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Think beyond the shoot day: why every bird shot must be treated as food

Eat Wild's Dylan Williams on treating game meat as food from the moment a bird falls, what processors reject and why the 50p ...
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Tesco puts wild Scottish venison on shelves in 100 stores

Tesco has launched a Finest wild Scottish venison range in 100 stores, supplied by Dundee processor Highland Game, creating ...
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Gamekeepers to run Scotland’s first urban roe deer pilot

Trained SGA deer managers will cull roe deer around East Kilbride from October in Scotland’s first urban deer pilot, with ...
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Scottish wildlife trap licensing not expected until 2027, review says

The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission’s 2026 review records wildlife trap licensing slipping to 2027, muirburn licences in ...
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Rural businesses freeze investment over inheritance tax, CLA finds

A CLA survey of 700 rural family businesses finds 89% have paused investment since inheritance tax reliefs were cut, with ...
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Roe stalking on the Berkshire Downs with Craig Boddington

Craig Boddington stalks roebuck on the Berkshire Downs with a Rigby Highland Stalker, and guide Alex Nielson explains why the ...
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Conservatives pledge to fight shoot licensing as Defra deadline nears

Shadow farming minister Robbie Moore told BASC’s Conservative conference reception the party will fight shoot licensing. Defra’s review closes 1 November.
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National Trail Hunting Day 2026: four flagship meets on 17 October

National Trail Hunting Day takes place on 17 October 2026, with four flagship meets from the Percy, Suffolk, Worcestershire ...
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The biggest roebucks live in the open: Craig Boddington’s spring stalk on the Berkshire Downs

Craig Boddington stalks roebuck on the Berkshire Downs with a Rigby Highland Stalker, and guide Alex Nielson explains why the ...
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The 200-pigeon hope that became 78 hard-won birds, and why a footpath and a pheasant pen decided it

Dan Thor, in Sporting Gun, gave up a 200-bird bean field over a footpath, a pheasant pen and a row of houses; three Guns shot ...
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Where to shoot simulated game: seven UK venues for the summer and the syndicate

Seven of the UK’s best simulated game shoots, from Raisthorpe in the Yorkshire Wolds to Lady’s Wood, Bryngwyn and Six Mile ...
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The Fisherman’s Diary: roach and perch on the fly at Bewl Water

Jeremy Lucas fishes Bewl Water for roach on the fly, and a big perch, with the washing-line technique while drought puts the ...