Will Pocklington

I'm a lifelong countryman, and a former editor of Fieldsports Journal and BASC’s Shooting and Conservation magazine.

Just how high should we set the bar when we welcome a new dog to the pack? Can unrealistic expectations actually work against us?

Stats and figures abound in the countryside - they inform us, frustrate us and fascinate us. But which ones are we often guilty of overlooking?

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