The family way

I’ve known Marvin Rear for about seven years through a clay shooting club. He is the cunning mastermind behind the layout of each fortnightly shoot. A great job he does too.

The clay club is on top of a hill, which overlooks some of the land where Marvin now shoots game and he has recently been lucky enough to become a member of the family-orientated syndicate. When I was offered a chance to join them on a day, I jumped at the opportunity.

Terrain

Moscow Farm sits in its own small valley with a single-track road running through and an impressive fort at Burrough Hill overlooking it. It is owned by the Johnson family, close friends of the Stimsons, who have the shooting rights. The shoot was set up 35 years ago by John