Summary
WEATHER permitting, the moorlands of Northumberland and Durham will today ring out to the sound of shotguns as eager hunters enjoy "the Glorious Twelfth".
The traditional - and legally enshrined - opening to the grouse shooting season is a chance for marksmen to test their skills against birds that can reach 100kph as they fly up from the heather moorlands.See the full content of this document
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Important Role in Keeping Our Rural Economy Alive
One might expect days of shooting costing thousands of pounds to be among the first things to go during an economic downturn, but experts claim that here in the North East the sport is almost "recession proof".
And they insist the knock-on benefits are being felt throughout the region's communities, from tourism to education and the environment.Angus Collingwood-Cameron, a director of the Country Land and Business Association, said the North East enjoyed a nearly unique position because it is one of the only places in the world that could offer the "crme de la crme of shooti...See the full content of this document
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