Pheasant Ridge has 12 pegs set in a large circle laid out on a wooded hillside.  The birds are hand-launched from the center of the circle.  The pegs, or shooting locations, are in trees or brush, so no one can see the birds being released--they appear by surprise.  As the angles and speeds also vary, the shooting can be challenging.  At the gamekeeper�s horn, the Guns move to their next assigned peg.  By the end, each Gun has shot from each peg to assure everyone more or less the same opportunities.

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