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Written Question · S3W-34195 · Session 3

What average income shooting businesses receive per pheasant shot by their clients.

Answered Asked by Rhona Brankin Lab Lodged 4 Jun 2010

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what average income shooting businesses receive per pheasant shot by their clients.

The answer

Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 Jun 2010 · 12 days after it was lodged, on time

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation estimate that shooting businesses that charge for pheasant shooting would expect anything from £25-40 per bird, plus VAT if applicable, assuming that this would be driven pheasant shooting. A number of these businesses could also offer clients walked-up shooting and it could be that the average cost per pheasant for walked-up shooting would be around £15-20.
The majority of pheasants shot in Scotland each year are shot on driven shoots.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-34195 by reference.