MAGNET

To begin with, I struggled to adjust to the challenging nature of the pigeon. Having read extensively about waiting until they commit to landing, the young boy inside me got far too excited and the game Shot in me would give far too much lead.

But as James started showing me how it was done, I began to swing into gear. Kola retrieved our second pigeon after only half an hour. It was time to set up the magnet. The magnet is by far the most expensive piece of single kit bar the gun and the dog and, in my limited experience, it was worth it.

Once the two shot pigeons were whirling around as if caught in a small hurricane, the others