It depends on the drive. I stop at 50 yds because after 50 I'm shooting your birds. Not good manners.
And I like my ctrg/bird ratio below 2.
Partridge over the hedges with a tail wind are fabulous. Much more interesting to me than High pheasant. But, the whole affair is about "testing birds", and that's based on your skills.
Your loader/caretaker will point out the birds you should go for.
The hospitality at a good shoot is phenomenal. The hotels and service, sublime. Here, you can tell when the service is phony glad handing. There, the whole idea is to anticipate, and fulfill your smallest wishes for you without your notice.
CZ:
Thank you for your insight with Ripley- good information- my guns are 2.5" so I'm a bit leery of the high pheasant situation. The partridge do sound fun and I also agree with what you are saying about the hotels and service all around. I'm certainly a neophyte when it comes to UK shooting having only been once, but really enjoyed it- so I'm wanting to branch out a bit with shooing there. Thanks again...
