The lowland game season comes to a close today and this week leading countryside organisations took the step of declaring a ‘zero tolerance’ stance on the illegal killing of birds of prey, an issue which has dogged the industry.

Leading countryside organisations representing the shooting industry, gamekeepers and landowners have pledged a “zero tolerance” stance on the illegal killing of birds of prey.

Crusader may not have been the role Sophie Bagley had in mind when she started selling her oven ready meals under the moniker of Glorious Game, but it sits nicely with her when I mention it.