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Grilled partridge with pearl barley wild mushroom risotto

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Serves 4 Partridges 2 partridges (can be supplemented with 4 quail out of season) 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp dried rosemary salt and pepper to season Pearl barley risotto […]

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plucked brace of grouse

Calling all London & South East game shooters

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To celebrate the approaching season we will be hosting an afternoon at the Essex Shooting School with an evening meal at The Cart Shed Restaurant. Tuesday the 12th of July […]

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The one we left with the hinds

My first Highland Stag

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A couple of weeks ago I thought I would treat myself to a stalk on a rare week without guests. Asa, who is my gillie/keeper for the 2015 season, and […]

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2015-2016 Sporting Breaks With The Shotgun Chef

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This year we will be running all our usual breaks up on Lewis, as well as a few more adventurous trips away from Cuba, across Europe and, in time, even […]

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venison wellington made from muntjac

Venison Wellington

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Venison Wellington makes a fantastic centrepiece for a dinner party. It is not, as is often assumed, an invention for that famous Duke’s epic victory, but rather so named because […]

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Shooting at Soval House

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It’s been a fantastic start to 2015 at Soval House. Despite the Isle of Lewis being the primary target for THAT weather bomb and being battered by the worst storms […]

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Pheasant and rabbit pie is bang in season for December and makes a great festive starter

Pheasant and rabbit pie

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This elegant pie is fantastic for any festive gatherings you may be holding over the next couple of months. I like to use wild rabbit because it is far more […]

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Sunset down at the Strandavat Estury

Finally – I get to fire my gun!

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After being on the island for nearly two weeks,  I got to dirty my barrels for the first time yesterday evening. The night before I had gone out with the […]

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Duck flights of fantasy

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Those of you who read this blog regularly will know that I had a particularly disastrous experience duck flighting last year, and would not be too keen to repeat it […]

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Lifestyle, Shooting, The Shotgun Chef, Thoughts from the wife, Wildlife

Grouse and coconut curry

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If you find that your grouse have been badly shot, this is a fantastic recipe to make the most of what’s left of the carcase so that the birds don’t […]

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