Not sure if this should be here....pheasants.....

[WoopsiiD]

Brother in Law who I always believed to be a bit of a wimp and an anti has recently expressed a deep interest in going pheasant shooting.
He is a keen cook and would like to do his own 'Kill it, Cook it, Eat it'.
I have been approached to help with this.....because 'you have a horse'
- sister totally non horsey thinks all we do is charge around the countryside shouting Tally Ho!!!
any ideas oh brainy ones??? :grin:

 

[k9h]

He needs to get beating on a local shoot! That is the best way to go about it!

 

[WoopsiiD]

Cheers!!!!

 

[combat_claire]

www.nobs.org.uk

They offer training courses and the chance to find beating opportunties - rack up enough days and there may be a beaters' day as a reward on the shoot.

Alternatively there are plenty of places where you can buy a day's shooting, but it don't come cheap, particularly with rising costs and you could be looking at £25 upwards per bird.

 

[Nickijem]

Has he done any shooting? If not I would recommend he has a day at a clay pigeon shoot and has a lesson. The pheasant shooting season finishes at the end of Jan so he would be best to try for a couple of days beating to get the idea of what happens on a shoot then try getting a few lessons throughout the year ready for the next season at the beginning of Oct.

 

[Orangehorse]

Yes, he needs some lessons, join BASC, apply to the Police for a gun licence, buy a gun and have a locked cabinet to keep it in.
To go shooting to kill anything you should be a reasonable shot with at least a decent chance of a clean kill, and you should know how to "despatch" something that isn't dead when it is picked up.

If he goes to a shooting school and expresses an interest I expect they could put him in touch with a local shoot to go as a beater.