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The Glorious Twelfth – 'Season of recovery, not reward'

Grouse shooting season begins but low numbers lead to cancelled or reduced shoot days

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The Glorious Twelfth – 'Season of recovery, not reward'

Today (August 12) marks the day of the grouse shooting season. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation's (BASC) head of uplands, Alex Farrell, says this year's Glorious Twelfth marks...

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