wood-pigeon-scotland

Wood Pigeon

Wood pigeon are the most serious agricultural pest in the UK.

They can feed on crops all year round and the national population is estimated to have doubled over the last 25 years, to somewhere around 10-20 million. The population is largely non-migratory but can be swelled (some estimate it doubles) during the winter months with incoming migrants. Shooting is the most effective means of control.

In general, there are two methods used to shoot pigeons: decoying, where patterns of dummy pigeons are set up to attract the birds to a specific area of the field where they are shot from a hide, and roost shooting where the birds are shot by waiting guns as they return to their roost. A fast elaborate flight makes the wood pigeon a testing target in windy conditions.

Season dates

It is carried out all year round under the terms of the general license.

Providers and agents offering this sport

Please choose from a provider below to enquire: 

Ossian Sporting Lets

The very best sporting opportunities - accommodation, salmon fishing, red deer stalking, grouse shooting, woodcock etc. Ossian Sporting Lets has ...

VIEW DETAILS ...

Ballathie House Hotel and Estate

Awarded Sporting Hotel of the Year at the 2016 Scottish Hotel Awards, Ballathie House and Estate is situated in the ...

VIEW DETAILS ...

Buccleuch Arms

The ideal base for your sporting holiday in the Scottish Borders. Award-winning 4 star coaching Inn near Melrose in the ...

VIEW DETAILS ...

Gordon Castle Estate

Gordon Castle Estate is located in Moray / Speyside in the wild and dramatic North East of Scotland.  The estate ...

VIEW DETAILS ...

MacIntyre & Thomson

MacIntyre & Thomson : The traditional sporting agency. Fishing - Stalking - Shooting - Hawking. We specialise in the sales ...

VIEW DETAILS ...

International Hunting Scotland

  Welcome to International Hunting Scotland. “A long-established and reliable agency that provides a wide range of unique hunting, shooting, ...

VIEW DETAILS ...

SAC Shooting

In the beautiful countryside of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, Scott A Cruickshank operates SAC Shooting from Mintlaw. This North East corner of ...

VIEW DETAILS ...

Drummond Estates

Drummond Estates offers high quality, traditional highland stalking with hill ponies, driven and walked up pheasant shooting, pigeon shooting and ...

VIEW DETAILS ...

Country Sport Scotland
Scottish Country Sport, hunting, shooting & fishing

Join For Free

Subscribe to our community and be the first to know about the latest updates, exclusive sporting offers and much more.

You have Successfully Subscribed!