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Feats of clay

If you’re new to pigeon shooting or just without pigeon on your permissions, how can you improve your chances of success either on your first day out or when the birds move back into the area and the farmer calls. One thing that you shouldn’t do is put your gun away in the cabinet. Clay pigeon will never replicate a real bird in flight but practising shooting them can still have benefits and you won’t be wasting your time. Plus it’s fun shooting clays.

Anybody who’s done any decoying will confirm that during an outing in a hide you will

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