The experts
THE ULTIMATE SHOOTING QUIZ TEAM
BILL HARRIMAN
BASC’s head of firearms and global authority on guns
DIGGORY HADOKE
Vintage gun expert, firearms dealer, author and journalist
MIKE SWAN
Conservation expert and head of education for the GWCT
TONY BUCKWELL
Veterinary surgeon with a special interest in gundogs
TIM MADDAMS
Former head chef at River Cottage and runs a shoot in Devon
IAIN WATSON
Keen stalker and senior CIC international trophy judge
CHRIS DALTON
Professional stalker and regular presenter on The Shooting Show
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Guessing the price of game
GAMEBIRDS
Do you think game dealers are going to pay more for pheasants and partridges this coming season because fewer birds have been put down?
It is hard to say. You would think a shortage of birds would mean a higher price, but if wages, energy bills and the price of fuel are up, and the country enters a recession, the dealers are going to struggle to increase the price of the end product and convince the consumer to pay more.
In the short term, I think that the price paid for partridges will be slightly higher, as the reduction in the number of partridges released this year is quite high, and the price for
