Beaters’ Day 2025

My eldest and middle sons hit the requisite number of days to take part in Beaters’ Day. We only have the one suitable gun so they alternated. My eldest thinks he pricked a pheasant (with his 9gram cartridge) and a pricked pheasant was picked lower down the hill… so he’s chalking that up as a kill. Lovely day for it despite a shortage of birds.

 

[Pedro]

Good for them!

 

[chriswjx]

Good to see the young uns enjoying it and getting a shot!

Just back from my first ever beaters day as well! (Though not a beater I load/mind)

 

[Sol]

Lucky kid! Its a fun days out, I slept in this year then slept in for stalking a few days later bloody alarm.

Bit of a shame, considered actually going "alone" this year (not actually alone, but a close peg next to my buddy rather than standing next to him) oh well, plenty of years in the future about to be early twenties... plenty of time lol.

 

[Liveonce]

Great memories made and exactly what all shooting sports need, more young people participating.

 

[shakey jake]

Had three this week. My lad shot his first pheasant with first shot dead in the air
Great to see kids out and enjoying it

 

[Ronin]

Good to see

My youngest on peg at Beaters Day two weeks ago

 

[lochty]

View from my peg yesterday. 1888 H & H worked quite well.

 

[Ratel]

One from a Keepers day some 40+.years ago. I am sure it was Warwick Castle.

 

[Flash G 74]

Hello, Excellent Post, Thanks for sharing

 

[wytonpjs]

Good to see

My youngest on peg at Beaters Day two weeks ago

A semi - obviously means business

 

[Flash G 74]

Hello, Excellent Post, Thanks for sharing

Hello, I still remember getting my first 410 at 15 years, Dad paid £6 , Double hammer jobby , Back in those days, Pheasant/ Rabbit/ and Pigeon was on many family dinners

 

[johnnytheboy]

This is what it’s all about! Big love to this!

 

[Ronin]

A semi - obviously means business

Even further from Grace - pump

Managed two hens and a cock though one perfectly overhead (moderately high) folding and landing two feet from his peg