With the season in full swing, and no hint of the disruption and struggles that so badly hindered last season, we have the luxury this year of worrying about what we should be – running a successful shoot, preventing birds from wandering and increasing…
Three years after inception, The BGA have grown from strength to strength. Below is a brief round-up – from the BGA – of some of the fantastic achievements that the organisations have made, none of which would be possible without the incredible support of…
After a longer hiatus from shooting than most of us have experienced in our lives, both partridge and pheasant seasons are back, thankfully with not even a hint that the season will be cut short or impacted like it was last year. But, after…
Most gamekeepers are getting ready to move their birds away from feeding pelleted rations and onto other, cheaper alternatives such as straight wheat. But how quickly should this change-over take and, with game feed costs having risen this season, can a similar increase be…
Q. How did you get into the shooting/rearing sector? My husband, Martin, and I started the business in 1989. When we married, he was already a gamekeeper, and my father was also a shooting man. Martin and I saw a gap in the market…
It is widely considered and generally accepted nowadays that the amount of plastic used – across all industries and sectors has been extremely damaging to the environment and our wildlife. Some facts about plastic: 300 million tonnes are produced annually across the globe 50%…
