This is 13-year-old Freyja on her first day of beating. One of the dogs dropped this pheasant in front of her and she had no hesitation in picking it up. By the end of the day she was carrying four pheasants and one rabbit. She also shot her first pheasant on beaters’ day!
Marta Jacyna is BASC’s communications officer. She is passionate about the countryside and enjoys deer stalking and foraging for food.
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.
