PREPARING FOR THE WORST
There are few things better in my opinion than spending time outside enjoying hobbies. They might involve shooting outdoor targets, fishing, or hunting live quarry with a gun. These pastimes are usually enjoyed even more when the weather gods are being kind and we don’t have to resort to layers of additional clothing to protect us from the more inclement weather we are likely to experience as the days draw in and winter really sets in.
Target shooting outside in lovely weather, such as those of us fortunate enough to be competing in the World Hunter Field Target Association at Weston Park in Shropshire in September will remember, is an altogether much more pleasurable experience compared with the precise opposite conditions we experienced at the previous year’s Kelmarsh WHFTA shoot.
That particular event, due to the terrible
