Gus raced after the downed pheasant, and Walter whirled around to his dad Tom in a shared mix of excitement and shock between father and son. “He’s been so excited to get out and hunt,” Tom ...

A straightaway pheasant seems like an odd choice for one ... Stay ready, look for the beak or even the eye, and shoot right at the head. You don’t need to lead teal much at all.

The pheasant shooting seasons begins on October ... In some rearing units beaks are 'trimmed' at 10 to 14 day intervals. The pain the birds are subjected to when their beaks are cut has been ...

In an effort to control this behaviour, they are fitted with painful beak clips and blinkers ... To learn more about the reality of the pheasant rearing and shooting industry, contact Animal ...