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THE FIELD QUIZ 2023

Shooting

1) Who wrote the famous shooting poem that begins, “Never, never let your gun/Pointed be at anyone”?

2) Why are plus-fours so named?

3) Which species of duck is fully protected in Britain but may be shot in Northern Ireland?

4) Which bird is also known as a ringdow?

5) In Great Britain, what is the limit above which an airgun is regarded as being “specially dangerous”?

Fishing

In a salmon’s lifecycle, what do

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