Gunning for the small game

Thinking of taking up small game hunting? Think carefully, maybe the shotgun is the firearm for you. Nothing beats using a shotgun, whether you’re swinging onto a fast-rising blackie that has landed among your decoys; or for that bolting rabbit flushed from its squat by an eager working dog; or taking that fox you lured into range with skilful calling; and not forgetting that quail which exploded from under your dog’s nose, scaring the daylights out of you.

be getting soft in my old age for I am starting to drop words like ‘feral’ and ‘vermin’ when talking about hunting rabbits, hares, foxes etc. I think they are deserving of much better titles than that. Nobody in their right mind would like to see them reach