decoying tips ?

[lampingboy 284]

hi all , since my permission is now sorted and ive got some cammo

 

i fancy a bash at some pigeon or magpie decoying this weekend,i finish work at 1pm on saturday so hoping to get to the farm at about 3 and setup. i have 1 pigeon decoy and 1 magpie .

 

 

if my mate is coming,we will also have a lean too sort of hide that i think we can disguise a bit

do you have an tips for decoying ? and shooting pigeons and magpies....also -if you set a pigeon or magpie decoy up would this attract other species of birds ? ie crows as ive seen hundreds at the farm on a certain bank some days at sunset .

thanks in advance

brad

[StevoSmith 147]

im not one for decoying but i would imagine that a corvid decoy would attract most corvids....im sure someone will correct me on this

[silentshot1 206]

Hi buddy

 

To be honest, you may struggle to attract many pigeons with just the two decoys, but there are ways to inprve the odds. You've already id'ed a site where rooks etc. gather on your permission, near dusk. Why not get there before they come in, crack a couple of eggs, leaving them in their shell and put the magpie close to the eggs, on the bank. You'll have to conceal yourself brilliantly and wait. If all works, the crows will come to the eggs and away you go!

 

If you can see a tree that pigeons like to flock to and hold up in at certain times of day on your permission (Sitty tree), loft the pigeon decoy as high as you can into the tree, but clearly visible. put the magpie on the ground or in another tree 20ish meters away and hide agaain. The Pigeons will hopefully be atrracted to your decoy and feel even more confident as they can see a magpie near by.

 

It's trial and error but well worth the effort if it works. Good luck and let us know how you get on.

[lampingboy 284]

thank you,those are some great ideas and tips their pal!...if my mate comes along ill give it a whirl and see how it goes if not i may just take a walk around and do a small recce of the area as my mate owns the hide and i dont think there will be much chance without one. anyways ill get back to you on how ive done and maybe get a bonus of something in the bag thank you for your help ,

brad