Pigeon scaring device

[jjm]

What are the best alternatives to bangers for scaring pigeons off OSR.

 

[Loner]

Probably letting someone on the problem land to cull them . Rather than letting them use a shotgun,it would be better to allow air rifle shooters.There would be less noise and you could limit it to just a couple of shooters. When I was on farms I used to also clear the pigeons that roost in the roofs of barns and outbuildings,mainly at night as airguns are less noisy. I often was able to clear all of the pigeons out,and this stopped the mess that was present below roosting points,some of it on the backs of livestock and in the feed troughs.
Of course any permission you give would be under your terms.

 

[jjm]

Probably letting someone on the problem land to cull them . Rather than letting them use a shotgun,it would be better to allow air rifle shooters.There would be less noise and you could limit it to just a couple of shooters. When I was on farms I used to also clear the pigeons that roost in the roofs of barns and outbuildings,mainly at night as airguns are less noisy. I often was able to clear all of the pigeons out,and this stopped the mess that was present below roosting points,some of it on the backs of livestock and in the feed troughs.
Of course any permission you give would be under your terms.

It's a shooting estate that won't allow others on nor will it allow bangers !. Frustrating to say the least.

 

[Renaultman]

You have kites and spinny scarer things. I tries a spinning lazer level last year but not sure how well it worked. Shoots should either manage pigeons or pay compensation if they don't IMO

 

[Loner]

Not sure what the answer is then, Don't know if there are any more up to date products available that will go bang. Maybe a raptor owner could help?.

 

[FarmerBruce]

A drone

 

[Renaultman]

A drone

with a 12 bore mounted to it.

 

[bobk]

It's a shooting estate that won't allow others on nor will it allow bangers !. Frustrating to say the least.

Ask them to shoot the f**kin pigeons then .

 

[Brisel]

I've never understood the problem with pigeon scaring on a pheasant shoot. The stupid game birds don't even blink as they walk past a gas gun going off!

 

[Zippy768]

I have always had good success with the hawk kites. Trouble is they don't last wind very well. Soon get fed up dropping them and they spend more time not flying.

 

[Patrick JE]

'Scary man' scarecrow?

 

[Pan mixer]

You can herd pigeons with a drone very successfully and, don't tell the wife, it is great fun too.

 

[Jerry]

I think @Daniel used a laser..

 

[JCMaloney]

@jjm .............. metal detectorists wandering around waving bleepy sticks. They can turn up when the shoot isn`t on and you can charge them.

 

[Clive]

Drone scares the bejesus out of them ! chased a flock off a feld a few weeks ago and they haven't been back

best actual comercial use I have found for a drone so far - I reckon if you could fit one with a speaker than make hawk like sounds that would be brilliant

 

[muppet]

If it’s a sporting estate, then they should have a team of eager beaters who want to do pigeon shooting for fun (often one of the perks of beating). Ask them if they’ll arrange for shooting or failing that, suggest that compensation for crop damage may be in order as you should be able to control vermin to protect your crops.

 

[ZXR17]

But @muppet , if it's a sporting estate they won't shoot them because apparently it will ruin the shoot by upsetting their birds despite the fact that on some occasions the shoot will operate up to 3 times over 8 days . So , rousting the whole farm up every shoot day apparently doesn't upset their birds . ?
Also I am told that having pigeons strip large areas of osr actually does it good so they don't need shooting.

But don't worry if the pigeons are stripping your fields bare , because all of a sudden on the 1st February your shooting lot will be banging on your door wanting to shoot them.

Confused ? I am .

 

[muppet]

@ZXR17 Welcome to the world of sporting guns and shooting estates!! Constantly contradicting themselves and gernerally talking BS to justify why what they want is right...

My personal veiw is that roost shooting pigeons in a wood, the night before a shoot may possibly scare the birds and affect the drive the following day. Decoy shooting in a field the day before is unlikey to have any effct whatsoever, but to play it safe (and show a bit of comprimise) leave it for 48 hours before. In reality, the amount of times you see pheasants sat in a field listening to the guns going off and not paying a blind bit of notice!! It’s all nonsense but people like to get very overexcited and protective of their birds... I’ve even walked my manic viszla through a drive a little while before they were going to shoot, and dispite his best efforts to put up as many birds as possible, it made absolutely no difference and they still had the best drive of the day there.

I’m sure there will be others with more experiance than me to comment on pigeons eating osr and the damage they actually do. My old agrinomist was never too worried and said it would recover, providing it was never stripped totally bare. I still prefer to see the buggers moved on though

 

[jjm]

But @muppet , if it's a sporting estate they won't shoot them because apparently it will ruin the shoot by upsetting their birds despite the fact that on some occasions the shoot will operate up to 3 times over 8 days . So , rousting the whole farm up every shoot day apparently doesn't upset their birds . ?
Also I am told that having pigeons strip large areas of osr actually does it good so they don't need shooting.

But don't worry if the pigeons are stripping your fields bare , because all of a sudden on the 1st February your shooting lot will be banging on your door wanting to shoot them.

Confused ? I am .

Exactly the position I find myself in!

 

[Simon Chiles]

What are the best alternatives to bangers for scaring pigeons off OSR.

Allsopp Helikite. Nothing else comes even close to being as effective.