Steve29 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hi all. Well, bought some plastic shell decoys from the shop at the weekend and the very same day the farmer rang up and said he wanted me to shoot over his peas. I'd planned to buy the gear in stages and start in a few months but I didn't want to let him down and lose my permission, so off I went with the decoys, my trusty AYA and some cartridges. After 5 hours I bagged 3!!! Although another chap had 50 odd the day before off another field of peas down the road I'm relatively pleased with myself, there wasn't much moving about and the three swooped in boldy so were clearly fooled by my decoys. The way I see it I had three problems 1) my hedgerow hide building skills need some work 2) I was in the wrong place for a few hours 3) passing birds couldn't see my decoys in the peas. So i'm looking to buy a hide and a flapper. Seen a Jack pyke net on ebay that's see through from inside and camouflaged from the outside, anyone have one and is it any good? Also, need a set of poles but want to get poles that can also be used to loft. Any pearls of wisdom would be helpful. I'm on a budget so need to get all this for as little as possible, don't want tat though! Thanks Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 I've got some of the 'realtree' net. Used it for the first time last week. certainly seems to work. I bought 4 green washing line props, £3.99 each! Hide poles, which are the same but with a spiked end are about £15 each. I attached folded metal tent pegs to the bottoms of the poles with a self tapper and jubilee clips....sorted for buttons! all in about £20 as apposed to £40 odd. I got the net on here, bit of a bargain. will post some pics later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigwallet Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 got the jack pyke net myself works brilliant but remember you need something behind you otherwise you can see straight through the net me and my mates use them far crow shooting and crows are a lot more keener than pigeons and they dont see us untill they go over the top.As far poles it depends on the soil you are pushing into if its soft then just buy cheap washing line props but if the grounds hard then buy good poles as otherwise you will be shelling out money every other trip as theyb will bend and break. good look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve29 Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Well that depends on the time of year, it was rock hard at the weekend so would have needed something sturdy to break the ground. I struggled to get the wobblerz in for the decoys! Any good decently priced flappers that anyone has used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Hi all. Well, bought some plastic shell decoys from the shop at the weekend and the very same day the farmer rang up and said he wanted me to shoot over his peas. I'd planned to buy the gear in stages and start in a few months but I didn't want to let him down and lose my permission, so off I went with the decoys, my trusty AYA and some cartridges. After 5 hours I bagged 3!!! Although another chap had 50 odd the day before off another field of peas down the road I'm relatively pleased with myself, there wasn't much moving about and the three swooped in boldy so were clearly fooled by my decoys. The way I see it I had three problems 1) my hedgerow hide building skills need some work 2) I was in the wrong place for a few hours 3) passing birds couldn't see my decoys in the peas. So i'm looking to buy a hide and a flapper. Seen a Jack pyke net on ebay that's see through from inside and camouflaged from the outside, anyone have one and is it any good? Also, need a set of poles but want to get poles that can also be used to loft. Any pearls of wisdom would be helpful. I'm on a budget so need to get all this for as little as possible, don't want tat though! Thanks Steve YOu need some basic kit (don't forget you can make hides in the hedge if the farmer is OK about it) so almost any net including Old army stuff will work fine. You can do a lot with some bungy cord, some paracord and a couple of wilco washing line props. Proper hide poles are much better. I use an old plastic tub to sit on. Apart from having a gun and cartriges, most of the rest is fieldcraft so buy yourself a book such as The Pigeon Shooter by John Batley second edition. Well that depends on the time of year, it was rock hard at the weekend so would have needed something sturdy to break the ground. I struggled to get the wobblerz in for the decoys! Any good decently priced flappers that anyone has used? Use an old large screwdriver first. The UKshootwarehouse do excellent ones and if they break, you know they will sort you out stuff to fix it. Don't be seduced into remote controllers - just get an intermittent timer and leave it be doing its thing for you in the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THEINVISIBLESCARECROW Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Poles for the decoys to get them high, might look stupid to you but it works, allso look for a landing patch used by pigeon. As for nets, I just use good camo & sit in front of the hedge. Keep still !!! Easier to move if you see a hot spot on another part of the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stamford Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Apart from having a gun and cartriges, most of the rest is fieldcraft so buy yourself a book such as The Pigeon Shooter by John Batley second edition. Halfway through the book, interesting stuff for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 The 2 ply stealth from shootwarehouse is a decent all year round net if such a net exists, and a proper set of poles are well worth the money; They are much lighter than diy jobbies, and get them with kick plates and you'll get them almost into any ground with ease. I know it adds up when you are setting up, but if you buy right first time round it works out cheaper in the long run. I like many new shooters bought cheaper, used Wilkinson clothes line poles and changed them after a few months.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Halfway through the book, interesting stuff for sure RRP - £19.95 Amazon are doing the hardcover version for £14.99 (free delivery) WH Smiths online doing the paperback version for £12.76 (delivered to stores for free) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Buy some sillosocks- top class deeks in my opinion fella Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 My hide worked fine. Got the netting from Mole Valley Farmers. £11 or nearabouts Hide poles were some sticks of hazel from the woods. Free Attached it with some grips from the pound shop. £2 Whack some branches in front and it's invisible Also got 12 high definition shell decoys with 12 spring wobble sticks for £19.99. Lovely jubbly. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqwelchy Posted July 10, 2009 Report Share Posted July 10, 2009 I just use army camo netting from a surplus store. Payed 20 quid for 10ft x 10ft. I just hang it on the tree branches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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