Training for wild boar hunters

Saturday, 10 May 2008

The St Hubert Club of Great Britain is to set up the UK’s first training course for wild boar management

The St Hubert Club of Great Britain is to set up the UK’s first training course for wild boar management in response to the Defra Wild Boar Action Plan. Chairman Chester Eyre said: “The requests for instruction on wild boar management mean that we will be expanding our technical training provision, drawing on expertise from the club and our contacts in Europe to ensure that members are at the forefront with regard to field-based knowledge.”

For more information, visit www.sthubertclub.apt-sites.com

The rest of this article appears in 8 May issue of Shooting Times.

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