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| Bruno Van Marcke (the man with a walking stick and the hat) walking with his party to the shooting blinds, we were all excited, the first drive. |
There is a very large party of beaters and some of them are using horses, long time tradition at Soto Real. |
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| The beautiful main building at Soto Real Estate , the Estate has over 4000 hektares of shooting grounds. |
The result of the shooting for the first day... over 600 Partridges! |
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| Having lunch after two drives ( there is actually drinking and eating after every drive , warning ... you will not loose weight in this place! , Bruno´s trophies all over the walls. |
Taking a break after a succesful drive , Bruno with one of his guests from Belgium. |
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Getting ready, waiting for the first birds to fly over the blind. Each day there are 4 drives. Wake up call around 08:30, breakfast and then to the first blind , two drives is taken before lunch and another two after lunch , shooting day is finished around 17:00 to 18:00 hours , then back to the Estate for shower and relax. Coctail hour at 08:00 and then great dinner at 09:00. |
One of the places we rested and had snacks between drives. |
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| The gorgeous sitting room at Soto Real. |
Our man the owner , Bruno Van Marcke planning the next day of shooting. |
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| From the lunch lounge , Lion from Afrika in the background which Bruno took in Afrika. |
Season for the Red Leg Partridge at Soto Real is for 6 months or from October until March. |
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| The terrace at Soto Real main building. |
To get to Soto Real you fly either in to Sevilla or Jerez city , there are connections direct from London and from all Europe via Madrid. |
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| The Soto Real service center. |
From the garden. |
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| The rooms are very comfortable. |
The bathrooms. |
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| The reccomended bag for 8 guns for 2 days is 800 Partridges , if you wish you can add to that bag more birds. |
Happy Arni and John from Beretta in England after a great shooting in the morning. |
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| The most preferable number of guns is 8 in a party, and 2 days are fine .. 3 days even better but then you have had so much action that you are fine to fly home again. |
There is plenty of birds flying over your blind. |
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| One of the great dinners at Soto Real! |
Brunos Musk Ox from Greenland watching the hunters during lunch. |
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| Happy hunter Ms. Rasa. |
Great view from the blind over to Soto Real Estate. |
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| Watching over the drive. |
The Partridge were cooked for us at Soto Real , they tasted very good. |
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| Misty morning at Soto Real. |
End of a fantastic trip , time to go home. |
