I’ve always been a fairly competent game shooter, but this season I’ve missed noticeably more birds than usual – and I haven’t got a clue why?
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Pheasant shooting at the Towie shoot, Aberdeenshire
Pheasant shooting: A day's driven pheasant shooting in near Arctic conditions.
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Partridge shooting at Cheveridge, Worcestershire
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Pheasant shooting at Iwerne Minster, Dorset
Pheasant shooting: A special shoot with topography that benefits its pheasant shooting.
Pheasant shooting at Washbrook Farm, Northants
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Pheasant shooting in Minuntion, Ayrshire
Pheasant shooting: Pheasant shooting with careful planning, great imagination and hard work.
Partridge and pheasant shooting at Urra, North Yorkshire
Shooting: A family-run shoot where testing shooting comes as standard.
Partridge shooting at Dullingham, Cambridgeshire
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Pheasant shooting in Mahomet, Normandy
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Pheasant shooting at Glanusk, Powys
Pheasant shooting: There's more to pheasant shooting in Wales than the big names on the border.
Pheasant shooting at Ugbrooke Park, Devon
Pheasant shooting: Young and old enjoy pheasant shooting over parkland designed by Capability Brown.
Pheasant shooting at Priors Park, Hampshire
Pheasant shooting: Meeting a man who enjoys pheasant shooting in his back garden.
Pheasant shooting at Hill Farm, Warwickshire
Pheasant shooting: A pheasant shooting paradise run with youthful enthusiasm.
Pheasant shooting at Winderwath, Cumbria
Pheasant shooting: An interesting mixture of guns enjoy the fruits of pheasant shooting founded on a shoestring.
Pheasant shooting at Underley, Cumbria
Pheasant shooting: This estate stands out as a blueprint for driven pheasant shooting thanks to excellent management.
What should we do about our excess pheasants?
We have a large number of pheasants left after the season and considerably more than usual. In the past, these surplus birds have never seemed to produce any offspring and I have been told they could bring disease to the poults when they are released.
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Partridge & pheasant shooting in Angmering, West Sussex
Partridge & pheasant shooting: Fine partridge and pheasant shooting in good company.