole up after use.. "old style" still works... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Mid afternoon I set up on some spring rape. This crop was getting away and it was possibly my last chance on it. If ever the rotary was needed it was today to show birds above the crop. However when I came to set up the rotary I found that the top was loose and it wouldn't work. A thousand curses later I remembered that Ditchman had sent me a manual flapper to try out and that it was in the car unused. I had practised with it in the garden (no pigeons came to it) and I set it up on the tallest setting and started to operate it. I cannot tell you whether I pulled it too many or too few times but it did work a treat and pigeons decoyed very well to it. I say to it because the crop was too tall for stand up decoys and the flapper was all I had. The afternoon went well and I picked 45 pigeons. I had to get out of the hide to find every single pigeon I shot straight away as I would not have found them otherwise. Plenty of calories were used during this foray. This was old fashioned decoying at it's best. Whot you need is a good dog JD saves on the calories and keeps you cool. But I know wot you mean and its hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Whot you need is a good dog JD saves on the calories and keeps you cool. But I know wot you mean and its hard work. At ten months my sprocker has just started basic training and is too young to come out with me. I could have done with a dog but I do not believe that I left a single pigeon in the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 I used to love using a manual flapper , unfortunately when I started using a dog though the two did not mix well . Does anyone have any plans for manual flappers as I'm sure that others might well like to try making some up and getting back to "grass roots/basics"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Does anyone have any plans for manual flappers as I'm sure that others might well like to try making some up and getting back to "grass roots/basics"! for what ditchman charges for them and the quality of them its not worth the bother of trying, just get your hand in your pocket. KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goober Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 for what ditchman charges for them and the quality of them its not worth the bother of trying, just get your hand in your pocket. KW I have Ditchman's flapper too and they are built to last,and if you run out of cartridges they're strong enough to throw at the pigeons instead!Well worth the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m greeny Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) How much are the flappers ? Edited June 17, 2014 by m greeny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbw1shrops Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 +1 how much are they ditchman ? Also have you any pics of them kind sir ? Thanks Atvb Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 If the one I received from Ditchman is anything to go by they are very well made and very easy to operate and potentially very useful in growing or laid crops. What could be more simple than tugging on a piece of braided cord? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Yep I have one too, a real bit of work and tough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Well done JDog good result, we had a system before magnets that ran four flappers off on pull . All you would need was a quick pull and they would turn straight for the pattern. It took a bit of setting up so the magnet now serves. With you using all these calories will you be loosing weight and "The Cap" look even bigger?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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