Joe (11) on his first ever beaters’ day. Together with his father Joseph, Joe’s been attending a small syndicate shoot near Durham and beating with their two vizslas, Rufus and Harvey. This time, Joe got to fire a shotgun for the first time – a single barrel .410. Both Joe and his dad had great fun, even though they didn’t hit anything.
Sparsholt’s history stretches back 125 years. Fifty years ago, the college pioneered the country’s first dedicated gamekeeping course.
The wind, rain and mud did nothing to dampen the spirits of a group of youngsters who attended a BASC Young Shots game day in East Sussex in January.
More than 550 school children attended a three-day educational event at the Ledston Estate last week hosted by Countryside Learning and BASC.
