Fitting these plastic decoys with real pigeon wings could improve their pulling power.
By Peter Theobald
Monday, 09 August 2010
Pigeon shooting: Is there any advantage to be had from glueing real pigeon wings onto full-bodied plastic decoys?
Do they, as some people say, reduce shine and therefore become less likely to scare incoming pigeons?
Pigeon shooting
PETER THEOBALD
Being basically lazy, I haven’t employed this trick for many years – particularly since flock coated decoys arrived on the scene.
However there’s no doubt that sticking real wings to old style plastic decoys really does give them a new lease of life.
You do have to be a bit more careful when handling modified decoys, as they soon get tatty if allowed to get wet.
Rather than glue the wings on with Copydex, why not use a couple of elastic bands to hold them in place?
This way you can change wings quickly when the feathers start to look moth eaten or tired.
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