Is there anything I can spray on my plastic full-bodied pigeon decoys to repel water droplets and stop them glinting in the light?
Pigeon Shooting
Can you go pigeon shooting over water troughs?
A couple of books on pigeon shooting say it’s possible to get a good bag of woodies in hot weather when they visit water troughs or streams for a drink.
My flapper doesn’t always work when pigeon shooting!
I use an electric flapper for pigeon shooting, and also a pigeon magnet most of the time, yet there are days when they don’t seem to work so well.
Do bale hides work in the open when pigeon shooting?
The land I go pigeon shooting on has a big acreage of rape and I sometimes struggle to get a hide in the right place – out in the middle of large fields.
Pigeon Decoys – Walking Pigeon
Northern Ireland-based pigeon shooting equipment supplier Pigeon Decoys has launched the Walking Pigeon, a free-moving, wind-directional decoy.
Do you use crow bangers when pigeon shooting?
When pigeon shooting, how effective are crow bangers at stopping pigeons landing in other parts of a field?
Are dead birds better than plastic for pigeon shooting?
I have spent a small fortune on artificial decoys for pigeon shooting – only to be told by a couple of lads at the club that plastic is nowhere near as good as dead birds!
I have trouble pigeon shooting over pea fields
I went pigeon shooting over some pea fields for the first time last year and did reasonably well but, considering the numbers of birds continually being drawn to them, feel I should have done a lot better.
Pigeon shooting in the winter
Pigeon shooting: Winter rape is your best bet for decent bags at this time of the year.