Jimmymature Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 Hi gents, going roost shooting this week and just wondering if people use their decoying hides when roost shooting? Seems to make perfect sense to me to use a hide to give you the edge as they're flying in. Look forward to your comments/expiereneces. Cheers, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted May 22, 2016 Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 I wouldn't, there are several reasons why it would make little sense, for one thing you're surrounded by trees and shrubs and so long as you wear suitable colour clothing and preferably use a face mask you should find it easy enough to remain undetected. Flight lines into the wood can change according to the wind and you never quite know where the best spot(s) are so the ability to quickly walk a few yards and change positions can be key. You could also argue that it's hard enough to spot birds amongst the tree tops so trying to peer through hide netting wouldn't always give you enough time to anticipate a shot. The other thing about roost shooting is that it's continuously getting dark so you really need to gather the slain as you shoot, trying to mark birds to collect later in the dying light is just about impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 No. If you haven't been before, you won't know where the birds are going to come over so you will want to move around. The birds won't see you at all as they zoom over. Just find an opening in the top cover that you can see them through Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 nope.often move about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmymature Posted May 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 Cheers gents. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I always take a simple piece of 6x4 camo printed netting with 8ft corded corners, weighs 200g and can be stuffed in pocket. Alternatively I also take my popup hide when i know it is needed. I often flight pigeons either at point of wood or a few yards out of wood on flightline with decoys on ground or lofted. A hide makes an exposed awkward flightline possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Neal Posted May 23, 2016 Report Share Posted May 23, 2016 I've assembled a few blinds out of evergreen branches at the edge of woods on known flightlines, but never within the woods. To be honest you need to be mobile so tend to flit in and out, working out the best spot at that particular time, so building/dismantling a pole & net hide would be too time consuming. The art of knowing where they'll be coming from and hiding behind an appropriate tree is the thing to concentate on! If you study the wood really well you might notice with any given wind direction there will be one tree, or a close group of trees, which they arrive at first before then spreading out to other trees for their final roosting position. Get yourself upwind of the "arrival" tree(s) and you've got it nailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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