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Grouse shooting: a vital local industry

<strong>A new survey by the Countryside Alliance shows local communities wholeheartedly support grouse shooting</strong>

By Time Well Spent
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Why are some shotguns coloured blue and brown?

The receivers on most over-unders shotguns are given a plain silver finish but every now and again I see pictures of some with lots of blue and brown marks on the surface. What is this, and why are th...

By Time Well Spent
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Why are some shotguns coloured blue and brown?

The receivers on most over-unders guns are given a plain silver finish but every now and again I see pictures of some with lots of blue and brown marks on the surface. What is this, and why are they n...

By Time Well Spent
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GWCT’s new conservation report

Dr Stephen Tapper publishes new biodiversity report

By Time Well Spent
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Grouse shooting – are the benefits being undersold?

New research shows that the British public does not understand how integral grouse shooting is to heather moorland and wildlife conservation in the UK

By Time Well Spent