Country Pursuits

It’s not just shooting! As country girls we are interested in all country pursuits! Look out for future blogs encompassing all country pursuits!

It’s Not Just A Childhood Memory

Written by Sarah Brogan

As children, I think most of us would remember paddling about in some sort of water, whether that be a pond, a stream, the sea or a river with brightly… Read more »

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An Insight Into Playing Polo

Video by Erin Slater

Our Ambassador Erin is a keen Polo player and shares her journey with us in this latest video. She talks about how she got started and what she has had… Read more »

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A Journey In To Shooting

Written by Philippa Stroud

How I started shootingEven from a young age I was around the shooting scene as my grandfather is a very active member of the game shooting community, he would take… Read more »

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Pigeon Shooting

Written by Olivia Stevens

At the start of April 2022, Hayley from The Country Girls UK came pigeon shooting with my Dad & me. On this day myself and Hayley didn’t set up for… Read more »

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The State Of The Game Season

Written by Murray Wilson

After a couple of hard seasons due to covid, we all needed a break to get everything back on track, but what has happened so far this year hasn’t helped… Read more »

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Sixteen years on, has the hunting ban really made much difference?

Written by Verena Bowyer

Were you there marching through the streets of London in 2002? When the Labour leader, Tony Blair, pushed through a bill to ban all hunting of animals with two or… Read more »

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Mental and Physical wellbeing– A days beating

Written by Matt Bateman

Driven Game shooting is good for the nation, though the nation doesn’t know it.   The Season is a huge part of the UK Countryside calendar.  It provides an income to the… Read more »

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Mental Health in Field Sports

Written by Julia Newman

Mental health has always affected many people, 1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year and 1 in 6 people report experiencing one… Read more »

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Would increasing the UK horsemeat industry reduce equine welfare issues?

Written by Verena Bowyer

You may remember when the world was in an uproar because there was horsemeat in a shepherd’s pie once. A household name on our plate. It’s a mix of two… Read more »

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The Country Girls UK shooting glossary

Written by The Country Girls UK

For those new to shooting and those in the community that are unsure about a few key shooting terms. We have written an alphabetical glossary to help make shooting less… Read more »

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