Shooting Gazette

The same, but different

For me and those who enjoy pigeon shooting with a passion, there are a number of elements of our sport that have seen a big change this year. All are directly or indirectly related to coronavirus. There are few sports more self-isolating than the pigeon shooter sitting alone all day in a hide, so what problem could there have been?

Although crop protection was theoretically allowed during lockdown, I and

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