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Decoy's and Patterns

  • 20-05-2010 12:04pm
    #1
    pajero2005
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    My licence for my shotgun arrived recently so I hope to get out with it in the coming days to try it out. I plan on doing some pigeon shooting during the summer months. Couple of questions for anyone willing to listen.

    1. Any recommendations on the type of decoy's I should buy for pigeon?

    2. How many decoy's should I have in the pattern?

    3. What is the best time to go out, early morn/afternoon/evening?


    I've researched some simple methods to build hides so I should be ok there.

    Any advice appreciated as always.
    Thanks in advance,
    Paj.


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  • #2
    Tackleberrywho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,590 ✭✭✭Tackleberrywho


    pajero2005 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    My licence for my shotgun arrived recently so I hope to get out with it in the coming days to try it out. I plan on doing some pigeon shooting during the summer months. Couple of questions for anyone willing to listen.

    1. Any recommendations on the type of decoy's I should buy for pigeon?
    The cheapest ones lol

    2. How many decoy's should I have in the pattern? A few, This is not an exact science It's trial and error really, Some guys spend a fortune on one of those fancy spinnie roundie jobbies, a lot of money for a few pigeons. Although if you club together with your mates to buy one they are good at getting attention

    3. What is the best time to go out, early morn/afternoon/evening? Birds feed at dawn and dusk like us humans, they also feed during the day. Leaving the trees or returning to the trees is my favorite dawn or dusk.

    I find if you have a mate in the opposite end of the field without a hide the birds will fly towards the person in the hide


  • #3
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    what crop are u going to be shooting pigeon over at this time of the year ?.


  • #4
    pajero2005
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭pajero2005


    jwshooter wrote: »
    what crop are u going to be shooting pigeon over at this time of the year ?.


    Hi JW. I'm not shooting over crops at the moment. I'm just getting started with pattern boards to get a feel for the gun and various types of ammo as this is my first shotgun.


    I'm just doing the research at the moment for whenever I do get out shooting over crops.


  • #5
    ronn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,069 ✭✭✭ronn


    Buy sporting gun they always have articles on decoying,,


  • #6
    J.R.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,374 ✭✭✭J.R.


    pajero2005 wrote: »
    I'm just doing the research at the moment for whenever I do get out shooting over crops.

    Have a look here:

    www.crowpigeondecoying.com


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  • #7
    pajero2005
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭pajero2005


    J.R. wrote: »
    Have a look here:

    www.crowpigeondecoying.com



    Answered pretty much every question I had. :D:D

    Big thanks J.R. :cool:


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