Partridge-like and high crossers
The pigeon have abandoned my favourite roost shooting wood of 10 years. Looking back through my records, 40 to 60 birds on an evening outing was not unusual. And one memorable afternoon, in what were perfect wind conditions, several trips were needed to ferry 93 back to the car.
Where once I could guarantee shooting through 100 cartridges, now you would be lucky to fire 10 shots. Why this is so is not certain. In conversation on the subject with the headkeeper on the estate, we agreed it is down to three factors.
“Several trips were needed to ferry 93 birds to the car”
First, the farming on the estate has changed. The move from conventional to organic means that thousands of acres of farmland are no longer as attractive a buffet
