roadkill Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Sorry if this sounds a silly question, but what exactly is a straw ride? As just had my first shoot day and someone mentioned I should use straw rides to keep the birds busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Keeper Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Put some straw on your rides my birds love pulling bales apart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted November 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 By rides do you mean cover crops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex Keeper Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Rides in my mind are the party to covers from woods or party's in the wood Best to have the straw so you get some sun light to stop the straw being damp You can put straw around feeders in the cover does work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 "Rides" are the access tracks that run through woods, but I also put them in the rides I cut through covers. You can pretty much just drop a bale and cut the strings, within a few days the birds will have spread the straw by themselves. You throw food onto them (sparingly, make them work for it) and it keeps the birds occupied rather than going to a feeder, eating a crop full and wandering off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 If you can get a big round bale into your wood turn it on its side and feed on top of it. Pheasants will have reduced it to a heap of straw come the seasons end and seems to keep them busy. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Basically a footpath,through a wood or cover crop that has the floor covered with straw. Helps keep the birds active as they have to scrat for food that has been chucked onto straw and fell through, and on cover crops stops thier feet getting all caked up with mud, Hope this gives you the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted November 13, 2016 Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Sorry if this sounds a silly question, but what exactly is a straw ride? As just had my first shoot day and someone mentioned I should use straw rides to keep the birds busy Rides are usually gaps in woods and forests traditionally left for those on horseback to ride through the woods. Now the term can be used for any gap through scrub, bush or woodland; a fire break for example. You can put straw down at the side of woods, walls or in clearings. As has been said the idea is to get the birds to spend some time there so putting the straw in sheltered or sunny areas would be better than in cold, damp or windy spots. They are easy to do; just put the bale down on its side, cut the strings and unroll it. Simple, but can be expensive with the price of straw and transport. If you have a problem with grey squirrels scattering wheat around the feeders it might pay to put straw down all around the feeders so that the scattered wheat doesn't rot on the ground but is available for pheasants to root and peck at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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