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All aboard the trusty shoot bus

ou don’t need to have visited many farms or estates to know that shoot transport can take many forms. On smaller farm shoots, there might be a procession of 4x4s crawling along the meandering backroads as the team moves from one drive or smallholding to another. The upside of this is that, as you are travelling in your own car, it’s almost impossible to forget anything. The downside being the logistical problem of finding sufficient roadside parking for up to a dozen vehicles. And if you don’t own a 4x4, you might find yourself needing a push or tow when the shoot captain unexpectedly decides to explore a

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