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Tips to make you better at walked-up pheasant shooting
Now we're into pheasant season, here's how to make the best of any walked-up days you might haveA walked-up day will present a variety of situations, and Guns need to maintain a heightened awareness of...
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Popular shotguns for the pheasant season
We thought it was a good time to pick out some top-performing game guns, rated by our readers and experts. Each would hold its own on the grandest drive or the most challenging walked-up day.Shooting...
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Which type of pheasant shooting is superior?
Snap shooting or going after high ones in open fields? Giles Catchpole and Ben Samuelson debate the issue ... Coated pellets will not make you a better Shot; you must still know your range limits High...
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Is the pheasant the perfect gamebird?
Fast and beautiful.... the pheasant is perfectionGood looking, fast flying, delicious as well as easy to rear, tough and adaptable. The pheasant comes in a perfectly designed package. Like anything...
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An invitation to a driven day – a female Gun reports back
When Helen Nakielny picks up her gun nowadays, it's normally around the family farm. So how did she get on when she was invited on a driven pheasant day? I have been fortunate enough to be involved in...
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High pheasant shooting – how to master it
It's that time of year again At this time of year the birds are going to have been there, seen it, done it. Time for some high pheasant shooting tips By now there’s a good chance that many of the...
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Facts about the pheasant – phasianus colchicus
Charles Smith Jones takes a look at our most popular gamebirdJust how long the pheasant has been found in Britain is open to question but it is likely that, as with so many of our non-native species,...
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Having trouble shooting high pheasants? Then read these expert tips
Chris Bird at Holland & Holland offers some high pheasant shooting tipsAs with any sport, regular practice is essential if you want to be successfulThere is no set way to shoot high pheasants. But...
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One barrel is all you need
Using a single-barrelled shotgun focuses the mind and is the perfect firearm on a farm where conservation is key, says Simon Reinhold Simon Reinhold with his single-barrelled shotgun, walking the marsh...
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The rules you must follow when rearing gamebirds
Thinking about rearing your own gamebirds? Read these invaluable and straightforward rules from the Game Farmers' Association advisor Charles Nodder Before you take any steps to start on rearing...
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20 of the best UK pheasant shoots that will be open this season
So what's the situation with pheasant shooting next season? We've searched out a number of key shoots that will welcome shooters from September, with social distancing measures in place. Tregoyd, Powys...
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15 of the best pheasant shoots in the UK that will be open next season
So what's the situation with pheasant shooting next season? Coombe Sydenham ShootWe’ve searched out a number of the best pheasant shoots around that will welcome shooters from September, with social...
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What is the best shotgun cartridge and choke combination for pheasant shooting?
Some tips that could make all the difference Flying pheasantThe right shotgun cartridge and choke combination for pheasant shooting could transform your days this coming season. There have been some...
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Six must-reads about pheasant shooting
To mark the new season, we've rounded up some articles on pheasant shooting that are key reads. There’s an early morning nip in the air which means that the pheasant season, starting on 1 October, is...
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What’s the best cartridge load for standard driven pheasants?
Shooting instructor Adam Calvert offers some tips for the season How should you tackle standard driven pheasants when you’re out in the field? The sort you’re likely to come across earlier in the...
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How to shoot high pheasants
The secret to shooting high pheasants consistently is learning to read birds on the wing, says Tom PayneHow to shoot high pheasants There aren’t many shortcuts in this game — shooting high pheasants...
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Estates should act to limit the number of dead poults
David Tomlinson abhors the amount of pheasant roadkill carnage he sees Too much pheasant roadkill In the early years of my shooting career, pheasants were far too valuable to use for retrieving...
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Six of the best pheasant shoots
Shooting Gazette contributors select the pheasant shoots that have taken their fancy over the past few seasons Every shoot is different in its own way. We asked our contributors for their nominations...
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Best loads for high pheasants
Malcolm Plant weighs up the options of the appropriate loads to use when you go long distance From left to right:- 1. 50mm (2'') 48mm unfired; 2. 65mm (2½'') 55mm unfired; 3. 67mm (2.64'') 57 mm...
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Why the wild pheasant is the greatest test
Unpredictable in every way, the wild pheasant will always provide the greatest test, says Ed Wills ’I remember the first time I was invited to a day of wild pheasants. It was a cold January morning and...
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