Despite being a country man I just can't understand the sporting aspect! Birds are reared at great expense, fed to keep them in one area, cossetted and cared for, guarded and treated like pets.
Then they get chased through the woods and made to fly (slowly) over a line of mainly elderly blokes with expensive guns who will unleash loads of lead skywards. What is remotely sporting about that? If you want sporting shooting go after clays! Oh hang on, that means walking doesn't it, most of the old duffers can't walk without sweating and farting like a broken winded horse.
Real sport is going out without beaters to try and bag a wild bird, not a dopey overfed chicken with a long tail.
Breed and nurture the birds just to drive them over a bunch of Hooray Henrys to settle their bloodlust!
People moan about Halal slaughter methods, double standards or what?
