craig1982 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 Looking to get a few more crow decoys, What is the opinion of Sillosocks are they better than full body plastic ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) I treated some of my full body ones with that black fuzzy stuff and there was no doubt they worked, I had far less birds flare away. The problem with crow decoys is they eventually go grey and the black fuzzy stuff seems to keep that serious black shade. I think you can buy them ready covered now. Have not used the Sillosocks so cannot comment on those. When my full bodied ones started to go grey I also used to give a light spray with WD40 then rub them all over with some kitchen tissue, this brought the blackness back quite well but on temporarily. Many moons ago I did prepare some real ones by injecting them with formalin which sets them solid/hard. Used to be able to get it from chemists but don't know if that is still possible now. They where brilliant for a couple years then started to fall to pieces. Edited March 26, 2020 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 hello, i use those from Decathlon, full body/shell both flocked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 It's amazing the stuff here in the UK for shooters that Decathlon has. Unlike JD Sports or the Brit sports warehouses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 I make my own. https://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/topic/393639-correx-crow-decoys/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig1982 Posted April 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Bought two Sillosock Hypaflap crows, tried them out on the farm this afternoon, very impressed with how they performed. Helped to decoy 25 corvids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon_corvid_control Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 On 26/03/2020 at 20:15, craig1982 said: Looking to get a few more crow decoys, What is the opinion of Sillosocks are they better than full body plastic ones. Ye they're good. I like to make my own decoys with a black plastic bag on a stick. The most i've had using them is a mixed bag of 94 woodies and corvids. Light, cheap and very effective. Put 20/30 of them out and the birds drop straight in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillStone Posted April 28, 2020 Report Share Posted April 28, 2020 On 21/04/2020 at 16:16, Pigeon_corvid_control said: Ye they're good. I like to make my own decoys with a black plastic bag on a stick. The most i've had using them is a mixed bag of 94 woodies and corvids. Light, cheap and very effective. Put 20/30 of them out and the birds drop straight in. +1used to use the black bale wrap and id put a BIG pattern out (think 30-40 triangles of plastic on sticks one corner being the head ) used to put them fairly tight together around a foot between them and I shot literally hundreds of crows over them on silaged fields. especially effective in a bit of breeze at first light but that's not to say the crows wont hover in the breeze just a couple foot above them looking for landing space all day. Don't always need expensive kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 On 21/04/2020 at 16:16, Pigeon_corvid_control said: Ye they're good. I like to make my own decoys with a black plastic bag on a stick. The most i've had using them is a mixed bag of 94 woodies and corvids. Light, cheap and very effective. Put 20/30 of them out and the birds drop straight in. Have you got a close up pic m8 as fancying making some , at present using plastic decoys. On 28/04/2020 at 18:13, KillStone said: +1used to use the black bale wrap and id put a BIG pattern out (think 30-40 triangles of plastic on sticks one corner being the head ) used to put them fairly tight together around a foot between them and I shot literally hundreds of crows over them on silaged fields. especially effective in a bit of breeze at first light but that's not to say the crows wont hover in the breeze just a couple foot above them looking for landing space all day. Don't always need expensive kit! Did you literally just use a triangle shape and not a crow shape? Interested ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillStone Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 3 hours ago, FOXHUNTER1 said: Have you got a close up pic m8 as fancying making some , at present using plastic decoys. Did you literally just use a triangle shape and not a crow shape? Interested ? I do yes. approx. 30cm in length and about 15-20cm across the widest part, then id have the widest part as the back end and the "Arrow point" on a stick in the ground just slightly shorter than the 30cm length. then as the breeze reaches it, it will freely bounce and move around. I found they work best in big dense patterns and crows used to come in very readily. I was once shown the trick by an old farmer who had trouble with crows on his standing maze, I would've been about 14 at the time and he whipped up half a dozen of these stuck them in the actual maze stem so it hovered above the standing crop and left me to it with a few boxes of carts. If I remember correctly I shot steadily all day with around 80 ish in the bag and have had a good few 100+ bags this way since that so definitely works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigeon_corvid_control Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 On 02/05/2020 at 16:10, FOXHUNTER1 said: Have you got a close up pic m8 as fancying making some , at present using plastic decoys. Did you literally just use a triangle shape and not a crow shape? Interested ? Sorry for the delayed reply - I haven't been on in a while. For some reason I can't upload a photo as they're all o er the allowed size. If you type "How to make a crow rag decoy" in youtube, you'll find a tutorial on there. I stole the idea from the lad that makes them. They are honestly fantastic. Lightweight, portable and cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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