deny essex Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Set up at 9.30 this morning on rape , cold strong wind on a big field and the birds were in the middle, nice central steady flightline , no presentable hedge or ditch to set up near the line that didnt have the wind in your face or impractical, so just did what i have been promising myself i would try for the past few years and set up smack bang in the middle of the field. Thinking it might put the birds off i thought i would try an hour at it. Made a roofed hide pilbox style with a slit apature to get maximum coverage from sight, used this style before but never in the middle of a field. Put 10 plastic dec's out half on springers close to the hide hopeing to show bird confidence with the "new field construction". Brought 7 down in about half an hour and many more passed by uninterested or wary. Put the magnet out 10 Mtrs to the left of the hide just out of gun angle from the apature with hypaflaps on it. This realy made a difference with the birds confidence and i had single and multiple bird's comming in up to 80 fold, the aparture did limit some of the shots that could have been taken if it had not been for the roof but the way the birds were comming and the newness of the hide appearing i just left the roof on. Finished the day at 1.30 with 47 birds, cold feet and nose but things worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C power Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 well done nice bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 worth the try then well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 went out this afternoon, looked at a stubble field and there were about 200 on it, so sat in the hedge waited for them two take off and did get 3 then all went and did not come back. went on another farm and nothing about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted November 22, 2008 Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Well done Denny!! Sounds like you had a great day. Any pictures? Especially the hide and decoy set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted November 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2008 Well done Denny!!Sounds like you had a great day. Any pictures? Especially the hide and decoy set up Nope sorry Cos, brain was as numb as my feet and forgot the camera, have some pics of the same hide setup somewheres will see if can find them for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted November 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2008 Cos do a search on here for "roofed hide" pcs are there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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