Early season shoot days

While early-season shoot days are a privilege to attend, they require a different approach to those later in the year. But when it comes to the sport, don’t get complacent: early doesn’t necessarily mean easy writes Jonathan Irby.

My enjoyment of early-season shoot days remains as strong as ever. But there is more to this appreciation of an August day on a moor, a September day in fields of stubble and an October day among leaf-clad trees than just nostalgia.

Don’t get me wrong, I...