Sporting Gun

Adventures of Nick & Ted

Despite all the worries about not having a shooting season, we are well and truly out of the blocks, up and running and full steam ahead. After what seemed like an endless wait, our first day’s beating went almost perfectly. We were on a new shoot and though initially there is not much work for Ted to do in terms of beating, later in the year when we get into the woods, he will be flat out. Readers will know that I often describe Ted as a versatile gundog, and the very nature of my work and my involvement in the shooting field requires him to

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