Dropped a huge woodpigeon in the garden yesterday.

One of my favourite foods - get them in three ways:

Flighting - watch where they fly - often in regular flight paths - waylay them with the bandhook (shotgun!);

Decoying - put some decoys - plastic or dead pigeons on the ground - into the wind is very important - so they look natural and wait in the hedge!

Roost shooting - wait for them to roost, just before dark and drop them as they come in.

They are easy to pluck and draw and my two favourite ways of cooking them are:

roasting; or cutting off the breasts and frying them with some garlic.  Enjoy!  

--Last edited by Huw on 2008-07-14 05:43:13 --

Hi Huw,

Shot a nice woody at the fungi forage at the farm whilst Steve was in the woods with the group.





There was plenty of breast meat - although it was eaten before I got a taste!!

Cheers,

Phil.  

--Last edited by Phil Brown on 2008-11-17 05:21:01 --

Hi Phil

Sorry you didn't get a taste - hope you'll get an opportunity on the 2009 Spring Meet - 2-4 May 2009 - more details soon!

Huw  

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Nice looking pidgeon.

What rifle is that Phil?

Cheers

Kim