In 1955, fascinated by the ingenious system of hunting pigeons using wooden paddles and nets, Orson Welles directed the documentary ‘The Land of the Basques’.

Today, from a traditional shepherd’s hut located on the border between Navarre and France, Gerardo Damboriena, a veteran pigeon hunter, reveals the secrets of this tradition, which dates back more than 700 years and is now on the verge of disappearing.