As usual at this time of year, I look at the crops being grown on all my permissions to try to ascertain where my pigeon-shooting outings for the coming 12 months are likely to take place. I will usually know when and where to look for a potential shoot, having memorised the crops on the various farms and logged them for future reference.
However, this year looks like being a struggle for the simple reason only one of my farms is growing rape. When
