“The knowledge needed to undertake such activities is difficult to convey in a lecture” Some aspects of gamekeeping education simply cannot be taught in a classroom. Learning the key practical skills required to become a successful keeper is something best taught by getting your hands dirty and doing the job in hand. At the Northern School of Game and Wildlife we have the lowland and upland shoot, as well as Greystoke forest, to utilise for learning the needed estate skills. Most recently we have been hand-building new wooden grouse butts on Wet Sleddale grouse moor, in preparation for the coming season.
Initially, we worked as a team to build one grouse butt under the instruction of grouse keeper and lecturer Tony Williams; to learn the best methods of constructing these…
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Sporting Gun (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2016