Hi Jas88
My first post on this forum;
Your problem with pigeon shooting sounds similar to problems I used to get.
The key to success is to wait, as long as you can for the birds to set and drop into decoys, or to come closer to the hide.
It's tempting to break cover and start shooting earlier than you should if you want to be successful.
For sure you may be "pricking" the birds at the ranges your shooting at now, but unlike a fragile clay that will break quite easily with 1 or 2 bits of shot, the humble woodie will take quite a bit and still fly on.
If you are dusting clays then
