In 1970 the estate car of choice was the Morris Traveller. Then the Range Rover was launched and changed everything. Shooting at the time was an exclusive undertaking. Either you were invited by the owners of large estates, manors or moors or you inveigled your way into a syndicate. This was a modern concept, creeping in as landowners sought to defray the spiralling costs of pretty much everything.
Wildfowlers lurked below the tideline and a bit of pigeon shooting might be had by making yourself useful to the local gamekeepers, with occasional pints thrown in for good measure.
Today it is fair to say that shooting is more accessible than ever — but who shoots these days, what do they shoot and how does the
