Advanced party
After a winter trying to come to terms with pigeons devastating farmers’ oilseed rape, you probably will have heard me mention “advanced tactics” on more than one occasion. But what do we mean by that term? Surely we simply arrive at a field where pigeons are feeding, stick some decoys out at a spot that is convenient to drive to and enjoy a wonderful day’s sport? If only it were that easy.
Shooting over rape requires considerations not encountered on other crops at other times of the year, due largely to the pigeon’s natural instinct for survival and at a
