How to zero your own rifle: Set up your rifle on a proper bench rest, making sure it is stable and secure so it will not move.
Peter Theobald
Pigeon shooting days – how they have changed!
Shooters of my age often lament that things were better in “the good old days”, when all you had to do was throw an old stuffed grey sock out on a likely looking field and…
The myth of pigeon pattern
As you would expect, I spend a lot of time watching pigeons, from picking up flightlines to trying to find their favourite field at any given time of year. I get plenty of opportunity to…
Pigeon shooting: 6 pieces of kit you won’t want to be without…
Pigeon shooting expert, Peter Theobald, runs through his list of ‘must have’ decoying accessories.
What’s the perfect pigeon cartridge?
The cartridge-making business is a fiercely competitive one, won or lost on marketing strategy, so if one company can find an edge, it is quickly exploited. It is only relatively recently that…
What is the right weather for shooting pigeons?
Most articles written about pigeon shooting mention, at some stage in the proceedings, the weather conditions on the day in question. Indeed, I have written many times, how Paul and I…
In search of Orkney greylag
Having shot geese in most of the iconic Scottish locations, there was still one area that I hadn’t yet explored – the Orkney Isles. So when the opportunity presented itself…
Sharing your hide
Peter Theobald reveals why two hides can be better than one and how to play nicely with others while sharing a hide
How to place rotary decoys
To spin or not to spin – that is the question. Of all the questions that I get asked when I run BASCs pigeon courses, the one that crops up…
The divisive rook
Few birds divide opinion like the rook. On the one hand we have farmers, who often endure massive damage to crops at certain times of the year, and on the…
Do you shoot pigeon for sport or pest control?
Here’s a question for you, do you shoot pigeon for sport or are you doing it as pest control? Under the terms of the general licences, we are only allowed…
Should you wear a hat when shooting pigeons over decoys?
Pigeons can see your face peering up at them, but there are alternatives to wearing a hat or veil if you find them uncomfortable
Where did the woodpigeons go?
Find out where our pigeon go to in the winter and the best places to ambush them
Pigeon shooting: The year ahead
Pigeon shooting: Who knows what the future might bring for decoying? Peter Theobald has his best guess!
Pigeon shooting on winter rape
Pigeon shooting: Late drilling means Pete has a bonanza day on rape – and he reckons the crop, for once, will produce birds right through winter.
Should we use bigger decoys to draw pigeons in from a distance?
There are more effective ways to make your patterns stand out, says pigeon expert
Is it possible to put too many decoys into a pattern?
In theory you can't use too many, but beware that birds will turn wide if there isn't enough room to land safely
How can I get better results with a floater decoy?
A badly positioned floater will turn more birds away than it attracts
How far apart should pigeon decoys be?
Pigeons do not feed in a pattern, but they tend to feed closer together in winter than they do at other times of the year
Pigeon shooting: Decoying over laid cereals
Pigeon shooting: Decoying over laid cereals: In the blink of an eye we’ve gone from looking forward to the spring drillings to being on the brink of pigeons turning their…