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Unreal Driven Shooting in Morocco – Partridges Like You've Never Seen

TGS Outdoors
Published on March 30, 2025
Category: Hunting & Outdoors
Duration: 47:11

This video documents an extreme driven partridge shooting experience in Morocco's Atlas Mountains. Participants faced challenging terrain and exceptionally fast, agile Barbery partridges, requiring advanced shooting skills and adaptability. The content highlights the unique environment, the sporting qualities of the birds, and the overall adventure of hunting in a remote, rugged landscape.

Tags

Barbery Partridge
Driven Birds
Morocco
Atlas Mountains
William Powell Sporting
Eludia Estate
Driven Shooting
Game Birds
Wild Partridge
Sporting Clays
Shotgun Handling
Long Range Shooting
Extreme Environments

Quick Summary

Driven partridge shooting in Morocco's Atlas Mountains offers an extreme challenge with fast, agile Barbery partridges flying from distances up to 800 yards. The rugged terrain and unpredictable flight paths demand advanced shooting techniques, emphasizing 'slow hands' and precise lead adjustments for a truly unique hunting experience.

Chapters

  1. 00:03Introduction to Morocco Shoot
  2. 00:28Eludia Estate & Barbery Partridge
  3. 01:05Atlas Mountains Foothills
  4. 01:30Trip from Marrakesh
  5. 02:09Apprehension and Stunning Scenery
  6. 02:46Barbery Partridge Hunting
  7. 03:17Roving Syndicate Team
  8. 03:39Pre-Shoot Coffee and Briefing
  9. 04:02Heading to the First Drive
  10. 04:18First Drive: Birds Flying from 800 Yards
  11. 04:35Unusual Bird Flight Patterns
  12. 05:04Beaters and Bird Origins
  13. 05:11Grouse Drive vs. Partridge Drive
  14. 05:24Admiring the Environment
  15. 05:42Nerves and Missing Birds
  16. 06:04Princeps Extra Shotgun Discussion
  17. 06:30Shooting Performance and Enjoyment
  18. 06:44Special Birds and Variety
  19. 07:13Returning to Trucks for Second Drive
  20. 07:37Second Drive: Stepping Up the Challenge
  21. 08:03Humbling and Nerving Environment
  22. 08:09Connecting with the Gun
  23. 08:13Princeps Mark 1 / Beast Shotgun
  24. 08:38Shooting Strategy and Bird Behavior
  25. 08:49Monster Crosser Shot
  26. 09:14Struggling to Read Bird Lines
  27. 09:37Need for a Break
  28. 09:42Handing Gun to Tom
  29. 10:03Tom's Difficulty Finding Birds
  30. 10:08Drafting in Ollie the Sporting Agent
  31. 10:22Incredible Bird Flight and Climb
  32. 10:45Opening Up More Drives
  33. 10:57Understanding Shooting Errors
  34. 11:13Partridge Flight Path Consistency
  35. 11:22Shooting Like Wild Grouse
  36. 11:38Any Bird Could Be Your Bird
  37. 11:41Returning to Vehicles
  38. 12:03The 'Burge' Drive
  39. 12:11Translating 'Burge' as 'Tower'
  40. 12:25Shooting on the Moon
  41. 12:35Interesting Environment and Ecology
  42. 12:46Hardy Little Birds
  43. 12:55Bucket List Experience
  44. 12:56Changing Specs for Higher Birds
  45. 13:02Sight Picture Driven Shooting
  46. 13:12No Foregone Conclusion with These Birds
  47. 13:14Back Gun Position
  48. 13:24Extremely Challenging Conditions
  49. 13:34Happy to Watch Others Shoot First
  50. 13:38Bird Coming Down
  51. 13:40Varied Birds, High Killability
  52. 13:52Curling Shot
  53. 13:57Behind the Gun Experience
  54. 14:06Flankers Turning Birds
  55. 14:09Serious Beaters
  56. 14:15Big Boys
  57. 14:18Tom Connects with a Screamer
  58. 14:25Handing Gun to Speaker
  59. 14:28Taste of Humiliation
  60. 14:48Heart Pumping
  61. 15:10Extreme Part Shooting
  62. 15:27Drive Concluded, Ready for Food
  63. 15:36Impressive Partridge Display
  64. 15:40Tense Experience
  65. 16:04Electric Feeling
