John Duncan - Director of Shooting
John joined Roxtons in 1996 having graduated from the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. He was born in the town of Dumfries, south-west Scotland and was brought up on his family estate with a fishing rod in one hand and shotgun in the other. This is where his passion for shooting developed. John has been Director of Shooting since December 2002 and he joined the board of Roxtons in 2007. During his time at Roxtons, he has hosted shooting parties on estates all over the UK as well as Hungary, Spain, Kenya, South Africa and Argentina gaining a vast knowledge of all shooting opportunities around the world.
Dan Reynolds - Shooting Consultant
Next season will be Dan's 20th at Roxtons. He joined in 1990 after working in Agriculture and Property after leaving the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. Born in Salisbury, Dan continued to live in Wiltshire for most of his life until moving to Exmoor some 10 years ago, where he now has a satellite office in the middle of the fabled Miltons Shoot which he manages. As well as having a thorough knowledge of shoots in the UK, he has travelled to many countries with clients. These include: South Africa, Botswana, Morocco, Ireland, Spain, Hungary, USA, Sweden, Russia, Norway and Argentina. When not working, Dan can be found stag hunting, salmon fishing, stalking or rough shooting and spending time with his young family.
Adam Bromfield - Shooting Consultant
Adam joined Roxtons in 2002, having spent nine years working for Holland & Holland both in London and New York. Also a graduate from the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, he was born and bred in Hong Kong and was schooled in the UK. He is passionate about the country, fishing, shooting and stalking. Adam travels extensively within Europe and Southern Africa and leads on our shooting trips in Spain, Morocco, South America and Africa together with our very successful South African Train Shoots. He has a wealth of experience of shooting around the world and has hosted shooting parties on many estates in the UK as well as in Spain, South Africa, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Argentina.
Christopher Orssich - Shooting Consultant
Christopher started Roxtons Sporting Agency in 1976 backed by Richard Tucker, a Canadian industrialist. He was heavily involved with setting up of the famous Miltons, Chargot, Bulland and the Molland shoots with Alan Milton. Since 1976 he has arranged well over 6,500 days of driven shooting around the British Isles and thus has a huge amount of knowledge and experience.
James Dent - Shooting Consultant
James was brought up on the river Test in Hampshire and has an in depth knowledge of fly fishing, deer stalking and game shooting. Having qualified in Arboriculture, James worked for a number of years in the Forestry sector before spending three years helping to set up a small sporting agency specialising in shooting and fishing in Iceland and in the UK. Since joining Roxtons in April 2006 James has worked with estates the length and breadth of the country gaining a full knowledge of the UK sporting market. James' real area of expertise is Scotland, where he has fished, shot and stalked on many of the great estates and as such is well placed for advising clients on trips to this part of the world.
John Russell - Consultant
John has been involved with Roxtons since 1983 when he ran Orvis from the Wallops in Hampshire. He makes a days fishing very special with his unique passion for dry fly fishing and fascination with stream tactics. He has created great corporate days on our hallowed southern chalkstreams which include lunch, ghillies and tackle if required. John and his seasoned team of instructor guides will enhance any normal fishing day be it private or corporate, for novice or experienced anglers. In the shooting season he hosts many days all over the UK and in Spain. He is a keen shot himself and also works springer spaniels.
Camilla Mason - Shooting Co-ordinator
Camilla started with Roxtons in 2005 with very little knowledge of shooting, but lots of experience in organising events for high profile people, which set her in good stead. She looks after parties shooting in the UK, Spain and Morocco whilst also running the Roxtons Roving Syndicate. Needless to say her knowledge of shooting has now improved and she is learning how to shoot herself having just completed the 'Green Feathers' course at the Holland and Holland Shooting Grounds.
Charlotte Slater - Shooting Co-ordinator
Charlotte has been involved with Roxtons since 2003 after graduating from Newcastle University with a degree in English Literature. She took on a new role within the company, joining the shooting department at the start of the 2007/8 season and hopes to see through many more seasons. As well as co-ordinating days in the UK, Charlotte assists in the arrangement of trips to Africa which includes shooting safaris on the famous 'Rovos Rail' train. Charlotte also manages the sales of Roxtons Sloe Gin which keeps her busy throughout the season and beyond!
Lynsey Mair - Shooting and Fishing Co-ordinator
After several years in the telecommunications industry, Lynsey is now responsible for arranging all the documents required by visitors coming to shoot in the UK. She is also in charge of our Russian fishing administration and looks after our Scottish and Irish programmes. Lynsey's knowledge of the visas and permits systems and her attention to detail is second to none.
