The Pheasant Shoot - Upperwood Estate in the Dark Peak

A film about a northern pheasant and partridge shoot. There are clips of the birds being put to wood, feeding the birds, predator control and a shoot day.
The team of guns that were shooting today were great shots and as you can see had great banter with each other, which is what it is all about......enjoying the game.
If you don't agree with shooting, then just don't watch it...find something on leaf collecting instead!
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[@duncanmanns5654]

It's great to see on the video of all that goes into keepering .. a nice looking shoot ... birds flew well ... well done to all that was involved ....

[@Kjell_H]

Nice video. I liked it. As mentioned by others.....a lot of work put in by the game keeper and helpers ahead of the shooting. Thumbs up from Norway👍

[@freedomofabird]

+Kjell Hvamb (389L) Thank you from one great shooting nation to another!

[@leesutton9506]

really enjoyed that, so much work involved to put on a good days shooting.

[@freedomofabird]

+Lee Sutton Thanks Lee!

[@onlythecony]

You have made a real good job of that wee film...Loved it...

[@freedomofabird]

+Phil Lloyd Thanks Phil hopefully it showed a small amount of the hard work that goes into it.

[@benturnbull4009]

we the public don't see all the work put in for a successful shoot very well done

[@freedomofabird]

+Ben Turnbull Thanks Ben, the keeper puts a lot of time and effort into the shoot, with the help of a few others when needed.

[@ratrabbitandpestsniper1826]

Another great video to watch,I participate in all aspects of shooting myself and thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish,another thumbs up from me,,,

[@freedomofabird]

+RAT,RABBIT AND PEST SNIPER Thanks Buddy and happy hunting in 2017!

[@motomeadyhuntingndmotocros6147]

What a absolute brilliant video bloody good I like that

[@freedomofabird]

+motomeady hunting nd motocross Thanks Mate!

[@Ric0chetAus]

Great to see the land/pest management that goes into the shoot as well. Birds are well looked after as well! I bet you enjoy the flesh way more than any townie enjoys a chicken wrap from McDonald's anyway. Keep up the great videos

[@freedomofabird]

Haha. Thanks for the comment it is appreciated.

[@danryan4997]

It's refreshing to see a video on the whole process and from each perspective: keepers shooters beaters birds and pests ect 👌

[@freedomofabird]

+Countryman Shooting UK Thank you for those kind words. All the very best.

[@jakattack6092]

Great video!

[@freedomofabird]

+Jak Attack Thanks Jak!

[@ZeusPolecat]

A good watch! Well placed camera at 3:42

[@freedomofabird]

+Zeus Polecat Thanks! Yea thought you would appreciate that. They flew down that ride each time they got fed. GoPro on floor did the trick 👍

[@matthewo6077]

That was one nice video and that is one of the best ways to get foxes or a fox causing problems keep up the good work & video 👍

[@freedomofabird]

+Matthew O Thanks Matthew!

[@robkilcollins310]

absolutely beautiful scenery. I always enjoy your new videos. thanks for sharing!

[@freedomofabird]

Thanks Rob, I appreciate the comment

[@MrLeegunner]

Great video

[@freedomofabird]

+lee gaines Thanks buddy glad you enjoyed it.

[@rsturbo6958]

Good video!

[@freedomofabird]

Thanks rs

[@crimsonjoker4026]

that's one good view man i love your videos keep it up.and have a great year in 2017 :)

[@freedomofabird]

+Zane Roe Thanks Zane, very much appreciated!! All the very best to you too👍

[@bakhiacamauvlog8929]

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[@markmaloney5146]

Very nice..

[@freedomofabird]

Mark Maloney Thank Mark. Appreciated.

[@backyardmechanic921]

A great video, townies watch these sorts of video and haven't got a clue. They come out with comments like you are cruel but they don't see the cruelty that goes on in factory farming. Did I see some Golden Pheasants at the beginning? They were certainly different to the normal ones.

[@freedomofabird]

+enginemaker Thanks! We have had golden pheasants before, but those were Reeves Pheasants. They are comical and follow the quad everywhere. Territorial too!

