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    A day of reconnoitring

    Sep 07, 2021 3 minutes

    Time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted is a mantra repeated in every book on pigeon shooting that I have ever read. But what does it mean?

    Does it mean that I should drive randomly around the countryside looking for a field where pigeons are dropping in to feed? In which case, where should I begin? For a start, I need to have some idea what pigeons are feeding on at any given time of the year, so that I can eliminate probably around 95% of the fields in the area.

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