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On Scottish stubbles…

It all started with Simon MacGillivray, a fellow pigeon shooting enthusiast who lives near Glasgow and who very kindly invites me to join him for a day or two decoying on stubbles in the area. This fitted in well as a great start to my annual migration north at that time of year prior to meeting Henry for our father and son trip to Aberdeenshire.

South-west Scotland catches more than its share

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