reddeer 40 Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 went out for a walk this afternoon, missed 3 rabbits & 3 woodcock :*) Placed myself under a tree and managed to shoot 8 pigeons, will try it later this week again with something I prepared (stuffed pigeons) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddeer 40 Posted January 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Still trying to find out how I will get it in the top of the tree, but if I managed it, the result could be good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millo2 Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 That looks good that mate. How far you thinking of putting it in the tree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 that looks very good reddear very impresive did you stuff the birds yourself and if so is it difficult cheers shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 50lbish breaking strain mono fishing line tied to the decoy, with a weight at the other end. Throw weight over chosen branch and hoist decoy up. Secure weighted end. Retire a suitable distance, conceal yourself and wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aled_cky Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 looks good mate.. what Cranfield said would be best... but yours is extremely realistic.. Aled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millo2 Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 How about attachinfa bit of wire like a coat hanger hook to it and use a long lofting pole to put it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 The coat hanger types are fine, if there is no wind. Having to lug the lofting poles around, with the other gear can be a bind. Also, the cost of lightweight aluminium lofting poles is quite expensive, wheras heavy mono fishing line is cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millo2 Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 The coat hanger types are fine, if there is no wind. Having to lug the lofting poles around, with the other gear can be a bind. Also, the cost of lightweight aluminium lofting poles is quite expensive, wheras heavy mono fishing line is cheap. Good point mate, me and my mate tend to just climb the tree. Dangerous in some of the winds we have, but seems so work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddeer 40 Posted January 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 will try it with a line I use for carp fishing, preparing the pigeons is very easy. I put a metal pin of 10" trough the pigeon (from *** to the head) and place it in a hole i made in the wood, the feet of the pigeon I connect with a staple machine. The pigeon I preserve with injecting formoldehyde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 reddear what is formoldehyde and how long does it preserve the birds for is it like taxidermists do you remove the inners etc please forgive me but i have no idea :*) cheers shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Be careful with the fishing line trick I had a decoy spend 2 years up a tree when the line got stuck in the fork of the branch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddeer 40 Posted January 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 sorry, the right name is formaldehyde, its a dangerous liquid to preserve things, you don't have to clean the pigeons, just eject them allover the body with the fluid, they can stay good for months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napier Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 is this formaldehyde legal and where can you get it! the decoys look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 I don't think you want to be messing with formaldahyde Napier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubertus Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Nice dog. What breed is it? Your pigeons look really realistic. HUbertus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddeer 40 Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 2 years old Kleine Munsterlander named Vito, a son of my old one Thibo, who died last year, but he is getting as good as his father! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxidermy dave Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Shawn9914 and napier that formaldahyde is nasty stuff,your be better of getting hold of a taxidermy book(have a look on ebay).I done this and its not as hard as you would think once youve done a few,im getting quite good at it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eugene molloy Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 Gents, Formaldehyde..I once had to remediate a 27 tonne tanker load in a running ditch ...my how we laughed. Short term exposure to formaldehyde irritates the eyes causing pain, redness, blurred vision and severe eye watering. Can irritate the nose and throat causing sneezing, soreness, coughing, shortness of breath, headaches and nausea. In severe cases of exposure to elevated levels it can lead to accumulation of fluid in the lung. Long term exposure causes chronically impaired lung function, skin hardening, swelling and flaking, dermatitis, allergic eczema, and cancer. Formaldehyde is a skin and respiratory sensitiser. It is a sensitising agent which can stimulate the body's immune response so that a subsequent exposure to even a very small amount is likely to trigger an allergic response. It has also been shown to cause sleep disturbance, impaired memory, reduced concentration, nausea and menstrual irregularity. I can only suppose that some folks in the "Picture" forum have OD'd!!! Eug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 CHEERS GUYS I WILL BE STAYING WELL AWAY FROM THAT STUFF SHAWN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Gringo Posted January 14, 2005 Report Share Posted January 14, 2005 What Eugene Molloy said........formalin, as we called it back in biology class, is dangerous stuff. Be careful. El Gringo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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