Will's Pigeon Shooting by GARFIT WILL

Author:GARFIT WILL [Will Garfit]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781846891809
Publisher: Quiller
Published: 2012-01-19T22:00:00+00:00

Loading the car

Today we are making our sortie to shoot pigeons on the pea field we watched yesterday. We need to load the car with all the various bits of kit we may need for this particular field and situation. In reality it is the same as on most outings, but I like to focus on each day to ensure that I select the right equipment. My vehicle is a 4x4 Toyota which is strong, comfortable and fitted with Goodrich All Terrain tyres. These transform any car to cope with most conditions off-road as they maintain good traction on muddy fields or slippery hill tracks. For me it is a working vehicle, doubling as my artist’s studio and pigeon shooting wagon on other days. My dog, Scott, is in the back and travels with me for all activities. It does get mucked up with mud, blood and feathers but the seat covers protect the upholstery.

There is a place for everything as I load up for the day and I have a mental checklist. It is annoying to find you have forgotten something when you come to set up. If you do, don’t worry – we all find we have done so on one occasion or other. For any day shooting I say ‘gun’ and ‘cartridges’ as I start the car as, without these, you are in a muddle – everything else can usually be improvised even if it is inconvenient or difficult to do so.

You will arrive at your own system but mine goes as follows. A 250 case of cartridges (two if I’m really optimistic) slips in behind the driver’s seat. On top goes my small square travel bag with ear muffs, sunglasses and all the bits and pieces mentioned in Chapter 4. The light bag of artificial decoys and cradles goes on the back seat, in the middle of which is my canvas kitbag of nets. My swivel seat is loaded upturned on the rear seat behind the passenger seat. In the foot well on that side are batteries for rotaries or flappers and a box of rope bangers should they be needed. Depending on the season a suitable coat or additional clothing is bundled in and my gun then rests on top, immediately behind the front seats, protected and covered by the clothing.

In the rear section Scott has the right half, which has an old piece of carpet on which he is comfortable and in the corner is a bowl of water. It is the non-spill type which prevents water from slopping about on the journey.

On the left at the rear are various tools, such as spade, bow saw, tow rope, hammer and loppers. On top of these is my bundle of telescopic hide poles, a canvas bag with a rotary and a long, thin bag with side zip in which I have floaters and rods to fix on top of my hide poles if I need a roof. Actually the hide poles could go in this bag.

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