The boys and girls from Sedbergh School run their own pheasant shoot. It’s a project that introduces them to conservation, wildlife and the great outdoors. Enthusiastically backed by staff, parents and locals, they put on several shoot days throughout the season. There’s a waiting list of kids to join the shoot. We join them for a day.
For more from Sedbergh School, go to SedberghSchool.org
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Fulham Shooting Club
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Rocketing fen partridges with a .410
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More squirrels than pheasants on farm shoot with Gareth Wyn Jones
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Sedbergh School Shoot
The boys and girls from Sedbergh School run their own pheasant shoot. It’s a project that introduces them to conservation, wildlife and the great outdoors. Enthusiastically backed by staff, parents and locals, they put on several shoot days throughout the season. There’s a waiting list of kids to join the
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