Lofting

[darkdd81 36]

Hey

 

Been a while since i've posted on here, but with spring in full swing and all the signs of life in the fields getting back to normal after all the flooding we had this year, i'm itching to get out again.

 

One of my main permissions has got Rape seed growing at the moment and its that 3 1/2 tall just starting to go yellow stage. It's been getting hammered by pigeons big time.

 

 

As the field is bordered by good sitty trees on most sides there is ample oppurtunity to set up good hides and snipe into the tree tops.

 

The question is, have any of you guys used lofted decoys in the trees before. I've decoyed on the ground before with ok success but never bothered with lofted pigeon decoys.

 

I'm thinking while the trees are still reasonably bare, this might be a good time to try.

 

What do you guys think?

 

ATB

[bigmac 97kt 13,776]

Only one way to find out atvbmac :thumbs:

[darkdd81 36]

fair point!

[bigmac 97kt 13,776]

What works for one may not work for another but at least your out and not sat in front of the box with sh*t all to watch looking forward to seeing how you get on atvbmac :thumbs:

[Darkie69 76]

As a wise man once said "nothing ventured, nothing gained" will be interesting to hear the results if you do try it though.

 

Have fun.

[muddy 6]

I've had alot of fun using this method, What I do is find a well eaten patch,then make a hide preferably to the left hand side of the nearest tree. The reason for this is as a right handed shooter, it's easier to swing your gun from the waist to the left than to the right. As my gun is zeroed to about 30yards, I would stand under the farthest limbs of the tree then walk back to the right 30 steps and make a hide. That way any birds that land should be in range. I put up to 5 decoys in the tree depending on how big the tree is. Dont over crowd the tree.I also put 2 or 3 decoys on the ground. Have fun!!

[darkdd81 36]

Thanks for the advice bud. I'll hopefully get amoungst them in a week or so and report back.

[squab 2,875]

iv never bothered with lofted deeks,can get good results finding a popular sitty tree they regular get up on

[j j m 6,533]

i find a sitee tree best

[The one 8,463]

As said give it a go and report back as what works for somebody might no work for you but give it a go and look to adapt your shooting i reckon you will get some but dont think you will make a big bag

[RemyBolt 420]

Try it without decoying, then again with decoying, and let us know which you found to work best for you.

[darkdd81 36]

I will report back when i manage to get out there.

 

Cheers for the replies lads.