Guinness Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Hi people, i;m a newbie on here and hope I can learn a lot. I took up airgun hunting at the beginning of this year and i'm not having much luck. Whats the best way to get woddies to land in the trees i'm hiding near ? I've built a dome tent using fibre-glass poles and a cammo net and stick it in nearby bushes, before day break. Is this the best time to set up and how well do decoys work? Also ay tips on hunting wabbits, i.e, what times of day will I find them out and about? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Hi Guiness, welcome to the site. As far as airgunning for pigeons is concerned you would be better waiting untill late afternoon 1500hrs/dusk onwards, look for droppings under trees and set up nearby. A few decoys hoisted into the trees will usually work as well. With decoying them into a pattern on the ground, i find that they don't hang around long enough to get a decent shot at them ,which risks wounding birds, best to take them from the roost tree with airguns IMHO. As for rabbits, dusk or overnight is the best time,especially with a filtered lamp. pick your spot during the daylight hours and get to know the terrain as there is nothing worse than stumbling about over rocks and pot holes in the pitch black. After a dry spell the first good shower will also bring a few out as well even during daylight if things are quiet. With rabbit i find, good cammo and the ability to slow your movements right down also help. their eyesight aint that good but they sure will smell you if you approach with the wind behind you or you are too noisy. I am probrably teaching granny to suck eggs but practice, practice ,practice before you take any kind of shot at any quarry. a good miss is better than a poor hit in my book. There are better qualified on this site than I,but these tips work for me, i'm sure the others on here will have other ideas for you to try . good hunting. Regards Sutty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamo Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Best advice I could give you is to get out with your binoculars and learn your ground, find out where they roost and be there at the right time, the same with rabbits. It can be boring but all this groundwork will pay off for you. Also it will take time for you to start picking things up so keep plugging on and when youre shooting keep still as often as much as you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Welcome guiness are you a guiness rep or something because thats a hell of a long signature,ha ha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermin Dropper Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 Hi Guinness, I thought you'd be a Lump ommer, or Royal Entire man myself. All of the above, plus for the rabbits I'd go out an hour ish before it starts to get dark, if you just stroll around quietly in camo you will soon start to spot them, then learn how close you can stalk them and make sure you can make a clean kill at that distance. Longer distance shooting and lamping at night will come later and be easier when you have some experience with the basics. hope this helps a bit, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinness Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Thanks for all the tips, i've been considering buying a lamping kit for some time, i'll go take a look at some soon. I've been going out every weekend to the same shoot since christmas so have got know the terrain pretty well, i've started to notice flight lines, roosting areas, and bunnie burrows. If I get some decoys this weekend and stick 'em in the trees, could I leave them there for a few days and still keep the woodies interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinness Posted February 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Ollie, the sig was written on a box that my Guinness Pint Glass Money Box came in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyni Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Guinness, Im surprised you can even type, looking at your profile you are 4.5 months old born on the 5 October 2003 You are far too young to drink :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 ha ha very good jonny I think you need to get that profile sorted out guiness :*) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Wecome Guiness. You will like this site its brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 Guiness...... Welcome.... Dont ask such silly bloody questions.... We can t get the bloody pigeons to land in the fields let alone the friggin trees!!!! FM. Ps. Your never too young to take up the Drink of the Gods :look: :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon_decoyer Posted February 18, 2004 Report Share Posted February 18, 2004 First you have to find the right trees the pigeons come and roost in for the night. Then i find that decoys work well for me but most people i speak to they say if any think it scares them off. You will have to try it. If you are going to buy decoys just for roost shooting only but around 5 but its worth buying a lofting kit so you can lift the decoys up into the trees on poles. On the home page they will have them. I dont use the lofting device myself i climb up the tree to place the decoys up there. As im only 15 i havn't got much money so i cant but the proper kit yet. As for rabbit shooting i tend to lay outside the holes around 20feet away and wait for them to come out, around dusk i find is the best time for me. I bring a lamp with a red filter and stay there a couple of hours after dark. The reason i use the red filter is because the rabbits are colour blind and they can only see black and white, they cant see red? I hoped this helped? PD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinness Posted February 21, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 :*) Sorted the profile :*) Ive been and bought me a Logun gun lamp, and after yesterdays session I think i'm gonna make good use of it. I ventured onto a part of a field I hadnt been over to before and theres **** loads of warrens I bagged my first rabbit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 Nice one G hope you get more in the future regards sutty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_stag88 Posted February 21, 2004 Report Share Posted February 21, 2004 :*) Sorted the profile :*) Ive been and bought me a Logun gun lamp, and after yesterdays session I think i'm gonna make good use of it. I ventured onto a part of a field I hadnt been over to before and theres **** loads of warrens I bagged my first rabbit! Well done mate, I've seen s*d all rabbits this week, and i'm not home for another four Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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