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Shooting in Spain – the conundrum

Shooting in Spain has been so often talked about in whispered tones as something special and different, a real treat because of the perceived expense and something that perhaps only the very privileged do.

La Cuesta
La Cuesta

I recently had the good fortune to visit two contrasting estates in Spain, which led me to reflect on how we view Spain nowadays.

Ventosilla
Ventosilla

First, it remain special and different. Special because of the quality of shooting but also because so often the weather is much more pleasurable, the pace of the shoot days is so relaxed due to the extended light and of course the food is so different and delicious. To sit amongst the trees in or out of the sunshine, enjoying tapas after a couple of superb drives is one of the great shooting experiences.

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Pica Zuro Lodge, Cordoba, Argentina 2013

Pica Zuro Lodge, our home for three nights.

Pica Zuro Lodge, our home for three nights.

Having had a great week’s fishing at Kau Tapen down in Tierra del Fuego (read about it here), we were sad to say goodbye to some of our team who were non-shooters at Buenos Aires domestic airport, Aeroparque. Seven of us came through the luggage area and headed upstairs to the food halls where we had a typically dodgy airport lunch (probably made worse by our poor ordering in Spanish!) and watched Ireland v France in the Six Nations. We then headed through security which was again a breeze, comparatively, had our now standard one-hour delay and headed to Cordoba.

Pigeon Shooting and Photography – testing the new mast for unique shots

Taken from the mast, a pigeon comes straight in to the decoys.

Had an interesting time this weekend trying out the new stand or mast for the grouse season. The theory is to get above the butts and take some unique shots looking down on the butts and the action. My concern is that it will be difficult to see the grouse on the background of the moor but the view from above could be wonderful with the heather in bloom. The shots will certainly be unique.