Countryside fears mount over Labour crackdown on game-bird shooting

The countryside community has been left deeply anxious about what comes next after Labour's call for evidence on game-bird shooting closed on November 1.The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs announced earlier this year that it would explore introducing a licensing regime for the activity, a move that has alarmed those who depend on the sport.Tim Bonner, chief executive of the Countryside Alliance, warned: "The practical legislative route to licensing the shooting of game birds requires them to ban it first."The activity would need to be "prohibited" before ministers could determine its future shape, he said. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Baroness Hayman of Ullock, who launched the consultation in September,...

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