Shooting Gazette – September 2019

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PONDERING

PARTRIDGES

G

ameshootingis a broadchurch.

Whenit comesto partridges,

there are those devoted to

thetraditionalscenesof coveysbursting

overhedgerowswhereGunsonstubbles

have little time tothink beforepulling

thetrigger.Othershavecometoenjoy

extreme partridges,those presentedlike

pheasantshighabovewherethetalentsof

thisspecialbird- thinkspeedanddexter-

ity- cometo thefore10-fold.SoI’dlike

tothink there’s something for all tastes

partridge-wisein thisissue.

LastSeptember, MaryBremnerand

RichardFaulksraved tomeaboutthe

partridgesat Worlabyin theLincolnshire

Wolds,soit’sgreattobeable toshare

their words and pictures with you at

last – it’s certainly a different take on

Lincolnshire partridge. Elsewhere, Ben

SamuelsonandGiles Catchpoledebate

theissue ofextreme partridges. I’d be

interested to hear your views.

Adam Calvert offers useful advice

onhowtoavoidbrowningthecovey

when it heads straight for your peg

• goodshooting is everything, aswe
  know.Anddon’tmissChrisWarren’s
  insightsintothepartridge’srisein pop-
  ularityandJohnClements’lookbackat
  hisfamily’srelationshipwiththebird.
  The subject of shootday tipples is
  somethingI’m alwayskeentodiscuss,
  so I wasthrilledwhenCarolineRoddis
  sent inher suggestionsabout whatto
  serveduringandaftera dayin thefield.
  Oneplaceyou’dhavetoindulgein
  a littlealcoholicrefreshmentis aboarda
  privateplanetakingyouto yoursport-
  ingdestination.Now,thiskindof trans-
  portationmaysoundwaybeyondyour
  budgetbut,as MaryBremnerdiscovers,
  that’snotnecessarilythecase– it could
  actuallysaveyoua bob or two.
  Enjoytheissue.
  Martin Puddifer, Editor

FROM THE EDITOR

Welcome

Itisnowtwoyears

sincewelostour

much-admired

colleagueGraham

Cox.A doyenof

thegundogworld,

Grahamwasa

well-knownname

innumerous

circlesandofferedmanya wiseword

inthismagazine.WendyBardsley

headedtoBathrecentlytomeet

Graham’swife,Marilyn.I hopethatyou

aretouchedbyherwonderfulmemories

ofa wonderfulman.

Remembering Cox 86

Don’tmissthis month

Nobusinesscan

expecttosurvive

bystanding

firmontradition

withoutallowing

atleastsome

modernways

ofthinkinginto

itsplansforthe

future.TheGunTradeAssociation(GTA),

undertheguidanceofexecutivedirector

SimonWest,iscommittedtocombining

traditionandinnovationtohelpits

memberstoflourish.JohnWalker’s

fascinatingwordsontheGTA,itspast,

itspresentanditsfuturegiveusall

plentytothinkabout.

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