Having abysmally failed on my personal roebuck foray, at recent barbecues I have resorted to acquisitions from the gamedealers. The reason is simple: a roe deer backstrap or fillet is probably one of the best BBQ items I have ever tasted. It is simple. It needs nothing more than salt and pepper and, ideally, it’s paired with a salsa and a good mustard. The fillet is thrown on to the grill and within minutes it can be rested then sliced.
Anyway, rather than dwell on my lack of shot deer and my growing bill at the gamedealer, I was desperately searching for pigeons — convinced that I could easily pay someone to take me for a steady hundred. So far, however, the reports of pigeon numbers have not been kind and it was looking like a meatless and sportless June.
Then, one evening
