Duck shooting in Cardiganshire

Cardiganshire, United Kingdom

PLEASE ENQUIRE WITH DATES THAT SUIT YOU! **Cefngwyn Hall** shoot was set up by **Charles Grisedale** on his farm showing quality driven duck over a variety of habitats, now entering our 50th season! All days are run by Charles. A few miles inland, the shoot is situated on floating bog, marshland/wetland, grassland. There are 45+ ponds and lakes on the shoot making it ideal habitat for duck. We charge a flat rate for our days. Teams (10) can expect to fire 1,000 - 1,200 shots over the day. Most teams fire more it depends on the pace you go at. In our eyes a competent team should be achieving a bag of 300 birds based on the shot count. Bags typically range from 220 to 400, the wildfowl are always the same - brilliant. It's really just up to the team of guns and their ability! **NO OVERAGES !!! If a good team of guns are shooting well and not pricking the birds that are too far away, we see it as a pleasure to watch and would rather see a few more in the bag.** Guns meet in the house by 09.30 for coffee, up to three drives take place in the morning. Lunch is provided, usually beef from our award winning grass fed South Devon cattle. Our cattle are born, raised, hung and butchered on site. Two drives follow in the afternoon, with tea/coffee (or something stronger) and home made cakes to end the day. Due to location most wildfowl on the west coast call in throughout the season. As the habitat on the shoot is ideal for duck, species seen can include: Mallard, Teal, Widgeon, Pintail, Shoveler, Tufted duck, Goldeneye, Canada goose, Greylag. Birds are selectively reared on site at our well established game farm that has a Nationwide reputation for producing the **highest/wildest flying duck available**. Birds are released on the pools in the early summer months long before the season from as young as 3 weeks old and as early as May! This allows the birds to join the large numbers of **wild duck** on the ponds, and are reared in the wild with zero human contact. This allows the birds to become high flying, challenging ducks that don't look back ! Truly unlike any driven duck you will have shot and seen before, **NO TAME CIRCLING DUCK HERE !!!** You will not find yourself out on a peg in an open grass field with tame birds circling you for another go, quite the opposite. Ducks fly high and fast from all directions, fast reloading and quick barrels are needed. Truly sporting birds that are a pleasure to shoot and watch going over the line of guns. **£1,000 per gun** for the 26/27 season. Large selection and range of Hotels and B&Bs close by to suit every group/individual. Non shooting guests and dogs are welcome, please let us know exact numbers for lunch in advance. Single guns, smaller parties and full parties are welcome. Shooting to suit you ! **"**_**For the connoisseur, for those in the know, there is one duck shoot in this land of ours which transcends all others".**_ _**"The birds blend into a whirling confusion of cloud scraping duck, the greater part climbing to 50 - 70 yards or more". (Tony Jackson, SHOOTING TIMES)**_ Many years ago we tagged 500 of our mallard. Tags were returned to us from; Dublin, Anglesey, Somerset, and Hereford. Thus proving the calibre and quality of our birds. We shoot from September until the end of January. Our food bill doesn't drop until November as so many additional Wild Duck come in. It is no exaggeration to say the skies are black. **All days are hosted by Charles** in a friendly yet professional manner. We look forwards to hearing from you. Please enquire for any date in the season that may be of interest to you.