Shooting Times & Country

Stalking Diary

If the UK’s game and wildlife management industry is to survive, it requires young blood — and far more than the slow drip it is currently getting. For our hunting culture to thrive, a concerted effort should be made to bring the youth on board.

I’m certainly not the only one who sings from this hymn sheet — shooting organisations and public figures within the industry,

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