Farmers across Norfolk are being encouraged to take part in two pigeon shooting days in February to try and bring numbers under control. Saturday 6 February and Saturday 13 February have been chosen for the shooting days in East Anglia. Members are asked to coordinate shooting on their own farms with those on neighbouring holdings, to keep the birds on the wing and reduce numbers before the start of the spring breeding season.
Wood pigeons continue to be a major pest, inflicting serious damage annually on a wide range of crops. Efforts to deter them using audible bird scarers are leading to a growing number of complaints from the public. The code of shooting good practice is available at www.basc.org.uk
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