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Shooting ground review: Treetops Sporting Ground, Gwent

Treetops Sporting Ground: Based near Newport, Treetops Sporting Ground is on the site of a former game shoot.

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High seats have been placed around my deer stalking patch!

Deer stalking: My stalking lease covers farmland surrounded by a large area of woodland, which is also on my lease. The boundary running along the back of this wood is adjacent to farmland.

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Should I decoy these trees for better pigeon shooting?

Pigeon shooting: There’s a belt of ivy-covered ash trees on the farm where I go pigeon shooting and they always draw a lot of birds during January, obviously for the berries.

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Does a gunshot frighten rabbits more than a ferret?

Rabbit shooting: I’ve noticed that I tend to bolt fewer rabbits when using a gun than when I use only ferrets and purse nets. Does the sound of a shot frighten them more than a ferret?

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Are the bright fore-sights on modern shotguns really necessary?

Are the multi-coloured fore-sights on modern shotguns really necessary, when most experts say you should not look at the bead anyway?

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