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As the pheasant season gets underway, Julia Newman shares her top tips to help you prepare for your days in the field.
It’s important to make sure you are prepared for your first day in the field whether that be as a Gun, beater, loader or picker up. The way you get ready can differ dependent on what part you play in a shoot day. Here are my top tips.
As a Gun invited on a day, there are several things you can do to prepare and certain etiquette you should follow on the day.
Preparations for a pheasant shooting day are similar to those of for a Gun (see above). If I know I will be going beating, I tend to get ready well before the pheasant season starts. I do that by:
I would also make sure I am up to speed on any other details the shoot expects me to know, and these should be relayed either when confirming attendance or delivered in a briefing on the day.
Most importantly, no matter what your involvement is on a shoot day might be, and whether you’re only out for one day or every day, I hope you have an enjoyable and safe season.
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