Gamekeeper

We have held three shoot days on the estate now, averaging 200 pheasants over four drives. The pheasants have flown well. All are fully coloured up with perfect tails, enabling them to perform to their best when flying.

I have been noting the many pictures being posted on social media after the first days on other shoots. Most of them show pheasants with exceedingly small tails, many being non-existent. This puts shooting in a poor