Game shooting: where do I start?
Game shooting is commonly defined as the “hunting of an animal or bird for its meat or for sport”. The term was derived from the old English word “gamen”, meaning “joy, amusement, sport, merriment”.
In the UK we pursue, hunt or shoot small game, which includes pheasant, partridge, grouse, woodcock, geese and duck, though duck and geese are more commonly referred to as wildfowl. We also shoot ground game such as rabbits and hares, though on many organised shoots ground game is banned for reasons of
