Pheasant shooting

Pheasant Shooting, a painting by Henry Thomas Alken (1785-1881)

Pheasant shooting is the sport of game shooting and is most popular in the United Kingdom but is practiced in other parts of the world. Shooting of game birds is carried out using a shotgun, most often 12 and 20 bore or a .410, often on land managed by a gamekeeper.

Usually seen as a sport practiced by the wealthy, the sport is popular across all walks of life. The pheasant shooting season in the UK runs 1 October to 1 February.^[1] Game shooting is defined in law by the Game Act of 1831

References

↑ "Pheasant Shooting Season". Pheasant Shooting Club. Retrieved 10 January 2015.

Game animals and shooting in the United Kingdom

Game birds	Common pheasant Grey partridge Red-legged partridge Red grouse Rock ptarmigan Black grouse¹ Eurasian woodcock Common snipe

Quarry species	Mallard Teal Wood pigeon Golden plover Canada goose Greylag goose Pink-footed goose Greater white-fronted goose² Eurasian wigeon Tufted duck Northern shoveller Northern pintail Gadwall Common pochard Common goldeneye Common moorhen Eurasian coot

Deer	Red deer Roe deer Fallow deer Sika deer Reeves's muntjac Water deer

Other quarry	European hare Red fox European rabbit

Opponents	League Against Cruel Sports Animal Aid

Law	Game Act 1831 Hunting Act 2004

See also	British Association for Shooting and Conservation Hunting and shooting in the United Kingdom Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust Countryside Alliance Driven grouse shooting Glorious Twelfth Gamekeeper Deer stalking

¹ Rarely shot due to declining numbers. ² England and Wales only; protected Scotland.

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