We have always discouraged fanciers from keeping pigeons free-range, because free-range pigeons make them more prone to wild and random Xi. Then the level of home flying is often relatively poor. However, there are also fanciers who want to know if they can catch more birds with free-range pigeons.
Yes, indeed. Free-range pigeons, then it means that your pigeons may take off from time to time, may fly around the loft, so that the passing pigeons may come down when they see their companions, and the pigeons take off from time to time, which also increases the probability of bringing back the pigeons. So free-range pigeons do increase the probability of bringing back the birds.
However, free-range pigeons also increase the probability of their own pigeons being lost. Because the pigeons can be wild, scattered, or affect the neighbors. Then the pigeon is more likely to encounter some traps, and if it is jungled, it is more likely to encounter some poison, which leads to the loss of the pigeon.
So generally speaking, it is not recommended to keep pigeons, but if you are really safe to keep pigeons, and you do not usually have high requirements for pigeons, you can indeed consider free-range pigeons. Otherwise, it is recommended not to breed free-range, and you can increase the number of home flights.