  66. 16:15Time for Lunch and Community
  67. 16:39Most Extreme Shooting Environment
  68. 16:46Two More Drives and Another Day
  69. 17:03Local and Delicious Food
  70. 17:15Discussing the Morning and Sharing Stories
  71. 17:26Moving to the Fourth Drive
  72. 17:34Fourth Drive: Below Cliff Face
  73. 17:41Intimidating Escarpment
  74. 17:48Snap Shooting with Rocks and Cliffs
  75. 17:59Old Fossil Mine
  76. 18:10Bears in Morocco?
  77. 18:14Birds Busting Over the Cliff
  78. 18:23Not Enough Time on This Drive
  79. 18:46Action and Being on Your Toes
  80. 19:01Tom and Ollie Taking Advantage
  81. 19:12Gun Closure
  82. 19:31Partridge Taking Shots
  83. 19:40Ballistic Reality
  84. 19:50Affordable Premium Shotgun
  85. 20:00Good Job on Gun Design
  86. 20:08Shot Cam
  87. 20:13Looking at it Tomorrow
  88. 20:15Another Drive
  89. 20:21No Pressure
  90. 20:30Last Drive of the Day
  91. 20:35Volcano Drive
  92. 20:38Breast Meat and Muscle Structure
  93. 20:59Dense Muscle Bag
  94. 21:08Top Three Game Birds
  95. 21:17Long Way Down from Last Drive
  96. 21:22Bat Guns and Camp
  97. 21:27Shots Return Drive Camp
  98. 21:35Volcano Drive Spectacle
  99. 21:38Sun in Face Challenge
  100. 21:48Tricky Left Hand Shoulder Shots
  101. 21:52Wild Drives
  102. 22:08First Pack of Partridge
  103. 22:15Reaction to Birds
  104. 22:33Peach's Shooting Well
  105. 22:43Sky Specked with Distant Birds
  106. 22:46Ollie's Shooting Prowess
  107. 22:54Nicely Done
  108. 23:08Show Me Again
  109. 23:19Front Row of Guns
  110. 23:25Drive Progresses
  111. 23:29Congratulatory Whoops
  112. 23:37Impressive Partridge Shots
  113. 23:52Volcano Drive to Remember
  114. 24:08Finishing the Day
  115. 24:17Well-Earned Beer
  116. 24:25Plans for the Night
  117. 24:35Embracing Maghrebi Culture
  118. 24:52Exploration and Silliness
  119. 25:00Embracing the Culture
  120. 25:14Donned in New Garb
  121. 25:17Heading into Eludia
  122. 25:38Exceptional Day Recap
  123. 25:48Looking Forward to Today
  124. 25:52Preparedness and Souk Shopping
  125. 26:05Morning Chill vs. Afternoon Warmth
  126. 26:13Loving the Environment
  127. 26:16Life Everywhere
  128. 26:26Learning from Yesterday
  129. 26:31Hardest Things in the World
  130. 26:36Birds We're More Likely to Hit
  131. 26:40Sun Rising, Day Heating Up
  132. 26:50Coffee and Incredible View
  133. 27:04First Drive of the Day
  134. 27:18Feral Pigeons Taking Off
  135. 27:23Incredibly High Pigeons
  136. 27:41It's Down
  137. 27:48Big Pigeon vs. Small Pigeon
  138. 28:01Wild Place, Wild Experience
  139. 28:05Africa and Freedom
  140. 28:14Morocco as a Starting Point
  141. 28:26Very Different Culture
  142. 28:29Want to Try This Again
  143. 28:31Blessed Experiences
  144. 28:34Game Shooting High Up There
  145. 28:39Wildlife Around Here
  146. 28:43Drier and Harder Country
  147. 28:51Bird Song in the Valley
  148. 29:03No Reason for Birds to Be Here Without Support
  149. 29:08Appreciating Busy Drives
  150. 29:12Quieter Drive
  151. 29:15Couple Dozen Birds Over the Line
  152. 29:17Authentic Real
  153. 29:23Learning About How the Place is Run
  154. 29:28Great Shame
  155. 29:33300+ Shells Fired
  156. 29:50Didn't Go to Plan
  157. 29:52Not Enough Birds
  158. 29:56Scratch the Day
  159. 29:58Peg 4, New Drive
  160. 30:00Driven Game Shooting
  161. 30:02When Birds are Wilded Properly
  162. 30:06Birds Aren't Where You Think
  163. 30:10Environment and Ground
  164. 30:14Commercial Aspect
  165. 30:17Starting Again, New Drive
  166. 30:22Unnecessary
  167. 30:25Great Day Yesterday
  168. 30:34Proper Over the Toppers
  169. 30:40This Drive is Different Again
