Woodcock shooting in Wiltshire

Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Summerdown farm has been owned by our family for four generations, and we have been running a shoot on the farm for all that time. The shoot is very much a family affair, creating a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Summerdown is well located between Marlborough and Andover on the edge of Salisbury plain in Wiltshire. It has easy access from the M4 junctions 14 and 15, Swindon and Hungerford. Or from the M3 leading to the A303 Andover and Tidworth. We provide fast exciting sport of a high quality in beautiful surroundings. The shoot is situated on the Wiltshire downs; this wild and unique environment with its open spaces, valleys and banks is one of the most natural partridge habitats in Britain. The terrain has been harnessed to show our French partridge in a similar way to the English partridge of earlier days. Partridge days are available from mid-September through October, with mixed pheasant and partridge shooting from November onwards. We do days of varying bag sizes from 150 to 400 birds, and can tailor a day to suit your requirements. We offer days for 6 to 10 guns, but enquiries from smaller parties or single guns are very welcome. Loaders and helper / minders can be arranged for those that want them. We have a gun bus to transport teams of guns to and around the shoot, but guns can use their own 4WD's if they want to. Dogs are most welcome, as are any non-shooting guests.

Wiltshire, United Kingdom

**Description: 2020/2021 (FRIDAY SHOOT )** Walk and stand rough pheasant shoot over approx 500 acres with 3000 birds to wood.   **Location & Cost:**  This shoot is situated not far from 20 mins from Marlborough and Andover respectively. All members must have a valid shotgun license and insurance (Mandatory). We have 1 Full Gun vacancy and 3 Half Gun vacancies for this fourth-coming season. Cost £910 full gun (8 Days) and £455 Half Gun (4 Days). The cost includes a daily beaters fee of £20. We have approximately 500 acres with three release pens. The shoot is situated in an attractive wood, forestry commission land with plantations and plenty of ground cover. **What can you expect:** We meet at 0900 hrs for the Meet and Greet and mandatory Shoot Captains Safety Briefing upon conclusion of which, we make our way to the first drive and the day begins. We then stop for lunch about 1130/1200 hrs which includes bacon sandwiches, and refreshments (Port, Slow Gin), then shoot a further 2/3 drives to finish the day (6 drives in total). With 3000 poults being put down this year, accurate shots are most welcome! However, Guns are permitted to shoot like 'Duffers' on the odd occasion and if they so must! The shoot consists of a range of members from differing backgrounds. The over riding factor being that all guns enjoy, and above all, a safe days shooting away from the office with like minded people, where good company and enjoyment of the task at hand outweighs the necessity of a full bag! There will be 6 drives during the day with guns walking one and standing one. Shoot members are most welcome to bring along a dog (all dogs are welcome regardless of it being gundog trained or not.) **Contact details:** Paul Stiggants (Shoot Captain) for an initial conversation to discuss the shoot and a follow-up visit to the shoot to be arranged at your convenience. We have 3/4 work days planned throughout the year and on these days, I would expect the members to attend and assist with pen repairs and shoot maintenance but obviously, family and work commitments take priority. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information regarding our shoot. Regards, Paul Stiggants

Wiltshire, United Kingdom

A small family friendly shoot. Mixed shooting mainly Pheasant although woodcock, snipe, partridge and some challenging duck are also common place. Capable of presenting some very challenging shooting, although novices welcome. A variety of shooting including a large escarpment (shot from below) with drives such as CortonWood, Pond Drive, Stump and Bupton, and some smaller woods, coppices, hedges and grass land. Days can be tailored to suit your and your teams requirements, from driven days to walked up shooting, with the option of rough shooting depending on size of team. We have days available for both full teams and individual pegs, depending on the format of the day. Transport around the shoot can be provided.

Wiltshire, United Kingdom

The shoot has been running on the family farm for over 40 years. The birds are spread out over the 2,000 acre farm. It puts down roughly 3,000 birds each year. It is a mixture of pheasant and partridge, predominantly pheasant. The shot to bird ratio is roughly 4:1. We are based around the Marlborough downs and Savernake forest, so we have a mixture of woodland and rolling hills which makes up our topography. Guns travel around in their own vehicles/share vehicles.

Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Family run driven pheasant shoot with mix of snap woodland shooting and traditional pheasant drives out of cover on arable