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Beginners Guide to Game Shooting BEGINNERS GUIDE TO GAME SHOOTING New to Game Shooting? Or do you perhaps need to brush up on your shooting etiquette? Alternatively, you may simply need to update yourself on the legal side of shooting or need a refresher, because you've been out of the sport for a while. Well, the aim of this Beginners Guide To Game Shooting is to equip you with everything that you need to know, so that you can enjoy all aspects of your shooting. Below are four engaging chapters to help you along: Chapter 1: Chapter 2: Game Shooting in the UK - Game Shooting Season in Pheasant, Partridge or Grouse the UK Chapter 3: Chapter 4: Game Shooting Laws Shooting Etiquette - What should I wear? Getting the right shooting gear! Before going any further, it's worthy of note that wearing and using the right shooting gear is both important and necessary, if you are going to enjoy your activities. To help you with this, you can shop for our range of shooting clothing, footwear and accessories. Our range includes top quality products from many leading brands such as Percussion, Hoggs of Fife and Grisport, to name a few. So, what really is Game Shooting? With the increase in demand for game shooting activity in the UK, certainly over the last decade, more and more novices are researching into the sport. Experts write that that this is an accessible country sport that offers fantastic benefits to the environment, whilst making a great contribution to local economies. © Cherry Tree Country Clothing 06/06/2017 www.cherrytreecountryclothing.com Thousands upon thousands of visitors from overseas countries visit the UK every year to enjoy the countryside and the conditions that the UK can offer for game shooting. Traditionally, game shooting involved groups of sportsmen walking over rough ground with their gun dogs, basically taking whatever was presented. This was deemed leisurely but with regard to shooting activity it didn't really result in much action. Today, game shooting has become more of a sport and is now probably better organised and managed than it ever has been before. Driven game shoot -v- Rough game shooting There are two ways to get involved in game shooting in the UK. These are referred to as driven shooting and rough shooting. Basically, the driven method is more formal than the rough method. Driven game shooting This method of shooting is considered formal and is organised therefore on formal shooting ground. The main features of this type of shooting are: • a team of shooters (also know as 'guns') are lined up in a well organised spot called pegs, to wait for the game to fly. At the beginning of the day, shooters will be allocated a peg number • gamekeepers will arrange for beaters and their dogs to move through the woodland (or covert) to flush out the game in the direction of the shooters • the main aim of the beaters is to get the game birds to fly out high and fast over the guns to create difficult and challenging sporting shots • driven game shooting is usually confined to pheasants, partridge and grouse • usually events will be held on large traditional estate grounds • due to the scale and preparation involved with the organisation of such an event, tickets to shoot are likely to be expensive Rough game shooting This is the most common form of shooting in the UK and is also known as 'walked-up' shooting. At these events, shooters will have well trained gun dogs that run into hedgerows and woods to flush out game. Spaniels and labradors are the most common breed of dogs that are used for this type of shooting. These gun dogs will also retrieve the shot game. As there is very little planning and management needed for rough shooting, this is a fairly inexpensive way to shoot. In addition, virtually all quarry species can be walked up. © Cherry Tree Country Clothing 06/06/2017 www.cherrytreecountryclothing.com A good knowledge of the countryside is needed to take advantage of the right angles and views of the quarry, as they fly out of the woodland. Plus, understanding the thicket (a dense group of trees and bushes) in which game can hide will make your shooting day more successful. Assessing your own fitness and good health is important, (maybe check with your GP before any strenuous activity) due to the amount of walking and quick movement that is needed to shoot the flying quarry. However, training up (or borrowing) an obedient gun dog will reduce the amount of walking needed to flush the quarry and to retrieve shot birds. Syndicate Shooting Syndicate shooting is best described as a group of shooters (guns) renting sporting rights from a landowner. The 'guns' organise and manage the shoot themselves. Typically there are two types of syndicates: 1. Groups of professionals or perhaps those in business who employ a gamekeeper. The expectation will be to shoot 