Walked Up Days with Shooting Club Grounds in Devon and Cornwall

For sheer variety of sport there is little to beat a walked up or mixed day. Pheasants will still be the main quarry but presented in a multitude of ways including some driven. Woodcock and snipe may well feature in the bag, as well as duck and pigeon. If you have your own dog this is where they will earn their keep, although unruly animals are a liability and mean fewer birds in the bag at the end of the day. Cost is from £125 per gun, depending on venue, and although the walking is not too onerous guns should be reasonably fit.

For a taste of something different why not try driven snipe? These elusive and unpredictable birds provide some of the most challenging sport. Their zig zag flight has been the downfall of many a fine shot and a box of cartridges will often result in only 2 or 3 birds in the bag. The numbers vary from season to season depending on weather conditions on the continent but hard weather can see them arrive in their thousands. The drives tend to be short, often only taking in a few fields at a time, with the keeper using his local knowledge to find the snipe on the day.