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WISDOM AND TRADITIONS GATHERED OVER A LIFE AT THE COAL FACE, THIS WEEK WITH DAVID WHITBY

Born out of necessity, turned into recreation and now often a business, how would we classify game shooting? It no longer harvests wild produce, nor is it essential to feed us; quite the opposite, it holds precious little value as a food source. It is not a sport, per se, when the definition of such is “an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment”.

Though we may pursue game, it is certainly not a game — it is far more serious

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