With the season’s end, a gamekeeper may breathe a sigh of relief that all the hard work has paid off. However, it is but a brief hiatus and time waits for no man, or woman. After what may be a well-earned holiday, the work required as the seasons revolve continues. For Mike and Antonia Appleby on the Honeycombe Shoot in Dorset, there is plenty to keep them busy – and a few hurdles in their path as well.
“One of the issues facing shoots, particularly