[@voidpaladin6669]

Backyard Mechanic ha ha ha shooting an innocent bird out of the sky is so good and funny I am laughing so much about how they killed an innocent fox ha ha ha

[@minktrappingpaddy]

What a great video. One of the best I've seen on youtube👍

[@freedomofabird]

+Minktrappingpaddy Thanks that's great reassurance! Have a great year in 2017

[@mtscott1]

Great video. Thanks for posting. Were those some Hungarian partridges around the 4 minute mark?

[@freedomofabird]

+MT scott Thanks! No those were Redlegs, or French Partridge. The bird you are referring to Is the English partridge (Hungarian). We do have a wild stock of English, but they are rare and we don't shoot them.

[@dantheman9534]

another great video freedomoabird. that lad of yours is growing up fast!

[@freedomofabird]

Dan nabors Thanks. He is as tall as me now! (That isn't hard to beat though)

[@DonSalier]

Great vid guys! Quick question - what's the critter at 4:18? Is it a stoat/weasel? We don't really get them here in Australia, so am curious Cheers, and keep up the good work!

[@freedomofabird]

AzzurrA Thank you. Yes the one you talk about is the Stoat. The smaller one after it is the Weasel. Both of them live off small animals and birds, but at nesting time the Stoat does a tremendous amount of damage to ground nesting birds, particularly on the moors. The Stoat will also climb small trees to reach nests and will easily chase down and kill fully grown rabbits, something i have witnessed on several occasions. Like all predators they are great to study and we control them where necessary.

[@DonSalier]

Thanks for the reply! Always interesting to learn about animals on another continent! Was in the UK in November last year and was offered the opportunity to participate in a shoot but unfortunately my tight schedule didn't allow it - I would love to get back there in the next couple of years and take part in one!

[@freedomofabird]

+AzzurrA November would have been a good month to go too👍

[@perlogalism2167]

Great video as always. Quality rather than quantity!

[@freedomofabird]

Perlogalism Thank you, in fairness people just don't watch long videos. I have loads of other clips to go on but had to stop somewhere.

[@perlogalism2167]

True enough but I was referring to the fact that you don't post that many videos. Unlike some! BTW, did you get a drone from Santa :-)

[@freedomofabird]

+Perlogalism Yea I do these films for fun educational reasons rather than to say look how good I am or to gain loads of subscribers. No the drone footage was from a couple of years ago.

[@ferretingnipper]

Please make more videos especially ferreting

[@diarmuidsmithtwickobrien7439]

can you post videos more and nice lab.

[@freedomofabird]

+Diarmuid Smithtwick o brien Thanks! It's a patterdale but almost the same!

[@fingaonthatrigga]

as a person that shoots foxes all year round sometimes i question is it all worth it going out at the dead of night controlling foxes to protect game when in all sense we are going to shoot them anyway and trapping magpies and grey crows, anyway great video.

[@freedomofabird]

+Irishfoxer We are out 7 nights a week between us, controlling foxes, but you have to look at the bigger picture. We are controlling them for the protection of livestock as this is serious hill farming country, and also for the preservation of ground nesting birds. By that i don't just mean game birds, but all the waders such as Curlew, Oystercatchers, Woodcock, snipe etc not to mention the short earred owls. The RSPB forget to mention this when they talk about game shoots, and many other non shooters just don't realise this fact. Thanks for both watching and commenting, i am glad you enjoyed it, happy hunting.

[@goodfly1]

great video well done ,the birds are fall like bombs ,have you ever been hit by a fall bird ?

[@freedomofabird]

+goodfly1 Thanks goodfly. Not been hit but we have seen a few damaged cars as a result of falling birds! Luckily they have nearly always been owned by the person who shot the bird😂

[@goodfly1]

how long is the shooting season for this type of hunting.

[@freedomofabird]

goodfly1 Partridge is from September and pheasant is from October. Both seasons finish at the beginning of February

[@ryleedrake9602]

Why do u kill?

[@freedomofabird]

They taste nice

[@ajazshah9693]

oh my God what a beautiful country who the he'll says that their is no God I asked a question that idiot persons than how this beautiful earth created my itself? no accept it God has carpeted earth for mankind . pls give me the name which country ,,,,,and great hunting ground

[@voidpaladin6669]

Ha ha ha animal abuse is so funny I’m laughing so much about how they killed a innocent animal and shot a fox ha ha so funny you should be ashamed