TUITION
Gamekeepers today must be familiar with the various growing options that qualify for stewardship funding. The range of schemes – denoted by an array of names and numbers – can even appear intimidating, especially to the uninitiated. Yet, whatever the complexities, knowing your way around the structures is the premise to viability for shooting in the UK.
Accepting there is no escape from the environmental agenda and the administration it brings (nor should there be), it can be a useful exercise, even a liberating one, to step into the imaginary world of the perfect shoot. Here, the climate is free of excess – not too much heat, wind or rain; food and water are readily available; bird health and welfare are attained with ease, and covercrops stand proud throughout the winter while providing a habitat of textbook diversity. Figuratively speaking, it is the equivalent of
