Pigeons can see your face peering up at them, but there are alternatives to wearing a hat or veil if you find them uncomfortable
Pigeon Shooting
Video: Shooting pigeons from a high tower
Shooting woodpigeons from a high tower makes for exciting sport, as this video shows
Where did the woodpigeons go?
Find out where our pigeon go to in the winter and the best places to ambush them
How does light affect decoying?
Having the sun in your eyes is a small price to pay for decoy patterns showing up better
Pigeon shooting: Missing the easy ones
A: I can guarantee you’re not the only one who suffers from this annoying phenomenon. I’ve seen top Shots miss what seems to be a straightforward bird coming in to decoys, and I can’t tell you how many pigeon I’ve missed out of trees. It is so infuriating when it…
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
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
When pigeon shooting, is it easy to fool them?
Pigeon shooting: My friend has given me some ridiculously long wire-stemmed cradles that allow him to present decoys just above the heads of standing corn.
When pigeon shooting, how do you stop them getting fly blown?
Pigeon shooting: How do you stop pigeons getting fly blown? I’ve tried putting dead birds under wet sacks but flies still get to them. Any tips?
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 greedy beaks to laid cereals.
Can you recommend a good pigeon shooting seat?
Pigeon shooting: Can you recommend a commercially available seat that’s suitable for pigeon decoying? I’ve tried various tins and drums but found them awkward to carry and uncomfortable.
Is there a secret to bagging a double when pigeon shooting?
I've started pigeon shooting on my dad’s farm and love every minute of it. My shooting's getting better but I have yet to manage a double, is there a secret or recognised approach to doing this?
Heat haze stopped me from pigeon shooting!
When pigeon shooting last summer, I enjoyed a couple of days on laid wheat in hot weather - the only trouble was the heat haze from the barrels caused problems when the gun was mounted. How do you stop this haze occurring? Would it help to pour cold water down…
Are people using steel shot cartridges for pigeon shooting?
Pigeon shooting: In your opinion, are more pigeon shooters now using steel shot cartridges to keep costs down? The reason I ask is that nobody seems to be talking about the subject, yet clay shooters openly admit that they are using the stuff.