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Pigeons at any price?

“We will become increasingly aware of the returns from a bagful of cartridges”

What sort of kill-to-cartridge ratio is the norm for woodpigeon over decoys? I haven’t kept written records of the birds I’ve bagged over the past 50 years or so but I’m honest enough to admit my average can swing wildly between 1.08 shots per bird on a very good day to six point something on some that are best forgotten.

Maybe other shooters do keep accurate notes – if so, I would love to hear from them and

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