I am ashamed to say that I had not fired a shot — except from an air rifle — from last February, when we had a few rather sparse evenings at pigeon roost shooting, until the last week in June.
There has been, in spite of reports to the contrary, a great shortage of pigeon in North Cheshire. On three occasions, I have hopefully set out my decoys in recommended places, installed myself and dog in ditch or hide — and never even seen a pigeon, much less fired at one.
