{"product_id":"df-original-clone-dead-bird-wood-pigeon-dummy","title":"DF Wood Pigeon Bird Dummy | Head, Wings \u0026 Tail | 550g | Year-Round Retrieve Training","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost of the dead bird range is built around season dates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrouse from the Twelfth. Partridge from the first of September. Pheasant from October. There's a window, you prepare for it, and the rest of the year you're building towards the next one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wood pigeon doesn't work like that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePigeon decoying runs year-round. January over stubble. April into oilseed rape. Summer on peas and beans. There's no off-season, no closed period, no natural break in the retrieve. A dog that works pigeon needs to be ready in February the same as it is in August - and the wood pigeon is a different retrieve to anything else in the bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wood Pigeon Bird Dummy. Full body, 550g, with head, wings and tail. Ultra-HD wood pigeon feather-print canvas on real-feel, scent-retaining fabric. Long throw toggle and ball grip. Sized and weighted like the real thing - because the pigeon has one characteristic that catches dogs out more consistently than almost any other bird, and it's worth solving in training before it becomes a habit in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe wings are the problem\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA wood pigeon carries more wing relative to its body than almost anything else a gundog retrieves. Shot, they come down with wings spread - sometimes partly folded, sometimes splayed flat, sometimes tangled in rape or beet. A dog that goes in to pick a pigeon and hasn't encountered those wings before tends to grab wherever it can get purchase. Sometimes that works. Often it doesn't. A mouthed retrieve, a dropped bird, a second attempt - none of it is what you want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dead bird dummy is where you sort it. The wings on this dummy are the thing. They flap. They shift. Dog \u0026amp; Field found in testing that dogs had to genuinely think about their mouth placement when introduced to the full wing experience - working out where to grip a bird that doesn't sit still in the mouth the same way a canvas dummy does. Get that sorted in training, repeatedly, until the correct pick becomes the default. Then the pigeon in the field is just a pigeon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear-round usefulness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause pigeon decoying has no season, this dummy works harder than most across the calendar. It's also the retrieve most commonly asked of dogs that don't work driven game - a spaniel or a Lab brought along to a pigeon hide for the first time needs exactly this preparation, regardless of whether it's been trained for October pheasants. If your dog is going to a hide, it needs to have met this shape first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScent, cover and the full picture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClip this to your game bag on a pigeon day. Keep it where birds have been. The scent-retaining fabric builds the association session by session - so the smell of a real wood pigeon is as familiar as the shape by the time your dog is working a proper decoying pattern. Combine that with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003edummy ball\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor hunting pattern work in cover, and the preparation covers everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e550g and the range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 550g, the wood pigeon sits alongside the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003egrouse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003epartridge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein weight - compact-to-mid-size birds, manageable carry, but wings that add a layer of difficulty the weight alone doesn't suggest. Lighter than the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003ecock pheasant at 600g\u003c\/a\u003e, heavier than the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003eteal at 250g\u003c\/a\u003e. If your dog works both driven game and pigeon, this and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/go.decodefy.app\/project\/6a73148c9a515b079a856d18\/chat#\"\u003ecock pheasant dead bird dummy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecover the two most common retrieves across a full year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBird:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWood pigeon - full body with head, wings and tail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e550g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrint:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUltra-HD photographic wood pigeon feather-pattern canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eReal-feel, scent-retaining fabric\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eToggle:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLong throw toggle and ball grip included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUse:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePigeon decoying preparation, wing distraction work, mouth placement training, scent association, year-round retrieve practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuitable for:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll breeds working pigeon - Spaniels, Labradors, HPR breeds, non-shooting dog owners who decoy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrice:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e£19.99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStocked at Kirkbourne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebecause the pigeon doesn't wait for a season to open - and a dog that's never dealt with those wings in training is going to find out about them at the hide. Sort it before. This is how.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kirkbourne Gundog Supplies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54859419943255,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1038\/4231\/6631\/files\/dog-field-original-clone-dead-bird-dummy-wood-pigeon-side-view-gundog-training-kirkbourne-spaniels.jpg?v=1789819666","url":"https:\/\/kirkbournegundogs.co.uk\/products\/df-original-clone-dead-bird-wood-pigeon-dummy","provider":"Kirkbourne Gundog Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}