Some of the most high-profile shots in the country come together for a Jack Pyke shoot day at the Upperwood Estate in the Peak District, including Andy Crow, Dan Thor, Jason Doyle, Paul Childerley, Wayne Martin and Brody Woollard. They are there to try high birds in a tricky breeze... and the banter and backchat flows. Here’s what four of them are shooting:
▶ Andy Crow: Blaser F16 with ¾ and ¾ chokes + Gamebore Dark Storm Quad Seal 34-gram 5s
▶ Jason Doyle: Rizzini Exmoor Round Body with 32in barrels with ¾ and ¾ chokes + Hull High Pheasant Extreme with Hydro Wad 34-gram 5s
▶ Dan Thor: Browning B525 Hunter Elite with Imp Mod and Mod chokes + a mixture of Lyalvale Express 40g 3s and Lyalvale Express’s Ultimate High Performance Steel with Earth Wad 32g 4s
▶ Wayne Martin: Krieghoff Supersport with ¾ and ¾ chokes + Gamebore Dark Storm Quad Seal 34-gram 4s
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Why shoot game birds?
Game is wild, natural and free range, and it is one of the healthiest meats available today. It is low in cholesterol and high in protein. Results from research commissioned by the Game-to-Eat campaign (Leatherhead Food International Research 2006) suggest that there are real health benefits to eating game. Both pheasant and partridge contain high levels of iron, protein, vitamin B(6) and selenium, which helps to protect cells from damage caused by free radicals.
In addition to the nutritional benefits of game, game shooting is worth £2 billion annually to the UK rural economy and supports 74,000 jobs. There are 480,000 (UK government figures) active game shooters in the UK who enjoy bird shooting under the principles of the Code of Good Shooting Practice.
More than 2 million hectares are actively managed for shooting in the UK creating proven (PACEC, 2014) conservation benefits and preserving important habitats for a diverse range of flora and fauna, in particular farmland birds. UK shooting providers spend £5.4 million on cover crop seeds every year and maintain over 25,000ha of wild-bird cover.
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