Shooting Times & Country  |  19th July 2017
WOODCOCK: SHOULD WE STOP SHOOTING THEM?
Our resident breeding woodcock are in decline and, inevitably, the question of whether or not to shoot them and what constitutes sustainable practice
keeps coming up. At the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), we are increasingly being approached for advice and we have recently been asked whether the woodcock season ought to be reduced to two months. So, would woodcock populations fare better with greater statutory controls on shooting or might improved self-regulation by shoots be more effective?
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Shooting Times & Country 19th July 2017.