  170. 30:45Bottom of a Dry Valley
  171. 30:50Nice Green Trees
  172. 30:55Birds Coming from All Around
  173. 31:01Swept the Background
  174. 31:05More Birds Than Last Drive
  175. 31:16Into the Zone
  176. 31:22Fast Birds, Slow Hands
  177. 31:41Measured Leads
  178. 31:47Different Thing
  179. 31:49Straighter and Simpler
  180. 31:53Plumbing Out the Sky
  181. 31:57More Coming
  182. 32:02Calm Walking In
  183. 32:04Amazing How Quick You Get Lost
  184. 32:09Moroccan Mountain
  185. 32:23Hell of a Lot of Shooting
  186. 32:24Crosser Shooting
  187. 32:28Looking Forward to Seeing the Shot
  188. 32:30Shoot One and Kill It
  189. 32:35Realize It's Going Twice the Speed
  190. 32:37Reading Line to Lead
  191. 32:41Shout from Behind
  192. 32:43Connecting at 45 Degrees
  193. 32:46Big Birds
  194. 32:48Lead Doesn't Require Much Speed
  195. 32:53Challenging Driven Birds
  196. 32:56Read Them and Bring Them Down
  197. 32:58Combo
  198. 33:01Grab Ollie for a Lesson
  199. 33:20Third Drive
  200. 33:29Quick Snack and Water
  201. 33:45Show Me How It's Done
  202. 33:50Mega Place
  203. 33:55How Did You Find It?
  204. 33:57Authentic Shooting
  205. 34:02Sporting Agent's Preference
  206. 34:07Magic of Shooting
  207. 34:08Two-Day Affair
  208. 34:14Accommodation Options
  209. 34:29Value for Money
  210. 34:39Look Around
  211. 34:44Partners: Englishman, Frenchman, Moroccan
  212. 34:57Proximity to Marrakesh
  213. 35:02Marrakesh as a Destination City
  214. 35:07Wives Aware of Time Away
  215. 35:11Easier to Get Wives On Side
  216. 35:17Eludia Romani
  217. 35:22Interesting City
  218. 35:24Three Hours from London
  219. 35:29Ollie Handled Birds Fantastically
  220. 35:42Watching Birds Starburst
  221. 35:52You're Pretty Good
  222. 35:56Too Much of It
  223. 35:58Birds Come Over the Crest
  224. 36:04Starburst Like English
  225. 36:07Lovely Mate
  226. 36:14Stick with What I Said
  227. 36:17Serious Birds
  228. 36:20New Drive
  229. 36:30Creating Something More Straightforward
  230. 36:36Hasn't Worked Out That Way
  231. 36:39Beauty of This Terrain
  232. 36:43Budg It Up 50 Yards
  233. 36:52Happy with One Out of Two
  234. 36:58Impressive Drive
  235. 37:03Well Shot Again
  236. 37:10Short 11s
  237. 37:14Passing Beaters
  238. 37:17Thank You for Hard Work
  239. 37:24Easy to Turn Up, Shoot, and Leave
  240. 37:31Spend This Amount of Time
  241. 37:34Heightens Appreciation
  242. 37:42Worry Less About the Next Bird
  243. 37:49Back-to-Back Day Concept
  244. 37:59Lunch Done, Experience to End
  245. 38:01Flick and Flack Drives
  246. 38:06Impressive Thing
  247. 38:08Hard to Read This Terrain
  248. 38:13Distance Estimation
  249. 38:17Roder on Top
  250. 38:23What We've Learned So Far
  251. 38:23Slow Hands
  252. 38:27Don't Want to Be Just Starting
  253. 38:30Definitely
  254. 38:34Hanging on Behind Them
  255. 38:38Find That Line
  256. 38:40Wonderful Experience
  257. 38:40Undersold It Significantly
  258. 38:44Expectation Management
  259. 38:53Off Left Right
  260. 39:03On There We Go
  261. 39:06Two Days of Learning
  262. 39:11Good Old Do
  263. 39:14Pretty Impressive
  264. 39:16Take It
  265. 39:17Follow It With Another
  266. 39:20Every Drive Had Been So Different
  267. 39:38Way in Front
  268. 39:51Ollie as Good Luck Charm
  269. 39:54Not a Talent Thing
  270. 39:57Irish
  271. 40:03Shot Worth It
  272. 40:06Actual Very Bit
  273. 40:11150 Yard Pigeon
  274. 40:13Feeling Ambitious
  275. 40:16Without a 243
  276. 40:28Drive Came to an End
  277. 40:30Les the Gamekeeper
  278. 40:34Flack: The Last Peg
  279. 40:39Spectacular Drive
  280. 40:42Signature Drives
