decoys

[georgenottingham 7]

Hey guys. Been shooting for some years but normally stalked in the past. Thinking of buying some pigeon decoys and a hide as some trees have been removed from where I shoot. What is the best way to position them and how many should I use.

George

[paulus 26]

Hey guys. Been shooting for some years but normally stalked in the past. Thinking of buying some pigeon decoys and a hide as some trees have been removed from where I shoot. What is the best way to position them and how many should I use.

George

spend some time finding the flight lines if there is no feeding hotspots in your area otherwise you will be pissing in the wind

[georgenottingham 7]

Thanks. I have noticed in the past the fly east to west, from behind the main tree line and stop in the tall trees. Some do drop in to the field about 25-35 yard from the tree so they are there. Now the trees have gone I was hope to tempt them to drop-in instead of staying in the trees. Is it usually normal practice to place around 10 in a horse shoe pattern in to the wind?

Thx

[paulus 26]

Thanks. I have noticed in the past the fly east to west, from behind the main tree line and stop in the tall trees. Some do drop in to the field about 25-35 yard from the tree so they are there. Now the trees have gone I was hope to tempt them to drop-in instead of staying in the trees. Is it usually normal practice to place around 10 in a horse shoe pattern in to the wind?

Thx

get your back to the wind if possible as for decoy pattens well you could write a book

[silentshot1 206]

Hi Mate

 

Keep it simple when starting and simply put 7 - 12 decoys (mixture of shells at the back with full bodied at the front, preferably flocked) in a rough U pattern 3 ish yards apart, facing roughly in to the wind but not uniformly, with the middle of the pattern being at your zero point from your hide. Set up near the trees they sit in on your flight line and give yourself an arc of fire that covers both the pattern and the trees.

 

Then just wait for the flapping! Bare in mind that pigeons are easily spooked and using air guns, they need to feel confident enough to land in the pattern. You'll soon see if they don't trust the pattern as they will obviously jink to avoid it or come in low then bale before landing.

 

If your permission hasn't been decoyed that regularly, they should be more curious, but there are no rules and decoying can frustrate the hell out of you or make your week!!

[The one 8,535]

Some guys keep it simple a few half shells and a hide other seem to take the kitchen sink etc its just what works for you

[georgenottingham 7]

Thx guys. I'll try what I have learnt today and report back at the weekend.

 

George

[woodcote1 88]

I've got FUD decoys and think they are great. They are easy to carry and to set up and they look better to my and the pigeons eyes.

[georgenottingham 7]

Cool, I ordered some more full bodied standing and eating position decoys 3days ago from greenacre supplies at £2.79 easch (bargin I thought) hoping they would be here for weekend (fingers crossed) but I just check order status and they not even been dispatched :| (uncrossed fingers)

[GEOFF.223 83]

my mate loves the fud pigeons he painted the white wing and neck bars as there very dull

he said there the only decoys that the pigeons land beside and walk about feeding

 

he showed me a few pic of them doing it

[Craig Fosse 286]

Silent shot that's the best description of decoying I have come across, thanks!