Mr Wasp Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Evening all Can anyone advise if its possible to decoy successfully on corn stubble after it has had muck spread on it. It was only cut today and ive been watching closely for weeks. There has been plenty of birds feeding and excellent flight lines. However the farmer is very quick to spread muck and im not sure if that means the opportunity will be gone even though there is residual corn in the field. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 It certainly is possible to shoot good bags over stubble that has been spread with muck. I have done so my self a few times. As always the flightlines need to be there, if you are confident pigeon traffic is passing by then get the decoys out. If you use a dog, leave it at home though. It would stink after a day on the spread muck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Crows will love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Wasp Posted September 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Really great news ... I was really gutted as i met a chap that said he'd done decoying in the past and that as soon as its spread the opportunity is gone. (sorry for posting the same post twice) Hope you dont mind another question but i had another new permission that was cut a day or so ago and i'd been watching for weeks. There were plenty of birds whilst it was standing but went today hopeful of a good day and nothing ! Only two birds flew anywhere near the field in around three hours .. so i gave up. Is this common that they can all disappear? Were they disturbed by the harvesting and can they come back after a while? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 There's no black and white in this game Mr wasp. The harvesting won't have put the birds off, more like they have found something else to feast on. They might be be back, depends what happens elsewhere[Farming wise]. Keep watching would be my advise, reconaissance is key. Always remember that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Wasp Posted September 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Will do Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted September 7, 2015 Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 The food table is vast at this time of year and you can have birds feeding on standing crops but get attracted to other fields . We are not the only people who watch flightlines , pigeon do it to find the best feed source to survive. Muck spread stubble is a good food source for pigeon and you can get good bags off them. As Aga man has said reconassence and Intel is the best way to find pigeon. It's difficult to obtain permission on stubble fields but wait till the crops are being damaged then ask for a day , do a good job and when you see them again ask again. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redditch Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 Although muck does tend to put the pigeons off (unless there's no other food source), corvids absolutely LOVE muck, and will decoy fantastically to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted September 13, 2015 Report Share Posted September 13, 2015 I was shooting over muck courtesy of friend the other week, did ok. Slurry though is a different matter..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Shot 1958 Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Muck will be no problem could even attract more birds,good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 hello, just a thought, i go metal detecting sometimes and when i find the field like you mentioned gloves are a must. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenholland Posted September 20, 2015 Report Share Posted September 20, 2015 same here mate always take garret ace 250 with me if the pigeons turn off a least I don't waste the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dad Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 we have a large muck heap on the farm we shoot and there pigeons on it all summer dont know what they get from it but not on it wintertime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the enigma Posted September 21, 2015 Report Share Posted September 21, 2015 Crows will love it. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireSam Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Not had much experience on decoying after muck spreading but have seen a good rape stubble field ruined when it was spread with sewage sludge. The field stank and the birds never returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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