The 25th Kelmarsh Game and Country Fair welcomed their annual World Hunter Field Target Championship (WHFTC) over the weekend, bringing with it some inspiring hunter field target action and a new set of winners for 2011 too.

Attracting some of the finest HFT competitors from across the globe, this year's prestigious event saw England's Pete Dutton walk away victorious as he claimed first place in the Open Class category shooting his Walther rifle. In the .22” placings England's Chris Higgs took first place, with Wales' Andrew Underwood also claiming first position for the Juniors.


In the Ladies Placings, England's Steph Kirkwood scored a total 112 points to take her to first place and in the Recoil Placings, Antony Archer earned the top spot for yet another victorious win for England.


With over 257 entries, the Championship welcomed shooters worldwide, all of who chose a variety of different rifles to shoot with. Whilst the championship proved victorious for England this year, the WHFTC is a competition that remains as competitive as ever, with more shooters getting involved in the sport to see how far they can go.


For a quick look at the top winners from each category see the results below. For more information and pictures from last weekend's WHFT Championship you can also visit  https://sites.google.com/site/whfta1/2011-results


The Highclere Game and Country Fair takes place over 29th & 30th May 2011. Countryman Fairs organise 5 award-winning events across the UK throughout the year, each showcasing the very best in country life. For more information on all of Countryman Fairs award winning events visit the website at www.countrymanfairs.co.uk and join us on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest news and developments as they happen.

16th and 17th April 2011

Open Class Placings

Name                Team    Class        Manufacturer    Saturday    Sunday        Total

Pete Dutton        England    Open        Walther        57            59        116
K. Turner        England    Open        Walther        58            57        115
Jean-Claude Ponslet Belgium    Open        Air Arms        57            58        115
Stephen Hughes        England    Open        Air Arms        59            55        114
Dave Ramshead        England    Open        Daystate        57            57        114
Roger Dyson        England    Open         Daystate        57            57        114
Steve Light        England    Open        Steyr        57            57        114
Martyn Goodsall        England    Open        Steyr        54            59        113
Wojciech Wróblewski Poland    Open        Daystate        55            58        113
Dave Hunter        England    Open        Daystate        57            56        113
Mark Camoccio        England    Open        Air Arms        55            57        112
John Oldroyd        England    Open        Walther        56            56        112

.22” Placings

Chris Higgs        England    .22”        Daystate        47            50        97
Simon Harrison      England    .22”        BSA                46            49        95
Wayne Pearce        England    .22”        Daystate        46            47        93

Junior Placings

Andrew Underwood    Wales    Junior        Walther        56            57        113
Anthony Higgins        Wales    Junior        Daystate        54            57        111
Craig Lord        England    Junior        Air Arms        52            54        106

Ladies Placings

Steph Kirkwood        England    Ladies        Steyr        57            55        112
Jennie Stone        England    Ladies        Steyr        55            54        109
Larissa Sykes        England    Ladies        Steyr        57            52        109

Recoil Placings

Antony Archer        England    Recoil        Weirauch        51            54        105
Steve Whiting        England    Recoil        Weirauch        48             53        101
Charles Peal        England    Recoil        Air Arms        45            53        98