Where it all began

Methley is a peaceful village situated on the outskirts of Leeds. Its hard to imagine stood within the shoot that as the crow flies your less than 5-6 miles from the hustle and bustle of city life and you'd be forgiven for thinking you were miles from anywhere.  Our picturesque village boasts some outstanding scenery and woodland providing an outstanding habitat for our game birds.

Lee Jagger, our fearless leader and his family have been part of the farming community in Methley as far back as anyone can remember. Traditionally the village has always run a farmers shoot, so it went without saying that when the opportunity for Lee and his boys to take on the shoot he was eager to do so. 

Lee and his wife Kerry along with his mum and dad Howard and Joyce manage the family farm, they are joined by their two boys Will and Joey who are both keen game shooting enthusiasts and express a interest in continuing with the shoot in years to come. 

Lee  - Farmer by trade, shoot captain and head gamekeeper in his spare time. 

Lee has been a keen game shooting enthusiast since being a small boy, it was always his ambition to have an active role within the shoot at Methley, so when the opportunity arose he didn't need to think about it for too long.

Kerry is the crazy cocker lady, Having been introduced to the shoot by Lee her husband, Kerry became a fixture after taking on roles to provide hospitality, joining the beating line and eventually taking over the administrative duties for the running of the shoot. She is happiest in the beating line with her dog Tess and dishing out the prosecco at 11's.

Will and Joe are the children of Lee and Kerry and have both expressed much interest in taking our shoot forward in the future. Both lads help to ensure the smooth running of the shoot day to day, from feeding the birds year round, maintenance and take there positions within the beating and picking up teams on shoot days.

JC - Builder / Joiner by trade, 

Jonathan can turn his hand to anything and can regularly be found, building, altering and creating some masterpiece somewhere within the shoot.  His experience of shooting and game birds is exceptional and without him the place just wouldn't run the same. On shoot days JC runs our beating line with the help of his dog Eva, He has a great knowledge of the birds habits and the landscape and can make a success of any drive.