mubz Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) hi all, just wondering if it is possible to decoy pigeons over grass? or will this be a waste of time? Edited December 27, 2008 by mubz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seisobs Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 depends if you have seeen pigeons on the grass b4, if so they might be on the clover and it may be worth while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Clover is one of the best things to decoy pigeons on, as is setaside. I think when pigeons are on just plain grass, they are resting and digesting, disturb them and they rarely return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POW! Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Some of my best shooting was over gress , Well laced with clover , only a few weeks ago the oigeon I shot had crops bursting with clover leaves , . The Decoys are easy to spot from the air on short grass . I space then much wider apart than on other crops ,and a lopfter in the hedge too . I must confess to NOT having a Magnet decoy , Not because I think bad of them , on the contrary those I have seen work real;y well , Bouncers ? on fibre glass rods I do use , with a home built cradle from welding rods , After noons have produced best bags , not big but enjoyable shooting , , I do find Mature birds have made up the bag , over grass , so I supose numbers will be down , I Have not shot the last few days , being Christmas and Family around , but the previous few I shot contained Ivy and Acorns in the crops , Spring is with out doubt the better time to try on grass , buy bu then the Hawthorn green buds are out so its a short window , I t does take Years to learn just one shoot well , I now enjoy 4/6 birds hard won than a bag full over fresh seeded corn od winter rape , I recall the winter of 1962/63 . shooting to keep ravenous birds off sprouts Breast bones like razors , We just stood in a line killing wave after wave , To a young shooter this was as good as it got . after 4 days , it became boring , and only Ian and myself were turning up . We ran out of cartridge by two o clock , and to protect the crop we killed at least 20 with frozen stalks from the sprouts , , So if I say I just take a few for food , friends , and to keep them off crops now , Thats your answer ! We never counted , it was just a job that had to be done , NUMBERS ?? does it matter , MEMORIES?? You know that one , POW!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Clover can be a good draw for Pigeon. Only had one permission with sprouts, no longer have it but the year it snowed & I stayed on the ground I soon found an old white shirt to wear. About '87 I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhunter Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 Have had a couple of good days on clover. Had to set up the hide next to a barbed-wire fence with no other cover anywhere near. Pigeons didn't mind till the lead hit them No magnet either, just shells and a lander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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