Proudly Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) How would you approach shooting laid barley. Decoys set up on stakes in the standing barley with a whirly & leave the patch clear for incoming birds to target. Or decoys in the patch itself? Edited July 5, 2018 by Proudly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) Shot a laid patch last week, worly to the front edge with the decoys each side a little back leaving a flight path through the middle. Ment to say decoys ,shells just thrown on barly had 139 worked on the day Edited July 5, 2018 by blackthorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 I would pack the flat area with decoys (hopefully they can be seen from distance) and perhaps have a magnet or flapper between those and yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudly Posted July 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 I’ve put 20 shells in the patch been shooting 45 mins & had 8 birds for 10 shots.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 How did you get on in the end sounded a good start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudly Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Finished the day with 59 picked & must have lost over a dozen even though we swept the area a few times. My young cocker done ok although she lacks experience. On the way back to the car the dog picked another so 60. There were so many birds I lost my composure & accuracy lol. Could’ve easily shot over 100 had we had the full day there. Grateful to PW member MarkM for the invite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Had a good day then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudly Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Brilliant mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazb1967 Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Well done, I had a good look around the barley fields today on my permission and never seen a thing even on the flattened patches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudly Posted July 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 As said Daz I was lucky due to an invite, this is not my permission. My farm has nothing but hay fields atm. I shot 2 pigeons & a few corvids so this was a treat for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 they are on laid wheat here,none on laid barley at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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