Ravenwood
Well-Known Member
Partridge shooting on Saturday and we had a team of guns from America who were guests of the shoot owners.
They also shot on the Friday and turned up to be introduced to their instructor and loader..........it turns out.........they had never, ever held a gun in their life!!!! The instructors told them how to hold their gun, they even asked "where do the bullets go again" (in an American drawl). They were told they were shooting partridge and they didn't know what that was, so the Gamekeeper had to get one out of the chiller and show them!!!!!
All the beaters had to wear fluorescent jackets just to be on the safe side and I saw loaders pushing their guns up because they were shooting in the banks.
It beggars belief really doesn't it?
Anyway, my daughter worked Toby and he was an absolute star for her, not once did he run to me or bring me his bird, he knew that Daughter was his Mummy for the day - bless him.
As usual my Spaniel was excellent and we are really getting the hang of presenting the bird to hand (but not all the time!). It was so sunny and hot the dogs got really exhausted but luckily there is a stream at every drive for them to cool off.
Finsihed at 1pm because the Americans had planes to catch at 2pm followed by a lovely roast chicken lunch and champagne (kindly donated by the guns).
They also raised £4000 for charity as a forfeit for every pheasant shot! (£1000 for each pheasant!).
How the other live eh?
How is everyone else doing this season so far and I still want to hear about show/agility/flyball, etc updates
They also shot on the Friday and turned up to be introduced to their instructor and loader..........it turns out.........they had never, ever held a gun in their life!!!! The instructors told them how to hold their gun, they even asked "where do the bullets go again" (in an American drawl). They were told they were shooting partridge and they didn't know what that was, so the Gamekeeper had to get one out of the chiller and show them!!!!!
All the beaters had to wear fluorescent jackets just to be on the safe side and I saw loaders pushing their guns up because they were shooting in the banks.
It beggars belief really doesn't it?
Anyway, my daughter worked Toby and he was an absolute star for her, not once did he run to me or bring me his bird, he knew that Daughter was his Mummy for the day - bless him.
As usual my Spaniel was excellent and we are really getting the hang of presenting the bird to hand (but not all the time!). It was so sunny and hot the dogs got really exhausted but luckily there is a stream at every drive for them to cool off.
Finsihed at 1pm because the Americans had planes to catch at 2pm followed by a lovely roast chicken lunch and champagne (kindly donated by the guns).
They also raised £4000 for charity as a forfeit for every pheasant shot! (£1000 for each pheasant!).
How the other live eh?
How is everyone else doing this season so far and I still want to hear about show/agility/flyball, etc updates
