“I’ve been into my pigeon shooting since I was a boy. From the age of five, my granddad let me sit in his hide, watching and learning about shooting, safety and fieldcraft. At the age of seven, I shot my first woodie using a .410 and I haven’t stopped since. All I ever wanted to do was be out  in the fields watching flightlines and shooting birds. To make sure I was good at school, my parents said I wasn’t allowed to go pigeon shooting if I played up. Over the years, I’ve gone from getting by with whatever I could get my hands on to now having the backing of some quality brands. It’s given me the chance to build what I believe is the perfect set-up for a day on the pigeons – proper gear that’s been tried and tested the hard way. Here’s what I use.”