The Fieldhead shoot, near Morpeth, is the perfect example of a friendly farm shoot with a high rate of returns to boot, as Ian Valentine found out when he visited
ShootingUK5 December 2007
View a selection of images from The Fieldhead shoot, near Morpeth
the syndicate
L-r: John McBryde, John Robson, Phil Gray, Bob Davison, Chris Johnson, Peter Gordon, Gordon Carmichael, Ian Dungait, Mick Lishman, Dave McLean, David Craigs, Michael Windle, Tom Blackwell and Mark Tingey
The beaters tap through one of the many wild bird coverstrips
Bob Davison lines out with his syndicate colleagues on the first drive
Phil Gray takes a high pheasant during the challenging Pen Drive
Shoot captain Chris Johnson (left) with keeper Davey Parks (right)
Beaters and Guns gather for a Backworth shandy ? made of sloegin and Cava
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