Farcombehall Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Hi after some advice, I wonder if any one uses shell and full bodied decoys together or should they be used separately, what are your thoughts many thanks. P.s. This would be for pigeons or crows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 From what I have read of the advice given by the experts on this forum using shells and full bodied together should not be a problem. Full bodied are too bulky for my liking and for the last fifteen years I have used the same fifteen shells, some of which now have pellet holes in them and all of which seem to attract pigeons given the right conditions. Put dead birds out as soon as you shoot them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farcombehall Posted November 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Hi JD I all ways put shot birds out on cradles with wings tucked in but have been told too spread wings out what's your advice on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Well, others may disagree but a bird on the ground happily feeding does not have it's wings outstretched. Should you wish to show off the wing flashes to birds on their way into the pattern put up some floaters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adge Cutler Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Well, others may disagree but a bird on the ground happily feeding does not have it's wings outstretched. Should you wish to show off the wing flashes to birds on their way into the pattern put up some floaters. Yes indeed...there's many in the bird world that opine a pigeon will use its wing flashes to warn other birds...I think this is the case. They have certainly evolved for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIDENSEEK Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Yes indeed...there's many in the bird world that opine a pigeon will use its wing flashes to warn other birds...I think this is the case. They have certainly evolved for a reason. I wondered why that bloody flapper never worked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollieollie Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 I'm about to change to flocked shells as the full bodies are just too bulky as Jdog mentioned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Yes indeed...there's many in the bird world that opine a pigeon will use its wing flashes to warn other birds...I think this is the case. They have certainly evolved for a reason. I don't see how that could possibly be the case. When a pigeon lands it rapidly flaps it's wings. It would therefore be confusing to other pigeons if the white wing bars were considered to be some kind of warning signal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 When I am picking up the slain during a decoying session, I will simply plop them down somewhere close to the hide in a very random fashion. The birds may end up with an outstretched wing here or there. If your incoming pigeons are alerted by this, you would have issues decoying them, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old'un Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 I also think that showing the wing bar does not make that much difference on a particular day, I have shot pigeons 3 feet of the ground and they have belly flopped to the deck with their wings open and pigeons still came in, even had them on their backs and they still came in....But there are days when the slightest thing out of place spooks them, bit like the magnet, sometimes they come in like stones other times they will flare away from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.w. Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 (edited) When I am picking up the slain during a decoying session, I will simply plop them down somewhere close to the hide in a very random fashion. The birds may end up with an outstretched wing here or there. If your incoming pigeons are alerted by this, you would have issues decoying them, anyway. +1 you make a very good point. Edited November 7, 2016 by E.w. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead eye alan Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 Look on you tube at the shooting show Geoff Garrod see how he decoys, very interesting way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbw1shrops Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 PC uses angel cradles to good effect 😯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooder Posted November 8, 2016 Report Share Posted November 8, 2016 used fuds at the weekend and full bodied with socks over, birds came in to the pattern didn't seem to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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