Pigeon decoys

[hawkeye69]

I ordered some pigeon decoys from Amazon for about $20 a while back. I didn't realize that they would be coming all the way from China, and I had to wait several weeks to get them. The box, which weighed next to nothing, was crushed so I expected there would be damage. The birds are hollow and made from a rubber-like material, so even though some were crushed they were still usable, a shot of compressed air restored them. But they were really light weight, if they were on the ground even a slight breeze would blow them away.

What I did was to slit them open on the top and filled them with plaster of Paris. That gave them the weight I wanted but it also made them top heavy and I couldn't use the clothes pin attachments. I removed them and cut some old paint paddles to make a base. I just hot glued them in place and painted the wood flat black. Later I used some spray paint to make them a bit more pigeon-like in appearance.


https://www.amazon.com/TOPARCHERY-Slingshot-Shooting-Decoration-Courtyard/dp/B07T8G2N1P/ref=sr_1_9?crid=YEJNQS9ZEVGX&dchild=1&keywords=pigeon+decoys+for+hunting&qid=1623864728&sprefix=pigeon+decoy%2Caps%2C208&sr=8-9

 

[KralGuy]

Any luck using those? The few I have ordered and used didn't bring any in.

 

[hawkeye69]

Any luck using those? The few I have ordered and used didn't bring any in.

I tried them out and didn't have much success either, but maybe I was too impatient. I'll give them a try on another permission before I decide if it's a success or a failure.

 

[Blackpaw]

Alex on @aractivities just released for videos and showed a simple set up for a making the first pigeons into decoys. 
https://youtu.be/1uXyYiae7ig

 

[hawkeye69]

Alex on @aractivities just released for videos and showed a simple set up for a making the first pigeons into decoys. 

I did the same thing at my other permission using wire clothes hangers and I did get a bit of action.

 

[DonC]

Nice decoys. I'll bet ya on another day they will be a big help. Good solution to make them functional.

 

[Calbarry]

These are the decoys I use

Toss some bird seed around the decoys, that should help bring them in. Good luck

 

[Longfellow]

You want to attract pigeons? Set up a bird feeder on a 4 foot high stand w/ a couple cups of feed in it. This one here will do nicely.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Nature-s-Way-Bird-Products-Cedar-Tray-Wild-Bird-Feeder-Fresh-Seed-Tray-WWCF23/206114086

 

[WorriedMan]

hawkeye69

If I had those decoys, first thing I'd do is paint one all dark grey, another white with brownish wings. Next one, body-dark gray, wings-light gray. Another body-light gray, wings-dark gray. Maybe not as critical to be as exact as Calbarry's beautifully accurate examples, but these sharp-eyed birds aren't easily fooled.

WM

 

[huntr]

We used to cut silhouettes out of styrofoam, spray them different patterns, glue a wood block and a small square of ¼" steel to the bottom. You could throw them out and they would right themselves.... like a Tommy Tipee cup. Once we shot some birds, the dead ones became decoys. 

 

[FrankinFairfield]

I got mine from Cabela’s but they came from China,too:

 

[lbc_PSI]

hawkeye69

If I had those decoys, first thing I'd do is paint one all dark grey, another white with brownish wings. Next one, body-dark gray, wings-light gray. Another body-light gray, wings-dark gray. Maybe not as critical to be as exact as Calbarry's beautifully accurate examples, but these sharp-eyed birds aren't easily fooled.

WM

+1

Those decoys don't look like any pigeon coloration I've ever seen. Maybe that's what pigeons in China look like..IDK?

Most birds see color fairly well..the pigeons are probably going.."WTF..what are those things with polka-dots ?"