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Plas Dinam

Having retired from the corporate world of private banking, Sandy Swinton is now a jobbing pianist and our new roving reporter, unearthing sporting gems around the country. First stop is Powys.

Blue grouse red letter day

Retired financier Sandy Swinton recalls his best day in the field shooting woodpigeon with legendary guide Peter Schwerdt.

A head start

Whether you are new to shooting or a seasoned veteran on the peg, the off season is an important time to prepare for your first day, explains top game shooting instructor Simon Ward.

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Simon Ward

Looking to the future

Alan Beynon BVM&S MRCVS, Director of St David’s Game Bird Services, looks at how the pandemic has helped create positive change.

Bright young things

We visit the ambitious young team at Forthampton that's given the estate's historic shoot an overhaul.

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Fieldsports Journal

On the front foot

St David’s Gamebird Services work with roughly 3,500 shoots across the UK and Ireland. As the gamebird rearing season approaches, we speak to Director Alan Beynon, a qualified veterinary practitioner with over 30 years’ experience.

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Fieldsports Journal

Has your shoot been audited?

More and more shoots are opening up their release pens to British Game Assurance auditors in a bid to show best practice. However, some have shunned the process as they are worried about failing. We meet the BGA auditors to debunk the myths and explain what actually happens on the day.

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Fieldsports Journal

Prescombe shoot

Just why is everyone raving about this mixed shoot on the Wiltshire/Dorset border?

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Matt Kidd

Lead: A poisonous issue

Waitrose is the largest retailer of game in Britain. Communications manager John Gregson wrote the supermarket’s controversial policy on selling game shot with lead. As a keen shooter, he understands the subject well.

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John Gregson