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Why can't I hit hovering wood pigeon?

Why can't I hit hovering wood pigeon?

You really must take this type of shot with a moving gun, and try to shoot instinctively, without aiming.


By Peter Theobald

Monday, 04 August 2008

Why is it I can kill woodies well enough on the ground but struggle to hit them as they hover over the decoys, just before they land? I can't work out where I'm missing them.

Pigeons
PETER THEOBALD says:
A pigeon apparently hovering stationary over the decoys has always been a notoriously difficult bird to kill.

I think the tendency is to aim straight at the bird as though it was not moving, thereby either missing it behind or over the top.

You really must take this type of shot with a moving gun, and try to shoot instinctively, without aiming.

Or, do as I do, and simply show yourself, taking the shot as an accelerating crosser.


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