Making the most of what you’ve got left

The season is racing to a close and, while the last few days can be hard work, I do tend to find them more enjoyable. Here at home, we have started closing down some of the drives. By closing them down, I mean we have stopped feeding them and taken the feeders and drinkers away.

Pheasants and partridges are very mobile during the shooting season. While it would be nice to think that the birds in a particular drive are loyal to that drive and that drive only, nothing could be further from the truth. Over the course of the past few