The Shoot Captain – The Person Who Keeps the Day Moving

Every successful shooting day has someone quietly holding the whole occasion together. While the Guns remember the finest birds, the dogs and the conversation over lunch, the Shoot Captain is usually thinking several drives ahead, checking timings, liaising with the keeper and making certain that everyone knows where they should be.

Bryn Parry captures that familiar figure brilliantly in The Shoot Captain. An ex army type, with plans and barking orders - we all know someone like this!

Bryn Parry’s Affectionate View of the Shooting Field

Bryn Parry had a rare ability to recognise the characters found within country sports and turn them into warm, memorable cartoons. His humour was never simply about making fun of people. It came from affection, observation and a genuine understanding of the friendships and small rituals that give a day in the countryside its character.

The Shoot Captain is a perfect example. Good organisation is essential, yet no amount of planning can control every bird, change in weather or unexpected delay. Bryn celebrates the person who accepts that challenge and somehow keeps the day cheerful, safe and moving in the right direction.

A Practical Record of a Memorable Shooting Day

This Shoot Game Card is more than an amusing cover. Inside there is space to record the name and date of the shoot, the Guns taking part, the Head Keeper, weather conditions and the final bag. Separate entries allow pheasants, partridges, duck, woodcock, snipe, grouse and other game to be recorded clearly.

Completed game cards are often kept long after the day itself. Over time they become a personal archive of sporting memories, recalling old friends, exceptional dogs, memorable drives and those occasions when the weather or birds refused to follow the Shoot Captain’s carefully prepared plan.

The card also carries A Father’s Advice, a traditional reminder of safe, considerate and responsible behaviour in the shooting field. It reinforces the idea that a successful day is measured not only by the bag, but by good conduct, companionship and respect for everyone involved.

A Thoughtful Gift for the Organiser of the Day

The Shoot Captain makes an especially appropriate gift for the person who organises the shoot, coordinates the syndicate or somehow manages to keep everyone together from the first peg draw to the final count. It is equally suitable for a host, gamekeeper, Gun or guest who enjoys Bryn Parry’s unmistakable sporting humour.

After a memorable invitation, it is still good manners to send a handwritten note of thanks. Explore our Shooting Greeting Cards for a suitable card to thank the host, keeper or Shoot Captain for the day.

Discover More Country Sports Gifts

Complete the day with our practical Shoot Peg Markers and Shoot Cards, or browse our wider selection of Country Sports Gifts. Each collection celebrates the humour, traditions and camaraderie of time spent in the British countryside.

• Features official artwork by Bryn Parry
• Records the shoot, Guns, keeper, weather and final bag
• A useful keepsake for driven and walked-up shooting days
• An ideal gift for shoot captains, hosts, keepers and syndicate members

Bespoke Shoot Game Cards

Looking for something created especially for your shoot, syndicate, estate or corporate shooting day?

We can produce personalised Shoot Game Cards featuring your own shoot name, or create a fully bespoke design incorporating your own artwork, logo and branding.

Minimum order: 100 cards. Prices start at £120 + VAT and delivery.

For further details, artwork requirements and a quotation, please email sales@countrysidegreetings.co.uk.