LAST season was a difficult one for many in the shooting world, perhaps one of the toughest. What have we learned, and how will this affect the coming season? “Avian flu was a big problem for game farmers and shoots that relied on egg imports from France and had a terrible year for the disease. The National Gamekeepers’ Organisation (NGO), working with the Game Farmers’ Association, was in constant dialogue with the Government, who were helpful and, to be fair, did their best,” says Tim Weston, development officer at the NGO. “The bottleneck appeared to come
