Woodcock shooting in Devon

Devon, United Kingdom

L**ive Quarry Gundog Training with Ian Openshaw**  Rare & exciting opportunity with expert tuition from renowned trainer Mr Ian Openshaw  with only 12 places available you will be guaranteed individual attention. The cost is £100 per handler, which includes lunch and refreshments. £20 discount for BASC members** Quarry includes partridge & duck; there is no bird limit on the day. Open to any gundog breed, the only requirements being that dogs have been introduced to the gun and had some basic tuition. **The Keeper and The Cook -** **A day of Shooting and Game Cookery** A very unique opportunity to enjoy some fine Pheasant, Partridge and Duck drives, with hospitality, game cookery lessons and a late light lunch prepared and presented by renowned River Cottage game chef Tim Maddams <a>www.greensauce.co.uk</a>. Price includes:  Arrival snacks, tea and coffee  2 Pheasant and Partridge drives  11’s – something gamey in the field  1 Duck Drive  Tea, coffee and Game cookery demo by Tim  Late lunch The day is priced at £250.00 (£200.00 for BASC members**) or share the day with your non-shooting partner/friend for just another £75.00 (50.00 for BASC members) About the cook:- Tim Maddams is a chef with a passion for all things wild and ethical. He has just published the River Cottage handbook on Game preparation and cookery, is a regular supporter of Taste of Game and spends his time working as a private chef, cookery teacher and writer.  The aim of the demo session is to provide a few fresh ideas on what can be done to best make use of the glut of game birds and breath fresh air into your game cookery with a few crafty tips and a new view point. **Walk up Feast Days** Also available with Tim are 40 bird walk up days throughout the season, where Tim will provide a feast for you throughout the course of the day of delicious cooking in the field whilst you enjoy an array of challenging game shooting.  These unique days are priced at only £200 per gun. **Shooting at Aishe Barton goes from strength to strength** _**Driven days starting from only £18 per bird**_ Our exceptional driven days start from 50-200 bird days at £32 per bird including all the hospitality, no overheads or VAT. We specialise in tailored walk up - mini driven days. For example: Meet at the Shoot for morning tea, coffee and bacon rolls. 'All aboard' the Gun's bus to start your day on pheasants, English and Red Leg partridges, ducks, teal and woodcock from crops, reeds, marshes and mini drives from copses and woods. Elevenses consisting of snacks and drinks. Back out for more enjoyable shooting, then back to the Lodge for a light lunch, cakes and refreshments. Ending the day on a mini driven drive. Back for tea and coffee. Our small days 40-50 birds comes in @ £1120\. That's only £28 per bird. We can offer the above based on a 100 bird day which will also include an exceptional driven duck drive @ £2800. These days are filling quickly so mid week days are now only available. Set within 3500 acres of outstanding shooting ground with a mixture of mature woodlands and cover crops, we are situated in the most picturesque corner of Devon, amongst some of the highest valleys and geography.  Some of our Drives are set 200 metres above sea level that produces outstanding pheasants/partridges.  Our aim is to give you a day to remember with great hospitality, good shooting, with a fun enjoyable atmosphere with good company amongst the keepers, beaters and picker uppers. Our location is in a fantastic rural setting with stunning views reaching out across Dartmoor and Exmoor, set in picturesque villages along the River Exe. This makes us also a great location for a weekend or couple of days stay for you and your family with outstanding traditional Devon Inns nearby and with Exeter only 20 minutes away. Bookings are now being taken for the 2016 season.  If you're looking for very friendly, exceptional value shooting in the outstanding valleys of Devon, we cater for everybody's needs from 50-200 bird days, back to back days, mini driven days for small teams, wild duck shooting, great rough shooting and walk up, including opportunities for those who like training their dogs - all at very competitive prices starting from £18 per bird. We are pleased to offer a limited number of enjoyable 50 bird days from mini drives and woodland.  Included in the price - light lunch and refreshments also the opportunity for an extra cost, for guns to enjoy wild duck/geese shooting. Wednesday 11th January 2017 Wednesday 18th January 2017 Wednesday 25th January 2017 Price per gun £200 based on 8 guns.

