rough shootn.

1883 Times 20 July 1/2 (advt.) A good all-round rough shoot of over 1,500 acres. Well stocked with partridges, pheasants, hares, and rabbits.

1900 Field 29 Sept. Advt. p. vi/2 Wanted, a good rough shoot,..on Lease; plenty of rabbits essential; 2000 to 5000 acres.

1924 R. Clapham Sport on Fell, Beck & Tarn iii. 42 The chief charm of the rough shoot lies in being able to slip away alone for an hour or two's shooting whenever time permits.

1984 H. Adair Shooting & Countryside viii. 115 Walking over a rough shoot with the gun and a few friends, with gundogs.

1995 Farmers Weekly 21 July 115 (advt.) 40 year old BASC member requiring rough shoot, 60 mile radius of Glasgow.

2006 R. Hains Chameleon xx. 228 A small clearing probably used as a rough shoot for wood-pigeons.

1889 London Society Aug. 179 If out with you for a rough shoot where you have to work for your game, the Honourable will probably moon along.

1943 A. Hearn Shooting & Gunfitting x. 43 Walked-up birds..is a very popular type of shooting for the sportsman of moderate means who takes a rough shoot, and the same system is sure to come in even in big shoots.

1976 Shooting Times & Country Mag. 16 Dec. 48/2 (advt.) Yellow dog, 2 years, trained for rough shoot.

2000 L. Underwood Greatest Hunting Stories Ever (2004) 95 ‘Rough Shoot’..is what the Brits call the type of shoot where one works a piece of country to bag whatever legal game one can kick up.