It will come to us all

Like professional sportsmen, there comes a time when we pass our physical prime. While footballers or cricketers can remain involved through coaching or management, it might not be so easy for a rough shooter, wildfowler or pigeon decoyer to maintain their interest as old age approaches. It is heartbreaking to see a personal hero having to accept that they have reached the end of their sporting road.

One keen Shot of my acquaintance made the sudden decision to surrender his guns in his mid-seventies. He had tripped while on a walked-up day and this small incident suddenly put an element of doubt in his mind about his safety with a gun when