Lin seed oil

[Farcombehall]

Hi need some advice, as the rape crops have failed on most of my permissions the farmer is growing linseed is this good for pigeons and when is the best time to decoy it, many thanks

[lakeside1000]

I used to see a lot of linseed around the midlands some years ago, but I have never shot over it or seen significant numbers of pigeon feeding on it, even after harvest, but you never know, keep watching and fingers crossed, try a day or two with a good pattern of decoys, you might fool them into having a closer look , I often set up on young barley or wheat, I dont think they actually feed much on it but cant resist coming in to investigate a flock of decoys , they cant bear to miss out on a good feed. If you can find a reasonable flight line over the field its definitely worth a try as they will always drop off a flight line to have a look.let us know how you get on.

[Wilts#Dave]

Worst crop I've ever had on any of our permissions, have never shot a pigeon over it !

[mossy835]

years ago i had a good days shooting on it,

[Adge Cutler]

Sometimes you may get an occasional pigeon land on harvested flax but the seed heads don't give up the seed easily and it is always harvested before they start bursting.

 

I've never even found wild birds like finches and buntings find it particularly attractive to be honest