Are you concerned the game we eat doesn’t come with enough nutrient-rich iron for your liking? Don’t fret. Before long roast pheasant and partridge will be stuffed with it. Shooting and other rural groups say the effectiveness of soft iron shot is now so good that lead and single-use plastics in shotgun ammunition for live quarry shooting can be phased out voluntarily within five years. But have they spoken too soon? Britain’s cartridge makers are spitting feathers. They say the organisations, which orchestrated such a massive PR victory with general licences last year, have jumped the gun with this recent announcement.
Reminders
Before pitching into the debate now raging over lead shot and plastics, let’s remind ourselves of what happened 12 months ago.
Wild Justice, you’ll remember, won a court reprieve giving protection to vermin at the expense of endangered nesting birds, livestock and vulnerable crops. In doing so they lost face and credibility thanks to an amazingly effective campaign co-ordinated by BASC, the Countryside Alliance and others. It generated unprecedented media and public support for gamekeepers, shooters and farmers. By working together and delivering a unified message for once this countryside pact won the argument by a country mile.
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der May 2020-Ausgabe von Sporting Gun.
Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.
Bereits Abonnent ? Anmelden
Diese Geschichte stammt aus der May 2020-Ausgabe von Sporting Gun.
Starten Sie Ihre 7-tägige kostenlose Testversion von Magzter GOLD, um auf Tausende kuratierte Premium-Storys sowie über 8.000 Zeitschriften und Zeitungen zuzugreifen.
Bereits Abonnent? Anmelden
Thermal spectrum
Paul Austin explores both ends of the thermal market with latest high-end release from Zeiss alongside a surprising entry-level offering from Xinfrared
Roe, rucks and new ground
Jon Snowdon and his team have much to keep them busy and a new tool to help them
Tales from a lifetime of foxing
Join Mike Powell as he explores the evolving world of fox shooting, drawing from a career that spans seven decades
Fox rot about Charlie
Patrick Hook responds to claims that fox numbers are dangerously on the wane
The sniff of success
Join Ryan Kay as he navigates the fascinating dynamic between a handler and their canine companion
Adventures of Nick & Ted
A new chapter in the histories of Sporting Gun and Sporting Shooter has Nick Ridley reflecting on the dogs he has trained over the years he has been associated with the magazines
The problem: Inflammation in the nervous system
Vet's advice
Gundogs Q&A
No problem goes unsolved as Sporting Gun puts your questions to the gundog experts
Stop-start!
Fran Ardley continues her training tips on disciplining your dog to the stop whistle and the exercises you need to do
Gundogs at the Game Fair
Organising the Game Fair's prestigious gundog competitions: behind-the-scenes with Francesca Prentice