BBC Radio Leeds listeners told shooting sports are a “great leveller” and something anyone can get involved in.

Generally speaking mountain hares do very well on land managed for grouse shooting and they benefit from the associated habitat management and predator control.

While there is disappointment that people aren’t shooting, the excellent conservation work carried out as a part of grouse shooting will continue.

BBC Radio Lancashire listeners heard that a number of shoots were being called off to allow grouse numbers to recover from the effects of this year’s weather.

BASC has updated its briefing paper on grouse shooting and grouse moor management and sent it to a targeted group of MPs

BASC utterly condemns raptor persecution and other wildlife crime.