Its modest carbon footprint is just one reason why venison should be on our menu.

He will be remembered as a true countryman with a love of fishing and fieldsports. He was patron of more than 800 organisations, including the World Wildlife Fund and the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and combined a commitment to conservation with a love of shooting and fieldsports.

Prince Philip’s death at 99, announced today by Buckingham Palace, brings to a close the life of a great countryman.

People came to lay flowers at Sandringham and pay tribute to a man who loved their quiet corner of Norfolk.

Two major online events for Scotland’s shooting community have been organised in preparation for May’s Scottish Parliamentary elections.

Targeted anti-shooting campaigns, a lack of government support and the negative portrayal of the gamekeeping industry have led to concerns the profession is becoming “increasingly marginalised” according to the UK’s largest shooting organisation.

The UK’s largest shooting organisation is calling for the creation of a Scottish gamekeeping taskforce in the next parliament, amid concerns the profession is becoming increasingly marginalised.

Scotland has long-since grappled with ‘the deer issue’.

The UK’s largest shooting organisation has called for the creation of a Scottish gamekeeping taskforce.