Hits and misses
As we embark on a new year I like to reflect on how our pigeon shooting outings have gone over the previous 12 months.
Bags were generally average to good, with the occasional red-letter day mixed with inevitable disappointments. As always, certain fields seemed to produce better-than-average bags, regardless of the crop growing on them. Last year it was a field of oilseed rape on my shooting partner Paul’s ground that came up trumps. We were careful to manage the shooting in a way that maximised its potential, only turning out when conditions were favourable – that is to
