natman Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 I've been out of the Pigeon Shootin for at least 13 years and returned to it with my lad,Nat and boy did we enjoy it. I just need some pointers. We've got some 1200acres to shoot over and the first two days over some winter sown rape not much action or no real indication of flight paths.However Tuesday gone we changed areas and found a half decent flight path and set the deeks down.We shot 4 in hour and half (missed about 8) and the action was good.After seeing what was in the pigeon crops it was either clover or tree buds but not the recently sown wheat that the deeks were in.Now to my question: Do the deeks really need to be in a crop where the pigeon are feeding on or as in our case if the deeks look good thats enough to drag them in? Any advise would be grateful. PS any good recipes? Cheers Bazza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Bazza, Perhaps you were on the drilled wheat too early... I always reckon that it takes them about 3 - 4 days to find it, and then 2 - 3 days to polish it off, obviously dependant on many factors, so were you shooting it too soon..?? As a general rule, avoid trying to decoy them down off a flightline - it rarely works, unless you have about 100 full bodied, flocked, pecking decoys, two rotary's and a couple of flappers, which will take you about two hours to set out, and the same to get back in, once you realise they won't be fooled..!! Much better to follow the flightline and find their preferred feeding spot, and set up there...if you've got 1200 acres, then you should be able to find them somewhere on your patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul in North Lincs. Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 As DH quite rightly states, its much better to know what the birds are feeding on, rather that pull them in from flightlines, although I have done thids to some success, however you do need a very visual and convincing pattern to pull them in. Like the a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow... the flightlines are going somewhere!!! and where exactly could just the place for a good days shooting!! Paul in North Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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