The coming season has already been challenging for many people in the shooting world. Avian flu in France and the resulting slaughter of tens of thousands of pheasants and partridges has had a significant effect on many shoots. I know of a number not going ahead this season, and there is a concern as to whether they will manage to resume next year.
There is also the question of where our birds are going to come from in future. If the continental game farms manage to survive the ravages of the bird flu outbreak financially,
