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Five key reads for the partridge season

It's said that a partridge is the most English of all the game birds.

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Here are a few key reads on shooting red partridges in readiness for the season ahead.

1. Top 10 partridge shoots

Testing sport in stunning surroundings – whether you’re off after hedge skimmers in East Anglia, high birds in the downs of Southern England or sky-high skimmers on moorland. Shooting Gazette reports back from Dumfries, Wiltshire, Leicestershire, Norfolk, Devon, West Sussex and Yorkshire.