middle of field

[kody]

I have a field to shoot on barley stub the pigeons tend to feed in the middle of field I cannot bring them in to the hedge hide

I plan to use hide poles and double the net up in the open

Not done this before so would this be good or will it scare the birds off

[stuy]

Will be fine use a big back on hide , also try to dress the hide with either straw, or some branches,

[kody]

Will be fine use a big back on hide , also try to dress the hide with either straw, or some branches,

Cheers bud will try this tommorow

[pigeon controller]

Brolly hide and cover with sand camo net if possible or normal camo and make it look like a bush.

Do the birds not flight into the wind to the edge of the field or on a flight line into the field at the other edge?

[sitsinhedges]

I find field hides very variable. I tried to set one up last weekend but the pigeons were having none of it. They were dropping in before hand and back to the same spot as I drove away empty handed. Other times they wont even notice you as you pop up to shoot them.

[kody]

Brolly hide and cover with sand camo net if possible or normal camo and make it look like a bush.

Do the birds not flight into the wind to the edge of the field or on a flight line into the field at the other edge?

There is a footpath where flight line is coming from and a road on other side so a bit limited

[Adge Cutler]

I once shot a field similarly a few years back when I was a bit more mobile ... I used two short hide poles which were actually electric fence stakes and a cammo net spread back about 8-10 feet and pegged at the back so that it was a sloping hide. I covered the whole lot in Barley straw and from above and behind it was totally invisible and blended perfectly into the field. I shot in the sitting position on a small folding fishing stool and was obviously restricted to shooting forward (and above to some extent) only.

 

I cant remember how many I shot but it was a good session and also had the added benefit of keeping cool in the shade on what was a hot day. Plus I must have been well concealed because several roe deer walked past about 25 feet from the hide and didn't spook at all.

 

Two days later the crows and rooks arrived and I used the same technique again but dropped the hide a couple of feet and shot prone with the 22lr..I had a good day too the crows just couldn't see me.

 

I think its important to introduce some movement into your pattern if you can though.

 

I have one of these but not in stubble which I use for bird photography in the winter.

 

Good luck

Edited September 17, 2016 by Adge Cutler

[UKPoacher]

Brolly hide and cover with sand camo net if possible or normal camo and make it look like a bush.

Do the birds not flight into the wind to the edge of the field or on a flight line into the field at the other edge?

 

I used to do that with a green camo net when the pigeons were hammering the laid wheat in crop circles. It looks odd to us;- a big green mound in the middle of golden wheat and it attracted some disparaging comments from the farm manager, but the pigeons kept coming and that's all that counts.

 

On stubble you have to make sure that the net or cover is well pegged down so the gap between the stubble and the cover is as small as possible and keep the dog behind you to stop it peeping out under the cover.