The shoot we work with is set in the stunning West Dorset countryside. The morning will involve three drives, which will be led by shoot owners Robert and Chris. After the second drive, we will stop for coffee and homemade cakes. The third drive will take us up to lunchtime for hot soup and a shot of River Cottage bull-shot, before we head back to River Cottage HQ.
Once back and relaxed at HQ, we will spend the afternoon in the River Cottage Barn, with Ray Smith, our brilliant River Cottage butcher. The afternoon is an opportunity to really get stuck in to the butchery yourself or you can watch as Ray demonstrates...it is entirely up to you. We will teach you how to pluck and draw your own pheasant and Ray will also show how to skin and obtain the pheasant breast for cooking. We will then make game sausages. The butchery session will end with a demonstration from one of our River Cottage chefs, who will show you how to make some gamey treats with the pheasant and other game.
You will take home a plucked and dressed pheasant ready for the oven.
At about 5.30pm we will serve a glass of Dorset bubbly and canapés to welcome partners for the dinner and this will also give you an opportunity to walk around the River Cottage smallholding building up our appetites for a delicious dinner in the 17th Century Farmhouse dining room.
You and your friends will dine on a veritable 4 course game feast, some of which you have seen prepared or prepared yourself. Local and organic French wines will accompany each course. The evening will finish at around 9.30pm.
The shoot we work with is very small, so we can only offer one day in December at the moment, but this will be reviewed in the New Year.
In running this event, safety has to be at the top of our agenda. There are a few restrictions we need to put in place, when a party books on to this event.
• All guests must own their own gun and hold a shot gun license – which the shoot organisers require to see on the day.
• All guests must hold a shooting insurance policy. Organisations such as BASC, CLA and Countryside Alliance all offer these with their membership. Proof of the policy is required on the day.
• All guests must have recent experience shooting of clay or game. The shoot organisers would like to have some idea of all guests experience so they can staff the morning accordingly. Unfortunately we can not accept any guest who have never shot before.
• All guns must be over 18 years old. Beaters must be over 16 years old.
If you have a partner or friend who would like to join the day as a beater, they are very welcome or if they just fancy coming for dinner we can also accommodate (though numbers are limited)
Party sizes
- Maximum group size: 8 guns, 4 beaters, 4 dinner only places
- Minimum group size: 6 guns, 4 beaters, 6 dinner places.
We have put a minimum group size in order to cover our costs but we can discuss this combination over the phone with you.
Prices:
£495 per gun
£175 per beater
£75 per person for a dinner place (5.30pm – 9.30pm)
Other points:
The shoot will be a 30 bird day.
Please note that can’t supply ear and eye protection on the day.
Cartridges are not included in the price; you will need to provide your own.
The price per gun includes the beaters tip.
All prices include VAT.
If you can’t get a group together, we are looking into running this course as single tickets as well – if you would like to be kept informed please email parkfarm@rivercottage.net
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