Decoy pattern

[Flanker]

Set up on a patch of Wheat having been watching the flight line since last weekend. Set up with usuual horse-shoe at about 9:30am. First bird at 10am so the bouncer set 10yrds back from lead decoy - facing into the gentle breeze. About 12noon, more traffic and added dead birds to the pattern that they were now coming into a treat!

 

This was until a point where they would look, but not stop. This happened for about 10 birds, unlike briefly before? Went out and picked up the last bird placed into the pattern and back they came, dropping in again! Might just have been luck, but I'm putting it down to the pattern must have been correct with 7-8 additional birds and the 6 half shell decs and bouncer, but one out of place or mis-positioned bird. Didn't ad any more shot birds from this point and they continued to come in.

 

Anyway, finished at 2:30pm (had to go but still coming in ) with 29 shot from 58 shots - picked up 23.

[mr salt]

Hi

either the birds didnt have a big enough landing zone.(pattern to tight)

or the sun had moved and there could see you?

Could be many things,but sounds like you had a nice day.

What works one day may not the next!

Some days big patterns work ,other days just a few.

I would say they didnt know where to land.

scott

mr salt

[remmy1100]

had this problem many times before and usually been down to something picking up a shine off the sun moving round or a missed bird upside down in the crop or nearby that they can see from above .pity you had to pack up things could ov got lots better late afternoon

[remmy1100]

had this problem few times before and usually been down to something picking up a shine off the sun moving round or a missed bird upside down in the crop or nearby that they can see from above .pity you had to pack up things could ov got lots better late afternoon