Mind games

The majority of pigeon decoyers will tell you they dread the time of year when birds get fixated on oilseed rape, as they rarely enjoy much success on this crop. But why? After all the pigeon are easy to locate, having joined together in big flocks and only feeding on rape fields, so what could go wrong?

I have often said you could write a book on the strategy of shooting pigeon over oilseed rape, as there are so many things to take into account that you do not have to consider when shooting over other