Shooting UK has now launched three exciting new events for the readers of Sporting Gun, Shooting Times, Shooting Gazette and The Field – and of course, visitors to the Shooting UK website. Whether you want to find out what jobs a gamekeeper has to do throughout the year, how you have a…
Pheasant Shooting
Llandinam shoot: Pheasant and partridge shooting in Powys
Every time I get in the car to go shooting and the journey involves skirting around Welshpool, I know I am heading for some dramatic scenery and correspondingly good birds. This shoot is named after the village of Llandinam, which sits beside the River Severn as it meanders north-east through…
The Knoll Shoot, Somerset
Take a peaceful part of the Somerset countryside, add a dedicated team and a generous dollop of showcase drives for those with tight chokes and the ability to match. The result is the perfect recipe for the ultimate day’s shooting. The first frost of the year greeted me as I…
Wild game shooting at Vine House Farm shoot, Lincolnshire
The Lincolnshire Fens bring to mind large tracts of commercial arable farming; acres of flat land planted with nothing but cereal crops and not a tree in sight. So hardly the place for a shoot, let alone a wild-bird one. But this patch in the south Lincolnshire Fens has just…
Top 10 pheasant shooting memories
Editing a shooting magazine has its perks. In spite of the constant pressure of immovable deadlines, continually chasing contributor’s for copy and trying to meet the demands of the suits upstairs, you actually can find time to go shooting if you get the juggling act right. In my best (or…
Pheasant shooting from the Clovelly Shoot, Devon
I hate to use this word but it was a ‘unique’ start to the shoot day, in that I left the modern confines of my room at the Red Lion Hotel in full shooting attire only to be pinned back by the shock of watching the groaning green and white…
Rough Shooting in Worcestershire
I am a chap of simple pleasures: give me a gun, a spaniel, and some scrubby ground on which to hunt and I promise I will walk around all day with the biggest smile on my face. Add to the mix a bunch of like-minded friends and their canine shooting…
Pheasant and partridge shooting from Molland, Devon
Molland has long been recognised as one of the premier West Country shoots, so how are things looking this season? Molland is an estate that has been under the Bettws Hall branding for 11 years and it has been owned by the same family for 800 years. There are few…
Getting the pheasant pen ready
Neil Baldock is a gamekeeper working on a low-ground shoot in Wiltshire. The farm comprises of 600 acres of mixed arable and small woodlands that were planted specifically for shooting. There is a large duck pond and the topography can only be described as rolling. The shoot has been running for…
Pheasant shooting in Buckinghamshire
Nick Ridley joins some friends for a days rough pheasant shooting in Buckinghamshire with his Circle of Trust Roughshooting Syndicate
Lazy Triple Creek Ranch: Pheasant shooting in Idaho, USA
Lazy Triple Creek Ranch: Want traditional driven pheasant shooting smack in the middle of the Wild West? May we present Lazy Triple Creek Ranch!
How old should our pheasants be before we shoot them?
Pheasant shooting: How old should our pheasants be before we shoot them? We are trying to count in reverse to confirm a buying date.
The Brigands: Pheasant shooting in Snowdonia
The Brigands: Will Criddle explains how Bettws Hall has made The Brigands one of the UK's top pheasant shoots.
Can pheasants and other birds suffer from ticks?
For a while now, I have been hand feeding a pet pheasant, ‘Mr P’ who appeared at the tail end of last season. I have noticed he has small dark lumps on his face. What are these?
Pheasant shooting at Llechweddygarth, Powys
Llechweddygarth: Those who know good pheasant shooting know in Powys know Llechweddygarth.
Pheasant shooting in Tuscany
Pheasant shooting: Believe it or not, Tuscany is home to some special pheasant shooting.
Pheasant shooting at Bishopswood Estate, Herefordshire
Pheasant shooting: How does a young pheasant shooting operation make it look like they've done it for years?
Pheasant shooting at Barrow Hill, Hampshire
Pheasant shooting: This pheasant shooting syndicate is enjoying a welcome cash injection.
Pheasant and grouse hunting in South Dakota
South Dakota: Patrolling the prairie for pheasant and grouse under huge skies in South Dakota.
Pheasant shooting at Withyslade Farm, Wiltshire
Pheasant shooting: A small farm that offers superb pheasant shooting and accommodation.