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    Readers’ letters

    Nov 19, 2020 6 minutes

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    Game shooting isn’t a competition

    I was pretty disappointed to read Chris Warren’s Judge Height Lest Ye Be Judged article [October issue]. Once again, the ugly subject of ‘extreme’ high-bird shooting was discussed rather flippantly and I think the sentence: ‘Those pheasants must be more like 70yds high and very few guns can shoot these consistently’ answered more questions than the rest of the article asked.

    While on the 2002 Countryside March I remember passing through Trafalgar Square and squinting up at a pigeon sitting upon Norfolk’s finest son’s hat; I have since discovered Nelson’s Column is 169 feet tall (about 56yd) and it made me realise I wouldn’t even dream of shooting at a pheasant at that altitude.

    Most folks I know are average shots at best and I believe talking about tackling 60yd and 70yd birds is irresponsible. I referred to the last I purchased (it still resides in my wallet) and its ‘suggestions

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