DanJ Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Hi all, can any one give me advice on the building of and using of bale hides? The rape field is very large (unknown acreage), would take u approx 20mins to walk across it in any direction. The pigeons land mostly smack bang in the middle of it, so a hedge hide wont really work. I build the hide to my height, does anything go over the top as a roof? How long does it have to be left in the field for the woodies to get used to? Do u place the decoys in a 360deg pattern around u? Any other points? Many thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdev Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Darkturd shot a field of rape today with a bale hide that we set up last friday.Birds came straight in. Used the horseshoe pattern with the magnet in front of the horseshoe. Also put a bit of camnet over the top to act as roof for any high bird swinging in.Had a good days shooting starting at 11.00 and where packed up by 17.00 with a total of 53 birds. Not bad for RAPE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 When I place a bale hide, I build it with three sides (I shoot alone, with no dog). I leave a small gap, about 6-10 inches, where the walls abut ( you may want to look through this). Assuming you are using a standard bale, I build 3 bales high on all sides. I then have two spare bales which will be placed on the wall behind me. I don,t have a roof, but the back bales will sometimes be partly over the back of the hide. Naturally, you can determine which is the front and back of the hide, on a day to day basis, depending on wind direction. I like to sit with my back to the wind and set my decoys to allow the pigeons to land into the wind. Don,t try to shoot 360 degrees. I am only interested "in front", just as though you were sitting against a hedge. The longer the hide is there, the better, I suppose. But, I have built a hide in the morning and shot steadily from it the same day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsnuts Posted March 11, 2004 Report Share Posted March 11, 2004 Hi Guys I was driving along the m26 today and see someone pigeon shooting seemed they were doing ok, just wondering if it was anyone using pw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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