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It is the ‘Glorious Twelfth’, the day on which thousands of the privileged from around the world will descend on British and Irish moorlands with shotguns raised to kill grouse.
They will all be in luck as this year’s ‘season’ is expected to be one of the best in recent years as, despite a long, hard winter, the birds have thrived.
The Natural Environment and Fisheries Minister has said, ‘These extraordinary wild birds have shown remarkable resilience.’
He may well be right, but today ‘ain’t much fun for the grouse!
.
It is the ‘Glorious Twelfth’, the day on which thousands of the privileged from around the world will descend on British and Irish moorlands with shotguns raised to kill grouse.
They will all be in luck as this year’s ‘season’ is expected to be one of the best in recent years as, despite a long, hard winter, the birds have thrived.
The Natural Environment and Fisheries Minister has said, ‘These extraordinary wild birds have shown remarkable resilience.’
He may well be right, but today ‘ain’t much fun for the grouse!
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