Game shooting in West Sussex

West Sussex, United Kingdom

Good quality birds in the heart of the south downs on a beautiful private estate.

West Sussex, United Kingdom

Set in the High Weald area of Mid Sussex, an area of outstanding natural beauty consisting of Estate parkland, ancient woodland and woods planted 200+ years ago specifically for shooting. Hills, valleys and ghylls give a good variety of stands and variety. Some game crops used to add extra bird interest, and some wild partridge breed here each year with coveys seen on variors drives. The syndicate shoot usually on Saturdays, but some weekdays. Landowner is the shoot captain and provides a 4x4 but some members also bring their own. Well behaved dogs allowed, fibre wad cartridges only, and experienced game shots welcome. We meet locally at 9am, move off by 9:20 and shoot till a break in the field for a mid-day snack. Shoot through till Lunch at 2:30pm, home cooked traditional fare with puddings and wine. Birds available in feather at end of day ( brace or 2 free ), and oven ready as available. Target bags are usually 275 pheasant before Christmas and 225 afterwards. Price per gun includes lunch and shooting. NO VAT charged. New guns join our BASC registered club as a 'support member' and must either be BASC members or pay a £25 joining fee. Price per bird is fixed per season and extra/refund is due if the bag is more than +/- 10% of target. Note: a refund is limited to 88% of the day's fee per member.

West Sussex, United Kingdom

The Norfolk Estate, Arundel is one of the foremost shooting estates in the country. It consists of a very high quality reared pheasant shoot within the walls of Arundel Park and a wild grey partridge manor on the arable land above the castle. High quality wild pheasant shooting is sometimes available on the partridge ground when stocks allow and is a unique experience.

West Sussex, United Kingdom

Why Three Valleys? Three different valleys, three different topographies but one great day out. A hidden gem in Mid Sussex known only to those that shoot here. Steep valleys and ancient woodland shooting ideal for both experienced guns and novices alike.

West Sussex, United Kingdom

Tattleton Estate is in the High Weald AONB, and is centred on a 1KM lake that was a Medieval “Hammer Pond”, created for the iron industry for which this part of Sussex was famous.  Fortunately, the natural topography of a high sided valley, with woodland tops, and streams and springs feeding down to the lake, that made it suitable for a hammer pond, also lends itself very well to a driven Pheasant shoot. The shoot is over 500 acres, of which 220 is woodland, roughly split 50/50 between ancient forest and Scots Pine. This mixture of open pasture and woodland, together with the natural folds and contours of the valley, creates a varied and testing day’s shooting yet is only 10 minutes from Junction 11 of the M23, and 20 minutes from Gatwick Airport. There has been significant investment in the infrastructure of the estate since 2007, but the shoot benefits from the presence of a very stable team – the Gamekeeper has been in post for nearly 30 years, and the Shoot Captain has been running days here for over 20 years. This experience ensures that each day runs smoothly, responding to all the variables of nature and the team’s abilities. A typical day starts with the team meeting in Tattleton House at 8.45 for coffee, bacon rolls, and a briefing. One of the features of shooting at Tattleton is that the guns then hand over their shotguns, cartridges, spare clothing, etc to a driver, whilst the guns themselves walk between the drives with the shoot captain (transport can be arranged for those that need it). The walk to the first drive usually involves a trip on the ferry across the lake, then we run the first two drives back to back before stopping for a drink. We then have one more drive before stopping for a snack of soup, pies, tea and coffee or other refreshments in the Tree House. After this we shoot 2 or 3 more drives, depending on how the day has gone, before returning to Tattleton House for drinks and a late two course lunch. Over the course of a day, shooting will include some open field drives, some woodland drives, and possibly a driven duck drive (by arrangement) as the lake, together with flighting ponds higher up the valley, creates a spectacular duck drive. From mid November onwards, we usually see a few Woodcock during the day. By taking advantage of the folds in the valley and the varied woodland, we are able to choose from over 20 different drives that produce a variety of shooting to test inexperienced and more accomplished alike. We usually stand 8 guns, although can push this to 9. We do not charge overages - just leave it to the Keeper and Shoot Captain to manage.