Farming is Critical to UK National Security
The UK believes in a whole-of-society approach to national security. Agriculture has both a traditional and a novel role to play in protecting the country.
I found this article on RUSI think tank.
Stalkers and shooters are mentioned on several places as important element of national security.
According to the article, numbers of deer in UK is actually problematic and way too high.
I am not from UK, but would really like that my government would understand the potential of hunters and shooters to national security.
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