[Shot Size]

I voted for 6 shot but use 6.5. Eley HB Pigeon do the job for me and I'm sticking to 'em.

[I Am Missing Pigeons]

Shooting wood pigeons over decoys is simple, but don't AIM!! It comes with practise and, contrary to what Cranfield said, it is a matter of life and death, at least for the pigeon. Clays are easy, compared to pigeons and pigeons are easy, compared to clays. I stick with live pigeons and refuse to get involved in artificial games, with little discs.

[celebrating new years]

Oh! Is it new year?

[Some help needed]

My pigeons are back on the OSR, so there!

[Good choice for new gun (Beretta)?]

Stick with the MCs, then you can drive yourself mad changing them all the time.

[a drunken tale]

These days the term ****** is considered racist.........

[rag tag to hang..........]

A couple of gallons of petrol and a match, down his funk hole, would have saved a lot of trouble. What's wrong with execution in the field?

[Stocks re-done]

Sounds like a bargain. Our local gunshop charges £70.

[note to self]

Cranfield,

 

Bet you shot just as well as you normally do?

[Massive Holdall]

I paid £15 for a huge Dutch army bag. It holds everything I need for decoying, AND I can just get the kitchen sink in!!!

[.17hmr and close range foxes]

I use CCI 20 grain Gamepoints all the time now, for rabbits and the odd close range fox.

[Marking help]

Looks like ET to me!! Try phoning home........

[.17hmr and close range foxes]

Use 20 grain on foxes mate.

[What a sting]

You can't beat the good old Texas heart shot!!

[.17 HMR Prices]

Just bought 400 CCI Gamepoint 20 grain for £18.00 per hundred. They've gone up from £16.50 per hundred.

[Bunny Rabbit Bullets]

Eley .22 subs.

CCI 20 grain Gamepoint .17HMR

[Woodpigeon mating calls]

They've been cooing here for about a month!!! Last year a pair were mating, on a TV aerial, at the start of January.

[Where are they ?]

When the OSR is high, keep an eye on the patches with pink and yellow leaves, where you can still see stubble between the drills, or it's sparsely sown. That's where the pigeons will find it preferable to land and feed. They then just walk to the higher plants and strip them. There may also be parts of the field where frost and dew is dried off first and that's where you'll find them, particularly on the higher parts of the field where the soil dries first. When it's windy look along the leeside of hedges, spinneys etc. and pay particular attention to hedgerow oaks and beech.

[Where are they ?]

Mine are under the hedgerow oaks eating the acorns, accompanied by the pheasants. They are gradually weaning themselves on to the OSR, but they're as wild as hawks.

[cranfield]

I heard that Santa only comes once a year, and that's down a chimney.

[LONG RANGE CARTRIDGES]

Pattern fails before penetration. Well said tiercel.

[CARTRIDGE PRICES]

Eley HB Pigeon. 32g. 6.5 shot. Fibre wad. £122.50 per thousand, (Up from £107 per thousand)

[Question]

The name probably comes from the old name for scarecrow, SHEWELL. I'm not joking, by the way......

[PLUCK]

The original name was UMBLE.

[Your favourite/most useful piece of kit??]

None of this kit works if you don't bring your BRAIN!!