The Field

Behind the scenes

Dear Freddie,

SHOOTING is growing in popularity every year. New entrants, particularly those of your age, owe it to themselves, to the quarry and as a courtesy to the keeper to learn as much as possible about what is involved on a lowland driven shoot throughout the year, before the season even starts. I know you have done a couple of seasons in the beating line and have the gist of blanking-in, cover crops, flushing points, flight paths and the mechanics of driving birds from

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