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The correct drill

The game shooting season may be over, but this is my favourite time of year for pigeon control.

Shooting over spring drilling is the crème de la crème of pigeon shooting, and also where the foundation of my shooting was laid. It’s when I reflect on my childhood shooting with my father on the farm he worked on. Back then, the drilling took a fair few weeks to go in, so we could watch and wait for the best opportunities; we also had inside information on where and when the drilling would be done next.

In my early

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