KEEP IT SIMPLE

For the first time in a long time, my shooting mate and I have had the best week ever on pigeons over stubble.

Over five days, shooting three hours each day, we’ve taken 130 pigeons. There were no complex decoys, only six full-bodied and three half-shell decoys and they came in every way — marvellous shooting.

So don’t overthink your patterns. As we have just proved, sometimes it’s better to keep it simple.

Charles Mccabe, by email

‘‘The wildlife of today is not ours to dispose of as we please. We have it in trust. We must account for it to those who come after.’’ King George VI

It can pay not to overthink your pigeon shooting, says Charles Mccabe