  281. 40:47Lower Drives for Those Who Don't Want Humiliation
  282. 40:53Something for Everyone
  283. 40:59Hardly Little Birds
  284. 41:01England Weather Comparison
  285. 41:05They Seem to Go For It
  286. 41:06Pretty Epic
  287. 41:09Team of Beaters
  288. 41:14Sharing a Peg
  289. 41:18Less Worthy, More Valuable Experience
  290. 41:26Pleasure to Share Last Drive
  291. 41:31Chatting to Ollie
  292. 41:33Hate to Compliment You
  293. 41:35Really Good Job
  294. 41:42Guns Designed
  295. 41:44Prestige Shotgun
  296. 41:47This is Better
  297. 41:50All Around Better
  298. 41:53Best of My Life
  299. 41:58Pleasure to Watch
  300. 42:01Gun Handles Well
  301. 42:03Balances Perfectly
  302. 42:05Fills a Gap in the Market
  303. 42:10Looks the Bogs
  304. 42:12Prettier Guns
  305. 42:18Inspiration from the Best
  306. 42:22Reviewed a Lot of Guns
  307. 42:28Level of Which It's Good
  308. 42:31Handled Everything Well
  309. 42:33Not Broken Down
  310. 42:34Reliability
  311. 42:39Factory Regarded as My
  312. 42:4240 Years Old Design
  313. 42:50Couldn't Have Imagined Better
  314. 42:53Finish This Trip
  315. 43:02Come On Thomas
  316. 43:09Sun Dropped Behind Atlas
  317. 43:17Exceptional Experience
  318. 43:27Moroccan Experience Recap
  319. 43:36Vibrant Culture
  320. 43:47Stunning Landscapes
  321. 43:51Exceptional Partridge Shooting
  322. 44:01Quite an Adventure
  323. 44:06Colorless Linen Shirt
  324. 44:10Foothills of the Atlas
  325. 44:12Gang from Across the World
  326. 44:23Hunting Ground and Sanctuary
  327. 44:33Everything I Had Imagined and More
  328. 44:41Pulling the Trigger
  329. 44:54Right Place, Right Equipment, Right People
  330. 45:05Means Everything
  331. 45:09Thank You Serge
  332. 45:12Journey Has Been a Dream
  333. 45:17One of the Best Shoots in the World
  334. 45:23High Quality Shoot
  335. 45:31Didn't Think About Investment
  336. 45:40Very Good Shoot
  337. 45:44Grateful for Every Moment
  338. 45:47Remarkable Country
  339. 45:53Birds Do So Well Here
  340. 45:56Really Wild Quality
  341. 46:03Special
  342. 46:06Thanks for Joining Me
  343. 46:08Thanks to William Powell
  344. 46:11Pleasure to Come Back
  345. 46:14Next Adventure
  346. 46:22TGS Outdoors Thank You
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Frequently Asked Questions

What makes Barbery partridge shooting in Morocco unique?

Barbery partridge shooting in Morocco is unique due to the extreme terrain of the Atlas Mountains, the exceptional speed and agility of the birds, and the challenging flight paths they exhibit, often originating from very long distances.

What are the key challenges of shooting driven partridges in Morocco?

The primary challenges include the birds' incredible speed and unpredictable flight, the vast distances from which they fly, the rugged and often deceptive terrain, and the need for precise, measured shooting techniques to adapt to their flight patterns.

What type of shotgun is recommended for this type of shooting?

While specific models are discussed, the emphasis is on premium shotguns that handle well, such as the 'Princeps Extra' with features like color case hardening and a Boss-style fore-end, which contribute to stability and quick handling.

How does the Moroccan environment compare to traditional partridge shooting locations?

The Moroccan environment is described as more extreme and wild, with dry, rocky foothills and birds that fly with a ferocity akin to grouse, making it a different experience than more manicured or traditional European shooting grounds.

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