Attracting Wood Pigeons

[woodyboy 1]

Hi could anyone tell me what attracts wood pidgeons e.g what they love to eat and what food will catch there eye and also if you can make ur own decoys out of card bourd e.g crows . Just general stuff that helps attract wood pigeons when shooting with a air eifle and not shotgun thanks alot

[moxy 617]

Have a search on here for decoying.

[woodyboy 1]

Yeah but im also lookin for tips and tricks without decoys and stuff

[air gun ant 1,666]

decoys your only option really mate, its illegal to "bait" birds in for the purpose of shooting. also make sure you read and understand the terms of the general licence or you could come a cropper.

[RemyBolt 420]

To attract a bird into an area to shoot is actually illegal. The GL states you can only shoot birds that are a pest.

 

Think of it this way, imagine a migratory species that were flying overhead, and you coaxed them in to landing then shot them. They weren't a pest though, even though they were on the land.

 

Your best bet is to study the land and see if pigeons are a pest there. If they're not, you're breaking the law.

 

I have 1 permission where rats, rabbits, and crows are pests, and others where it's just rabbits and pigeons (rats are always fair game, same as rabbits). With birds, things get complicated. If you want a great bird permission, find an orchard.

[abarrett 462]

Or a field of peas

[tsteve9999 456]

Pigeons tend to sit up and roost in the same trees day after day, so get out a couple of hours before dusk and watch where they land to roost then set up the next day under those trees.

[Tozer 385]

decoys your only option really mate, its illegal to "bait" birds in for the purpose of shooting. also make sure you read and understand the terms of the general licence or you could come a cropper.

I only just found this out the other day. I had some good shooting years ago after loading some sweepings into fert spinner and putting it over half an acre of set aside stuble.

Edited July 3, 2014 by Tozer