LETTER OF THE WEEK
We must garner more public support
During November, I will be working at a mountain film festival. There will be many voices heard, predominantly about protecting the environment, but I fear few will engage with shooting people such as ourselves.
In fact, some outdoor clothing companies I’ve worked with ask me not to tag them on social media when I speak about my love of fieldsports, as they feel it may alienate their customers.
We need to engage more. We need to talk more. We need to educate more. Opinions are one thing, but science and the real world count. Many a time I have found myself in a room filled with more weekend environmentalists than Richard Negus can shake a billhook at. Many of them are
