mahmood Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 has anyone tried decoying over rape at the moment, is it worth trying at the moment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermin Dropper Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 I was out over Rape last week and had 22 woodies, it was hard going though, had to try a few different patterns, they seemed to be just too high and too fast, about 80% of the birds that came in headed straight for the rotor. unfortunately this is one of only a few fields I have to choose from in the area at the moment, as there are pheasants out on the rest of the farm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted October 14, 2004 Report Share Posted October 14, 2004 No its not... The birds dont seem to be interested in it at the moment and I have always found that this time of year when the rape is 3 or 4 ins high they generally completely ignore it... Put yourself in a pigeons position... You have the late stubble, autumn drillings of Wheat and Barley, maize stubble, late pea crops, beechmast, acorns and then ivy why do you want to bother with tasteless rape. When everything else is finished and the weather gets cold the birds will start showing more interest in it and the farmers will start moving the bangers about. If you want a good days sport get on the sprouting winter barley and wheat and put out a few crow/rook deeks. The blighters pull up the sprouting shoots this time of year and eat the split seeds. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman56 Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 been across my rape fields thay dont want to know at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Pieman Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 I shot 73 pigeons over the rape today :blink: it's just over an inch high and they were going mad for it PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted October 17, 2004 Report Share Posted October 17, 2004 Believe it or not but we've got a farm that still has two field of spring rape to get cut. It looks like it's going to be ruined but theres hundreds of Pigeons on it at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman56 Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 i have got 300 acres of rape to shoot over on one farm and 400 hundred on another one the birds are not on it at the moment i will wait till it get,s very cold befor i start shooting at all, the first time is the best on rape so i will wait for the cold weather to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Farmers planted 250 acres of it, it should be showing soon, now waiting for the bad weather. LB :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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