Putting the wind up them

I’ve said so many times that peas are a fantastic all-round crop for the passionate pigeon shooter. From drilling to harvest, if you manage your protection duties correctly, it is a crop that can reward you with multiple outings.

There has been quite a decline of pea growth in some counties, however. They are not the easiest crop to get to harvest and can be an absolute nightmare to combine. Add this to possible poor yields and you can understand a farmer’s unwillingness to grow them.

Because of the decline in winter oilseed rape being grown, farmers have had to find a viable break crop and this has seen a resurgence in this all-rounder of a pigeon crop — much to the excitement of many a