Devon, United Kingdom

Blackdown shoot is situated in the heart of the beautiful Blackdown hills, covering land in South Somerset and East Devon, run on a family run beef farm covering some 450 acres.  The majority of the ground the shoot covers is made up with rolling hills, wooded areas, game cover and some marsh land. The shoot has been established for some 38 years as a small concern, but has grown over the last 4 years adding new drives such as deer park and plantation, new pens and releasing more birds including partridges that are all reared on our own family game farm, and it has now got to a size were we are lucky enough to be able to offer 80-100 mixed bird days and mini driven/walked up days. We also offer high and fast driven duck days, not your usual driven duck day though, these birds are driven over woodland rides where possible, showing birds to test the most compenant of guns, and at £22 per bird a great way to limber in time for the pheasant season. On the day, we meet in the morning at the farm; have coffee, draw numbers have a quick safety briefing and head for the first drive. We normally have 3 drives in the morning and then stop for elevenses, which are all homemade using all local produce where possible by my very supportive partner.  This is followed by a further 2/3 drives, made up of drives to test all guns, which will then complete the day. We then retreat to a lovely log fire in our shoot room, to be greeted with some local fine ales, dinner (again using all local produce) and pudding. Our main aim is to offer good quality shooting for a good price,  with a warm friendly welcome and a pleasurable day out in some beautiful countryside, with full hospitality throughout the day.

Devon, United Kingdom

We would be delighted to welcome you to the Combe Estate which is set in the heart of the East Devon countryside.  The very word Combe means a steep sided wooded valley and that is typical of the landscape of this 4000 acre private estate owned by Richard Marker. Combe is a true Westcountry Shooting Estate with a fantastic variety of drives offering challenging birds for even the most accomplished of game shots. What it is not is a fully commercial big bag shoot.  The majority of the sold days are for bags of between 200 and 250 birds however there are a limited number of 250 bird plus days available which hitherto have been reserved for the owner and a few selected teams. The majority of the drives are out of semi ancient natural woodland supplemented by some game cover.  The guns may find themselves stood on purpose built boardwalks, within the woods or out on open pasture but always positioned to be underneath the best birds the drives have to offer. The head keeper and his team strive to spread the shooting across the line in order that no gun is ever out of the shooting. All days include a home cooked lunch in the purpose built shoot lodge in the heart of the estate with a full package of in field refreshments and drinks. Over the years the shoot at Combe has welcomed some prestigious guests and been the subject of an article which featured in The Field entitled “Full Markers for Quality”.  To quote the article _“Any true sportsman will recognize the standard of the birds, the sportsmanship of the guns and, a rarer facet, the bonhomie of the host.  It is this that carries the day.”_ Combe can accommodate teams of up to nine guns, partners and friends are welcome as are well behaved gundogs.  We ask that you use biodegradable wads and you are welcome to bring your own vehicle or we can drive you in our fleet of four by fours. Richard Marker, his family and team aim to make your day at Combe a memorable and extremely enjoyable experience.  We would welcome any enquiry. **_"Combe Estate is always the first and most important date in my shooting diary._** **_The reason for this is that I believe the Shoot Day covers every aspect that makes the Sport we love a truly memorable and unforgettable experience._** **_There's no hardship in getting there as it’s only 20 minutes from the M5._** **_On arrival you are immediately hit by the most wonderful and scenic land the South West has to offer._** **_Every step of the Day is organised in a manner which is warm and welcoming but behind the scenes the Professionalism and Attention to Detail is 100%._** **_Away from the Drives the facilities where the odd "Livener" can be taken are Top Quality, however when on your Peg "Combe Estate" really explodes into life by providing Birds that all shooting abilities can Marvel in!_** **_You will never leave there without a "Bath-Time" Bird (one that sticks in the memory) and you'll be reaching for next years diary as soon as you pull out of the drive! I guarantee you'll be hit for SIX! " Robert Croft Glamorgan and England Cricketer._**

Devon, United Kingdom

Walked up and driven woodcock shooting on Dartmoor and surrounding farmland, with a mix of pheasants,woodcock,duck and snipe on the farmland. Shooting over wooded goyles and wild hedgerows. very informal shoot where your dogs are more than welcome to work and pick up for you. Woodcock flights available at an additional cost. beaters supplied. £1000 a day for a team of upto 5 guns. Single guns are welcome at an additional cost. Dates available. please phone or email to book a date. All guns must have there own insurance for pubic and personal liability.

Devon, United Kingdom

Full Gun days and Smaller team days available, please enquire for availability. Walked up/Rough Shooting focusing on Woodcock and Snipe Shooting. Duck flights on ponds at the end of the day are available. Exciting and unpredictable quarry provides great days shooting in some challenging locations. Duck flights are available separately earlier on in the season October/November.