UPDATE: Pigeon Shooting is Back!?

This video details expert pigeon decoying techniques on laid barley fields, emphasizing strategic decoy placement, understanding bird behavior, and adapting to environmental conditions. The instructor, Paul, shares insights on maximizing bag numbers while minimizing crop damage, highlighting the importance of field craft and patience in successful pigeon hunting. The discussion also touches upon the costs associated with the sport and the evolving use of ammunition like steel shot.

This guide details techniques for decoying and shooting wild pigeons, featuring insights from 26-time world champion George Digweed. It covers tactical setup, the use of red dot sights like the Aimpoint Acro S-2 for improved accuracy and eye dominance management, and specific shooting adjustments needed for fast, unpredictable quarry. Digweed emphasizes the benefits of red dots for maintaining peripheral vision and aiding gun mount, while stressing the importance of a natural swing.

This guide details effective pigeon decoying strategies from expert Paul Payne, emphasizing reconnaissance, strategic hide construction, and optimal decoy placement. It covers the use of mechanical aids and stresses the importance of ethical shooting distances for clean kills. The instruction highlights decades of field experience in crop protection and population control.

This video documents a hog hunting trip in Newton, Georgia, organized by Hero Hunt to support injured veterans and first responders. The hunt features both firearm and primitive (dog and edge weapon) methods, highlighting the destructive nature of feral hogs on agricultural land. Participants, including veterans and representatives from Optics Planet, share their experiences, emphasizing the adrenaline and camaraderie involved.

This guide details the operation of a classic American side-by-side shotgun, focusing on safe loading, firing at clay targets, and post-shot procedures. It emphasizes proper firearm handling and technique, as demonstrated by a high-authority instructor. The video showcases proficient clay shooting and safe gun manipulation on an outdoor range.

This video demonstrates advanced techniques for driven pheasant shooting, emphasizing the 'big swing' required for high-flying birds. Expert Jonny Carter showcases proper lead, follow-through, and rapid target transitions in a traditional UK game shooting environment. The footage highlights the precision and skill needed for successful wing shooting at distance.

This guide details techniques for indoor clay pigeon shooting, as demonstrated by a professional shooting sports content creator at the MSZU facility. It emphasizes safe firearm handling, fluid shotgun mounting, and accurate target lead/follow-through for breaking clay targets. The unique indoor environment of MSZU, featuring specialized acoustic walls and clay trap systems, is highlighted.

This video demonstrates advanced one-handed shooting techniques with an over-under shotgun, as showcased by Jonny Carter at Downlands. The expert-level instruction highlights maintaining balance and control during recoil, fluid reloading of a break-action firearm, and successful engagement of aerial targets. It emphasizes high dexterity and familiarity with the shotgun platform.