Pot some pesky pests for less

With the end of the game and wildfowling seasons, some may be putting away their guns. However, pigeons hereabouts are feeding voraciously on rape and the rooks are waiting for the spring drilling to commence. While the grey partridges pair up, the carrion crows and magpies are keeping watch for their nesting sites. Late winter and early spring is a time to get ahead with pest control.

Choosing cartridges for this essential cull of agricultural pests and predators of red-listed birds is tough. Price is, of course, a factor, yet there’s no point using a substandard load when you are faced with the opportunity to sort a corvid problem.

Equally, if meaningful impacts are to be made on pigeons, you will be