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It would be fair to say that I am pretty well addicted to my walked-up shooting and regular readers will have hopefully enjoyed the antics of my little rough shooting syndicate, the Circle of Trust.

Years ago, walked-up or rough shooting was the mainstay of many a Gun and I know for plenty of people it was how they were introduced to the world of shooting. Then along came driven shooting, which proved more accessible to the masses; available and suitable ground got snapped up, small farms that would have traditionally hosted small informal walk-around days for family and friends joined ranks and turned into small driven DIY or farm shoots. As

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