Shooting Gazette

The keeper’s view

It is beginning to look as though we may at least see a start to game shooting this season. Whether it lasts for the duration will depend upon the extent and severity of a second spike in coronavirus cases. Those of us running shoots this year have changes to make as the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation, among others, has issued COVID-19 guidance for shooting. For several reasons, it is vitally important that guidelines are rigidly observed, one being the very obvious fact that they are simply common sense.

Many Guns travel a considerable distance to enjoy their driven sport, so they are capable of spreading

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