A New Year’s revelation
Jan 06, 2021
5 minutes
Many of the best Shots whose opinions I most respect won’t shoot a pheasant in October. For the very lucky, August and September are for grouse, October is for partridges and only in November do they start thinking about pheasants. By the time January comes round, it is supposed that pheasants are at their best and, hopefully, after several outings we are likewise in peak form to meet the challenge. But is that merely received wisdom or do pheasants change later in the season?
“Cock birds are the focus for much of January, particularly on wild bird shoots”
In truth, it seems to be a bit of both. One of the most knowledgeable gamekeepers of my acquaintance cut his teeth on shoots in Ireland and the south of England before becoming headkeeper
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