Paul in North Lincs. Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Do any of you use / or have used those motorised pecking deeks?............. I would appreciate your views on them. Personally I've never really heard much about them.......are they just a gimmick?? I've been offered some on the cheap, but to honest, I am undecided. If they are a killer then obviously I may be tempted, but admittedly, I do need some convincing Paul in North Lincs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Course they work, they must do, otherwise the Suppliers wouldn't sell them.......would they ? I don't have any, nor have I used them, but I did consider it very carefully. . Do what I did, look at their action, then consider how close the real pigeon has to be, to notice the decoy is "pecking". I reckon that by the time it got that close, it would be in range. So a full bodied, or a shell decoy on a spring stick is just as good and a lot cheaper. Remember; my opinion is worth exactly what you paid for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 This sport is becoming as high tech as fishing with a gadget for everything, peeking decoys, rotary magnets, we will soon have bleeper’s telling us when to pull the trigger! The magnets and peckers do work but it would be good to try them out beside a well field crafted conventional set up to see just how good they are and if they are worth the money. Anybody ever tried this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Paul, I've once won three pecking woodies on a Game Fair in Holland. To be honest, I don't find them spectacular . I just use them as normal (flocked) decoys because it is quit a job to get them working in the field and when they do they make a lot of noise. My advice; you'd better buy normal flocked decoys The Dutchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 made my own peckers, they do work but not the must have thing, look good in short OSR, neck bands do flash well when in motion, on drill certainly work on the right day, i use 5 mixed with a static pattern normaly, have used just the 5 peckers and decoyed well. But like most things in this sport different things/patterns on different days. (piccy of the unit in photo section pages somewheres:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deny essex Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 P.S got a short vid of me pecker in motion if anyone wants to send me their mail addy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted February 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Thanks for all of your views gents Paul in North Lincs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddy Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 P.S got a short vid of me pecker in motion The ladies will certainly be flocking for that one anyway !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 I make up spring pegs to use with my shell decoys, they bob about a treat in a bit of wind and can really make a difference some days to just using static 'coys. It's well worth (IMHO) setting out the pattern and walking well away from it to see how it looks compared to feeding birds, one thing you will notice about pigeons if you sit and watch them is how much walking about they do, specially on drilling. Guess it would be difficult to imitate that action closely so for me the spring peg bobbers do it well enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Im with old rooster on this one, I think its to easy to complicate your setup with gadgets. Imho stick to field craft and you wont go far wrong. Decoys on springs work fantastic, just that bit of movement on a windy day definately makes all the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 I have to confess that my shell decoys are probably 15 years old as well but in my defence I did buy one of those new fangled cammo nets from Mr. Beasley recently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fert Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 hey roost why dont you stap a decoy shell onto one of your ferrets to get the walking about affect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 hey roost why dont you stap a decoy shell onto one of your ferrets to get the walking about affect Wouldn't be much good if I'd used old Unga cos he just b*ggers off at a great rate never to be seen again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted February 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 (edited) Fert.....good idea! I think after reading , I'll probably stick to my concventional shells, rockers and magnet set up................................I've not been pursuaded and anyway....I struggle to carry all me kit at the best of times Thanks fellas Paul in North Lincs Edited February 24, 2005 by Paul in North Lincs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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