Fowlers play their part
I always enjoy reading Gethin Jones’ articles in Shooting Times. Any young wildfowler would do well to aspire to his well-balanced views on all aspects of the sport. In his recent column (Jottings for wildfowlers, 29 March), Gethin writes that every wildfowling club member is duty-bound to complete their bag returns, which are sent to BASC and the data then passed to interested parties.
I am in total agreement with wildfowlers playing their part in providing important data on bag returns, but this data only makes up probably 5% to 10% of wildfowl shot across the UK. The other 90% to
