Harnser Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) i was looking around the farms to day and was watching one of the hawk kites my farmer friend had set up on a freshly drilled barley field . Whilst I was watching I saw half a dozen rooks flying close and mobbing the kite . Would one of these kites be any good at decoying corvids or better still if it was a woodie decoy flying on the pole would it be any good at decoying pigeons in . Has Any body given it a try ? I was thinking that one of the hawk kites could be painted to look like a pigeon . Harnser Edited December 8, 2014 by Harnser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Got to be worth a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 on u-tube a couple of years ago....i watched one of the well known..."hack" pigeonshooters....use excactly what you are talking about with a handful of static decoys....proceed to blast out of the air a 100 or so birds over these pigeon kite thingys............they are on the market ....but under what name i do not know ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Called reel wings, they have never really caught on , I guess there is a reason for that . http://www.a1decoy.co.uk/reel-wings-flying-pigeon-decoys-49-p.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fieldcraft Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Definetly give it a go but personaly can't see it working its not life like enough and pigeons will clock on toit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Called reel wings, they have never really caught on , I guess there is a reason for that . http://www.a1decoy.co.uk/reel-wings-flying-pigeon-decoys-49-p.asp At 50 quid i cannot think of a reason ether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitchrat Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 i was looking around the farms to day and was watching one of the hawk kites my farmer friend had set up on a freshly drilled barley field . Whilst I was watching I saw half a dozen rooks flying close and mobbing the kite . Would one of these kites be any good at decoying corvids or better still if it was a woodie decoy flying on the pole would it be any good at decoying pigeons in . Has Any body given it a try ? I was thinking that one of the hawk kites could be painted to look like a pigeon . Harnser I have an 18 foot long, bright orange, octopus kite. If I can get it flying (needs a good wind) at about 150 feet up, it will keep them off about 100 acres!! Can't guess what you would need to decoy them IN. A nice hologram of a series of birds landing might do it but difficult to arrange! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 i tryed reel wings once,what a waist of money,never get them to stay up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I have that problem too, but I think it is an age thing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdsallpl Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 I've never tried it but from observations I would imagine a heron decoy may also be good for decoying Crows. I have seen crows many times mocking a heron in a field. I may give it a go and let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy bingo Posted December 10, 2014 Report Share Posted December 10, 2014 try it if its rubbish don't tell anyone if it works great tell every body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveyg Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 I had a days paid shooting last year and the guide used one for part of the session...it worked really well. Like all the other equipment we buy/use,it works sometimes but nothing is guaranteed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangford wildfowler Posted December 11, 2014 Report Share Posted December 11, 2014 Is it not like a bigger bouncer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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