Blackdown Shoot
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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.
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Mr. Andrew Camp
Thankyou to Oliver and the beaters for a great days shooting. The shoot was in a perfect location with lots of birds. Hope to return next season.
Mr. David Uglow
Another great day highly recommended to every one many thanks Ollie and every else involved
Mr. Jake Collings
Ollie provided my team of guns and myself with a fantastic days shooting with some very testing birds. We all thoroughly enjoyed our day at this shoot and will be coming back again for sure. Both the hospitality and humour matched the shooting to really complete a brilliant day in the Blackdown Hills. May I recommend Ollie's Giner Wine & Whiskey mix at elevenses!
Mr. Jonathan Auliffe
A 3 hour drive from Shropshire to Devon on a Saturday morning for a brilliant day of driven duck well worth the trip. Ollie runs a great shoot with plenty of banter and fantastic birds in a wonderful setting we will all be back. Hopefully this season!
Mr. Mark Brown
Thank you Ollie for a very good driven duck day. Beautiful surroundings and the quantity and quality of the birds was only matched by the banter. I also did a walked up day at the end of last season in the snow which was to die for.