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Unread 08-22-2016, 05:57 PM   #1
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Default Wood Pigeon Shooting in Scotland....

Managed a day decoying wood pigeon on my recent trip to Scotland. No Parkers in sight, borrowed a slick little straight grip Spanish double from my buddy Kristian. Picked up 12 plus a bonus banded feral pigeon.
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Well done sir
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looks like you was shooting mighty good that day with the borrowed gun....it sure is a nice gun...charlie
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23 cartridges, 14 down, 13 picked up. Wish there had been more birds around, I'd have cleaned up.
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Destry, why was the feral pigeon banded? Sounds like a great hunt.
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Probably a racing bird that hadn't returned home like it was supposed to.
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That trip looks like a lot of fun.
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Probably a racing bird that hadn't returned home like it was supposed to.
Thanks, hadn't thought of that. Guess he really took a wrong turn...
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I've killed a few banded ones here in the US but was real pleased to get one over there.
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