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    16 things you only understand if you’re a shooter

    Charlotte Peters
    • Charlotte Peters
    • January 28, 2016
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    1/16

    Invitation etiquette

    That you respond to shoot invitations promptly – whether you can come or not. You NEVER PBI (pending better invitation)

    Credit: Geoffrey Young

    Keeper briefing Guns
    2/16

    Keeper’s briefing

    Credit: P Quagliana

    keepers in ties
    3/16

    Formal shoot dress

    That a formal shoot demands a proper tie (and a silk scarf tucked into a shirt for a lady)

    Credit: P Quagliana

    black labs on shoot
    4/16

    Dogs must be well-behaved

    Because only well-trained dogs are welcome

    Credit: P Quagliana

    mobile phone
    5/16

    Forget the mobile

    A shooter who lets his mobile ring or checks it constantly is unlikely to be invited back

    broken gun
    6/16

    Keep your gun broken and use a gunslip

    Credit: P Quagliana

    Gun on shooting line
    7/16

    Don’t be greedy

    You don’t poach birds from other Guns

    Credit: P Quagliana

    Shoot lunch ideas
    8/16

    Shoot lunches

    Credit: A Hook

    loaders on a shoot
    9/16

    Listening to loaders

    A loader who is a font of knowledge is worth their weight in gold

    Credit: P Quagliana

    tweed jacket
    10/16

    Deciding between tweed and moleskin

    Tweeds for a formal shoot, moleskins for less formal

    Credit: P Quagliana

    Gamekeeper with dog
    11/16

    The importance of gamekeepers

    How a keeper can make or break a day

    Credit: P Quagliana

    Deer stalker hat
    12/16

    Classic headgear

    Battered but high quality shooting gear is very chic

    Credit: A Hook

    rabbit cooking
    13/16

    Game cookery

    You should eat what you shoot

    driven grouse shoot
    14/16

    Grouse shooting

    You wear dark colours grouse shooting so you don’t get spotted by the birds

    Credit: P Whitcomb

    spent cartridges
    15/16

    Keeping the field tidy

    You should always pick up spent cartridges

    Credit: P Quagliana

    shooters with 4 x 4s
    16/16

    Don’t slam car doors

    Credit: A Hook

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