200 to 300 birds a day. Such syndicates may shoot once a week. 2. DIY syndicates who shoot on local farm land (with the permission of the landowner, of course). These 'guns' arrange their own game-keeping and may shoot 50 birds a day. Such syndicates may shoot once a fortnight. © Cherry Tree Country Clothing 06/06/2017 www.cherrytreecountryclothing.com What are the benefits of Game Shooting? Experts indicate that there are many benefits derived from game shooting. Some experts discuss aspects such as the perceived health benefits of eating game meat, whilst others focus on different benefits such as the ones that follow: • the whole 'experience' of attending a sporting event and being part of a group • physical exercise • the thrill of the hunt • enjoyment of being outdoors in the countryside • meeting new people and socialising • testing your skills against other shooters • working with gun dogs • the satisfaction of providing food for your table • re-engaging with the countryside, especially if you live and work in a town or a city • de-stressing yourself from business or work life, or other pressures Game Shooting and the impact on Conservation In the UK, game shooting is considered a major resource when promoting bio-diversity within the countryside. Bio-diversity includes the process of cataloguing a variety of species within a certain area. Species such as white tailed deer and hares along with plants such as sunflowers are monitored, with details recorded to help keep track of the variety of outdoor life. How does game shooting help conservation? The Green Shoots Mapping and Bag recording website has been designed by British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) to provide a quick and easy tool to map wildlife within shooting sites. This tool can be used by shoot organisers to map out their shooting land and to identify what species are found on their land. Game shooting helps towards conservation and bio-diversity by: • identifying, planning and promoting conservation projects • ensuring responsible shooting through a Code of Good Shooting Practice • landscaping management to benefit native species such as plants, butterflies and birds • pests and predator control • supplemental feed to help in the breeding of farmland songbirds © Cherry Tree Country Clothing 06/06/2017 www.cherrytreecountryclothing.com Image: The Value of Game Shooting in the UK on employment, economy and conservation Hopefully the information above will have helped to set the scene for you. Now you can go on to enjoy the chapters that follow! © Cherry Tree Country Clothing 06/06/2017 www.cherrytreecountryclothing.com Chapter 1: GAME SHOOTING IN THE UK - PHEASANT, PARTRIDGE OR GROUSE What really is game shooting in the UK? Well, what do you prefer? Perhaps pheasant, partridge or grouse shooting? Basically, these are the three types of wild game that are available to shoot within the UK. According to the Game Act 1831, 'game' includes hares, pheasants, partridges, grouse, moor game (such as red grouse, ptarmigan) and black grouse. So, in today's shooting circles, game shooting mainly refers to the pursuit of pheasant, partridge and grouse. In this guide we look at the characteristics and habits of pheasants, partridge and grouse and how they differ. Game Shooting in the UK In the United Kingdom, the most popular game shooting activity involves pheasant shooting. It's worth noting that the UK shooting season starts in October and runs until the end of February, (January for Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man) Recent statistics show that this sport contributes up to £32 million pounds to the economy. In 2015, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) stated that pheasant and partridge shooting provides benefits to the wildlife. The organisation claims that good shooting practice, as set out by BASC, does "provide beneficial habitat management for wildlife". It is suggested that this, in turn, can increase the population of some game birds. Pheasants Pheasants are part of the Phasionidae family which are described as heavy, ground living birds. Phasionidae birds include partridge, jungle fowl, chickens, old world quail and peafowl. The common pheasant is a large chicken like bird that lives on the ground. These birds forage on the ground in fields eating waste grain, seeds and insects. Pheasants tend to run and walk around but will fly when they feel they are in danger from other predators or humans. There are over 29 different breeds of pheasants in the world. The map below identifies the different types of pheasants and where they can be found in the world: © Cherry Tree Country Clothing 06/06/2017 www.cherrytreecountryclothing.com 29 Breeds of pheasants and where they can be found in the world Both cock and hen pheasants are shot during the season.
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