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Under starter’s orders

Starting a new shoot is a risky business at the best of times but during the current circumstances its challenging to say the least.

It has been a testing year for anyone running a game shoot and as we all know there are plenty of shoots that decided they would not go ahead this season. With all the COVID-19 restrictions, some Guns and syndicates have understandably been unwilling to commit to bookings and deposits. As game farmers need commitments from shoots to plan in regard to the supply of birds, and deposits to

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