A shoulder bag carries the day's small kit when a rucksack is too much: flask, gloves, calls, a spare box of cartridges, a sandwich. This page carries the Jack Pyke Sporting Shoulder Bag (green, blue and black), Napier Compton 4 Pouch shoulder bag and Compton Carry All holdall in canvas, the Deerhunter tote bag, and the Viper Tactical 10L MOLLE shoulder pack.
Choosing one
- Canvas (Napier Compton) looks right on a driven day and wears in; it wants reproofing now and then.
- Synthetic bags shrug off wet and blood and can be hosed out, which suits beaters, pickers-up and keepers.
- Pockets matter more than volume. Separate pouches stop the flask crushing your earmuffs and keep calls findable in the dark.
If it is cartridges you need to carry, a purpose-made Cartridge Bag is stronger at the strap and easier to reach into. For game see Game Bags; for bigger loads see Rucksacks and Shooting Holdalls & Travel Bags; for hands-free carry see Waistbags.
