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    My dream team

    Aug 27, 2020 2 minutes
    Sam Betts

    This dream team would be ready for the first Saturday in January. The Christmas decorations are on their way down and my tweeds are a little tight, but I’m glad of the extra fat for warmth as it’s a really frosty but dry, bright day. We are shooting partridges and pheasants on Yattendon Estate in Berkshire.

    Joining me is my late father . A gamekeeper for years, he gave me my great love of country life, but in the end didn’t enjoy shooting himself. I know he’d be standing next to me with my dogs and would want to see the day.

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