Irish rough shoot

In the latest of his Wild Wing Shooting series, Jason Doyle is shooting pheasants and, well, whatever he comes across with Matt Jarvis, a Londoner who moved to Ireland for the sport.

▶ Gamebore supplies the cartridges http://www. gamebore.com
▶ The Benelli 828u came from GMK http://www.gmk.co.uk
▶ Clothing from Jack Pyke http://www.jackpyke.co.uk
▶ This item is also sponsored by Enforcer Pigeon Decoys https://www.enforcerdecoys.co.uk

This item appears in Fieldsports Ireland, episode 7 http://Fcha.nl/fieldsportsireland7

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Why shoot game birds?
Game is wild, natural and free range, and it is one of the healthiest meats available today. It is low in cholesterol and high in protein. Results from research commissioned by the Game-to-Eat campaign (Leatherhead Food International Research 2006) suggest that there are real health benefits to eating game. Both pheasant and partridge contain high levels of iron, protein, vitamin B(6) and selenium, which helps to protect cells from damage caused by free radicals.
In addition to the nutritional benefits of game, game shooting is worth £2 billion annually to the rural economy and supports 74,000 jobs. There are 480,000 (UK government figures) active game shooters in the UK who enjoy bird shooting under the principles of the Code of Good Shooting Practice.
More than 2 million hectares are actively managed for shooting in the UK creating proven (PACEC, 2014) conservation benefits and preserving important habitats for a diverse range of flora and fauna, in particular farmland birds. UK shooting providers spend £5.4 million on cover crop seeds every year and maintain over 25,000ha of wild-bird cover.