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Game Cookery

A little while ago, I had an afternoon shooting pigeons over some barley that had been badly flattened by the wind. I am by no means a novice at this and have previously enjoyed great days both roosting and decoying.

However, a couple of issues hinder me on such a day. First, I don’t use a shotgun very

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