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Long sleeve crewneck made of circular knit fabric, and has no lengthwise seams. The back is longer to prevent gaps. Cuffs are knitted in. Ullfrotté Original 200 is our thinnest type of Ullfrotté. The fabric is durable and is made from fine merino wool, polyamide and most of all – air! That very air in…

A practical amendment to the Muirburn and Wildlife Act, which could be a lifeline to grouse moor operators, appears to have been made by NatureScot. The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024, which came into force in July, banned the practice of snaring in Scotland, strictly regulated the use of muirburn and introduced a…

New mandatory training for firearms licensing staff will be rolled out across the UK this month. Announced by the Policing Minister, the training aims to improve consistency and robustness in decision-making by firearms licensing teams. This follows the shootings in Keyham, Plymouth, in 2021, when five people were killed by a gunman using his licensed…

Defra has promised “the use of civil and criminal sanctions” against farmers who damage wildlife habitats in a new consultation about Britain’s hedgerows.  Formerly, farmers who broke the rules were punished by a removal of financial subsidies. They are now questioning how these rules will be policed, saying it is likely that it will fall…

Thermal optics have changed the face of hunting. Almost no one who is serious about stalking or vermin control in the UK now sets off without one in their arsenal. The acceptance of thermal devices in the hunting community has increased the market’s demand for new products. With the growth of the industry and the…

In the three months he has been in office — from 5 July and 15 October — Environment Secretary Steve Reed made only a single visit to a farm in his official capacity, a Freedom of Information request reveals.  Mr Reed is one of the cabinet ministers leading the arguments that Labour’s inheritance tax raid…

Recent polls by YouGov have discovered that attitudes towards fieldsports are not always clear-cut, with many supporting hunting under the right circumstances.  The survey showed that seven in 10 Brits (71%) believe it is acceptable to hunt for food, compared with one in five (21%) opposed to the practice. More than half (53%) supported allowing…

The first outbreak of avian influenza in kept birds this season has been recordedat a commercial poultry farm in Cornwall. A spokesman for Defra confirmed the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 strain was found at a premises near Penzance and that a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been established around the…

The latest anti-shooting salvo is a petition launched last month by Wild Justice calling on the Government to “ban driven grouse shooting”. It was created by Chris Packham and co-signed by fellow directors Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery.  I am surprised that the petition was approved to go live on the government petitions website given…

SGC Group has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for Benelli and Franchi products across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.This new partnership, announced on November 29, 2024, is set to commence on January 1, 2025, marking a new chapter for the prestigious brands. A strategic alliance The SGC Group has solidified its position…