Duck shooting in Worcestershire

Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Set in pretty countryside offering perfect terrain for quality pheasant and partridge shooting. Sodington Hall and Winwoods Shooting Estates are situated on the border of Worcestershire and Shropshire, less than one hour West of Birmingham and half an hour from the M5. Being within a few minutes drive of each other, these estates are often shot together. With a dedicated team led by Oliver Davies, we provide 150 to 400 bird days available from Mondays through to Saturdays, as well as multi-day shoot programmes, enabling guns to enjoy our other estates. A shoot bus is available for full teams by prior arrangement. Our emphasis is on providing quality throughout, from terrain, our range of drives and bird presentation, to food, drink, and accommodation. We are passionate about creating a memorable experience for our guests.

Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Croome Shoot, originally part of Lord Coventrys Croome Estate is based on the outskirts of the village Earls Croome. Traditional Worcestershire driven pheasant and duck shoot forming part of the historic Croome Estate, incorporating land that once formed part of the secret wartime RAF Defford airbase. Combining mature woodland, hedgerows and farmland with excellent access to all drives. A family run enterprise offering traditional and affordable driven shooting.

Worcestershire, United Kingdom

David Morris Sporting offers traditional driven pheasant, partridge and duck shooting at Hopton Court Estate near Cleobury Mortimer in South Shropshire. Heading into our 10th season running the shoot, we pride ourselves on providing well organised days with sporting birds, varied drives and a relaxed, friendly atmosphere that keeps many guns returning year after year. Dave Morris, who was Head Keeper at Hopton for over 20 years, now runs the shoot as Shoot Captain and Director. His wealth of knowledge and experience helps ensure both the quality of the sport and the warm hospitality that guests enjoy when shooting with us. We shoot over approximately 4,500 acres of beautiful undulating ground on the edge of the Shropshire Hills, with drives set across woodland, arable land and numerous pools. This varied ground allows us to present excellent sporting pheasants, partridges and duck throughout the season. Drives such as Ethel’s, Pit Holes and The Banks regularly produce high, challenging birds, and Hopton has long been known for its reputation for fast, testing ducks that many sportsmen enjoy. As well as the quality of the shooting, the friendly and relaxed atmosphere of the day is something many of our guns particularly value and one of the reasons they return year after year. The shoot is located within easy travelling distance of Birmingham and the West Midlands, making it a convenient location for teams looking to enjoy a traditional day’s shooting in beautiful countryside. For catering we have our own gun room, where our excellent cook can provide breakfast, lunch or dinner to suit your requirements. For something a little more special, guests may also dine at Hopton Court, a beautiful country house set within the grounds of the estate. Accommodation is available nearby at The Hopton Crown, a well known shooting pub situated on the estate and popular with guns and beaters alike. Other excellent options include The Elms Hotel & Spa at Abberley, and the historic market town of Ludlow, just 15 minutes away and renowned for its outstanding restaurants and independent shops.

Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Elmbridge Farm is a relaxed family run shoot in Worcestershire. The shoot runs over a couple of hundred acres of farmland with a mixed quarry of pheasant and duck, plus the added bonus of wild geese and pigeons. Bags are usually in the region of 100 birds. We shoot a dozen days a year, with most of the days taken by the syndicate and a handful offered to teams of external guns.

Worcestershire, United Kingdom

Newnham Estate is a long established shoot with game books going back to the 1840's. We shoot over nearly 2000 acres along the Teme valley downstream from Tenbury Wells, with some 30 drives some of which are outstanding. In some ways it is a difficult shoot to manage as we are nearly 5 miles long with only a bridge at either end, but with the advantage of the valley contours. We shoot on Fridays, 10 days per season, but are not able to produce large days, and average 60 head per day. I employ a part time keeper [the last full time keeper was 20 years ago] and we basically shoot pheasant, with only the occasional partridge that strays into the area. I feed the river, and if water levels are suitable we will "jump" any wild mallard that are there. I have acted as shoot captain/organiser for 25 years, when I took over from my uncle who ran the shoot before me, having himself taken over from my grandfather. It had been a famly shoot, but has been a syndicate for a long while. We are a congenial group, who have aged together with few changes among our number, but time is taking its toll, hence the need for new blood. We meet at my home and use our vehicles to get about on the day, with the beaters using the estate landrover. We have lunch in the adjacent water powered cornmill with the guns bringing and usually sharing their own food [very variable]. An average day might consist of 4 or 5 drives in the morning and a further 3 after lunch. The subscription for a full gun last year was £3400, and I estimate that it will be the same for the coming season.