How do you create the perfect shoot? First, you need a beautiful estate with varied sightlines and plenty of cover. Next, you need a great group of Guns and a decent cook – or at least someone handy with a bottle opener, to keep the party well fed and hydrated. Finally, you need energetic, reliable targets.
Fortunately, in the mid-1970s, Hugh Jones of the Brynmelin Estate in Mid Wales found a way to guarantee great targets no matter the season: clays. By hiding his traps out of