Game Shooting Locations

Located deep in the heart of Hampshire, Norman Court is one of England's best kept secrets. Two thousand acres of classic broadleaf woodland and stunning chalk valleys allow for some superb pheasant and partridge shooting in traditional style on this most beautiful of estates.

Norman Court offers a range of Driven days from 100 – 250 birds; full hospitality is provided and served in the newly renovated and fully equipped shoot lodge. In addition we offer some smaller boundary days in the company of head keeper, William Egremont. Flighting wild duck over the meadows as the light fades can be arranged and provides an exciting end to your days sport

Soundborough is a 1200 acre Cotswold sporting estate, owned by Ian and Elizabeth Wills. The shoot is keepered by Andrew Holloway and provides 16 days shooting, of which half are let. Every day is hosted by the family giving an informal and relaxed feeling that the estate is yours for the day.

The shoot has gained a reputation for testing pheasants and partridges and we offer full days with a bag of 200 birds, there is occasionally the chance to join a day as an individual gun. A three course lunch in the newly refurbished shoot room and all refreshments are provided. Afternoon tea will be served back at the dining room, with a chance to reflect on the day.

Nestled in the rolling Blackdown hills the Staple Fitzpaine shoot makes full use of the terrain to show high and fast birds in true West Country style. The Blackdown Hills form a tranquil, beautiful, and relatively isolated landscape on the Devon and Somerset border. Steep ridges, high plateaux, valleys and springs create a stunning mosaic of countryside.

Pheasant, Partridge and duck make up the bag with a good show of migratory woodcock throughout the season. Days of 50 to 75 birds are available for teams of six to eight guns. A traditional two course lunch in the shoot lodge is included in the day fee.

Bickton manor is set in 500 acres of ancient water meadows on the Hampshire, Dorset border. The river Avon flows gently through the heart of the estate with picturesque carrier streams dividing the meadows and woods in the valley floor to provide some exceptional lowland duck shooting with pheasant shown from the wooded valley sides and various cover crops.

Refreshments of soup and sausages break up the morning drives and a traditional lunch is served in the host's dining room before the final two drives. Bickton offers a range of small to medium sized driven days with a relaxed family atmosphere.

Rodney Smith and Peter Martin have recently taken over the management of the long running Finkley Shoot. The shoot is well established and was run privately by Nelson Dance for over 50 years until his death in April 2004.

The estate offers 12 days of pheasant shooting, mainly on Thursdays throughout November and December. The shoot is based over approximately 1200 acres of picturesque rolling farmland and mature woodland in North Hampshire. The drives have been tried and tested over many years to produce quality days of 100 to 200 birds. With good use of cover-strip mixes providing excellent cover for game. Finkley is well located with easy access to major roads, and the town of Andover is only a few miles away.

Burnworthy Manor, owned by Rupert and Lizzie Phillips, is a 13th Century family run estate surrounded by 1,200 acres of wooded valleys nestling in the Blackdown Hills of Somerset.

Burnworthy's shooting history stretches back to the 1930’s when game shooting was first started and a very successful duck and pheasant shoot was developed which continued up until 2009. At this point the shoot was developed further under new management to provide many new and more challenging drives to suit the rolling terrain.

Driven pheasant days at Burnworthy range from 150 to 300 birds with all the trimmings, hospitality is provided by the lady of the house which completes this fabulous experience.