HFT

OPW Team Member Thomas Bristow shares his preparations towards a Hunter Field Target (HFT) competition!

Away from the desks of our lacklustre world of work and study, for most of us, the weekend provides the perfect opportunity for us to embark on our own escapades – wherever they may take us! Frequently, my Sundays are spent rolling around through thickets of woodland or testing the waterproofing capabilities of my trousers in open fields, all in the hunt for the illusive “tin chicken”.

To some, it may seem daft travelling the length and breadth of the UK to take 30 shots at metal faceplates; yet I can only assume that you’ve arrived at this page due to a shared enthusiasm towards field sports, or at a minimum the wider outdoor fraternity – so I hope some of you share the same satisfaction of throwing lead down range as I do.

Typically WHFTA hosts the HFT World Championships every year but due to the Covid 19 pandemic and the problematic and uncertain event and travel arrangements, the WHFTA organisation was left with a very difficult decision; cancel the event for another year or make something happen!

So obviously not to be undeterred, we decided to make something happen! This gave rise to the WHFTA 2021 British Open.