Before the season
Permissions, land knowledge, habitat and conservation work, lawful pest management, safety planning and careful liaison with everyone who works the holding.
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The Field Guide
Your land.
Your priorities.
An open guide to how The Gamekeeper works with landowners, guests and the wider countryside.
The first principle
We are guests on your land.
Farming, livestock, crops, family, neighbours and the ordinary work of a holding are paramount. Shooting is a supplementary opportunity, never a reason to interrupt what matters most. Every proposal is discussed with you, arranged around your requirements and can be paused or declined.
The keeper's year
Care that does not begin and end on a shoot day.
Before each day
A check of the land, access, conditions, livestock, crops, public routes, weather and the agreed plan. The day proceeds only when it remains suitable.
During a shoot
Clear briefings, safe standards, practical coordination, respect for the farm and guests, and proper attention to the welfare of land, people and animals.
Afterwards
A careful close-down, recovery and records where relevant, a check of the ground, feedback and plans for the next appropriate step.
Landowner co-operatives
Neighbouring ground, considered properly.
Smaller holdings can sometimes create a worthwhile sporting opportunity together, even where no single parcel could support it alone. The Gamekeeper considers suitable approved land as a whole; landowners do not need to coordinate their own neighbours.
Every landowner remains in charge of their own parcel. Registration does not grant access, create an event or oblige anyone to proceed. A proposed arrangement is discussed and approved before it is offered to guests.
How returns are treated: direct costs are agreed and removed first. Any remaining return is divided by an agreed contribution measure—usable approved ground, access, cover, infrastructure and practical work—not simply the acreage written on a title. An equal split is appropriate only when the contributions are genuinely comparable.
Mobile clay days
The Mobile Field Lodge.
A polished, mobile base for a clay day on suitable approved land. It gives guests a place to arrive, be welcomed, receive their briefing and enjoy the agreed hospitality between sessions.
Clay events are offered on a flat event-fee basis once the location, party, inclusions, practical arrangements and date have been personally reviewed. The final figure and what it includes are confirmed in writing before an event is booked.
Site suitability is never assumed. Safe orientation, neighbours, livestock, crops, public access, noise, weather and the farming calendar are all considered before a date is offered.
Important to know
Clear before you enquire.
Are dates confirmed online?
No. Every request is an enquiry. A date, location, price and activity are confirmed only by The Gamekeeper in writing.
Does land registration approve shooting?
No. Land is reviewed, and normally visited, before it can be accepted. Written permission remains in place until it is revoked in writing.
Can farming work take priority?
Always. Landowners can say where and when access is appropriate, and may pause or decline any proposed activity.