It’s not often that I get to shoot pigeons in the snow, and to be honest I haven’t had a great deal of luck in the past. It can be a cold, dank experience if the weather is Arctic-like, so I usually wait for the snow to melt before going out.
I did have an opportunity recently, though, after spotting pigeons feeding on the tips of the rape plants that were protruding from the snow on one particular field. It didn’t take too much encouragement to get me out in the hide.
It was never going to be rich pickings, but