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We're at the Oxford Gun Company, where the University Championship hosted by Oxford Brookes
has attracted entries from universities as far afield as York, Aberystwyth and Plymouth.
Contenders for the prizes are the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester, Harper-Adams and Warwickshire
College. Now, when we went pheasant shooting with the lads and lass from Cirencester, they
were quite punchy about their chances. Let's remind ourselves what they thought of their
shooting ability
Best!
So how are they feeling today?
Good just a few easy ones, but apart from that it's gone really well, so it's good.
It's not going too badly, I shot reasonably well, so I'm reasonably pleased.
It's good practice, it's nice having another competition as well on the circuit with the
universities and it makes bit of a nice change, bit of a day out for them.
The main competition is a 50-bird sporting, with two side events: the Browning RabbitMania
and the Pool Shoot, and there are prizes available for all. Other attractions include driving
vehicles over the steep earth bunds with both Cotswold ATV and Stratstone Landrover Cheltenham.
One of the sponsors is the Clay Pigeon Shooting Association, keen to bring young people into
the sport
Well youngsters, if you'll excuse the cliché but they are the future of the sport, but
we are delighted to be involved with the Schools challenge and the University challenge simply
to show our support at that end of the sport and to help to give people who are starting
the sport at a young age a reference point really that we are the governing body that's
there and when they continue their shooting beyond school and university they will be
entering competitions and be members of the association of course.
Of course, students being students also get up to antics. Please can whoever took it return
the NFU flag! Nice to see the NFU is so well loved.
At the end of the day it's the prize giving. Winner of the men's prize is Stuart Hart from
Harper Adams. Ladies winner is Rosie Freeth from the Royal Agricultural College. And the
team prize goes to … Harper Adams.
What a great end to a fantastic first event. We have had 100 odd students here, we have
had some fantastic scores, great weather and hopefully it will be back in the calendar
for next year and for the next event which is the Schools Challenge on the 6th May and
the Bredon Festival of Shooting, do come along and join us.
If you would like to take part in either the University Challenge or the Schools Challenge
events, which take place throughout the year, go to www.theschoolschallenge.co.uk