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Pigeon Shooting

By Alexandra Henton of The Field

Thursday, 26 February 2009

Morton Jack goes pigeon shooting around the UK, in Oxfordshire, Cheshire, Devon and Suffolk

 Game shooting costs seem to be rising all the time. More Europeans are coming to the UK for sport their own country denies them.

Until now pigeon shooting has been a regulation free shooting haven of wild and challenging birds.

Is the market place waking up to the good value and quality of pigeon shooting, and is the sport about to change forever?

Morton Jack toured the UK to visit pigeon shoot guides and find out.

Pigeon shooting in Oxfordshire

Pigeon shooting in Cheshire

Pigeon shooting in Devon

Pigeon shooting in Suffolk

For the full feature see the march issue of The Field

What's your best ratio when pigeon shooting? Can you beat two to seven? Let us know

 

More pigeon shooting:

Pigeon Shooting: a masterclass

Pigeon in spring

How to make pigeon pate

 

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