Shooting Gazette

The keeper’s view

Last year I appeared on two episodes of Fieldsports Britain. Nothing was shot, trapped or snared, there were no shoot days but there was one unsuccessful stalk and an unsuccessful outing with a goshawk. We just tried to give an insight into the life of one gamekeeper on one sporting estate.

Do not think that I try to hide — nor am in any

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