Lyme disease rising, is it a mistake to call game shooting 'sport', U U back pedals, 23 August

Host Patrick Galbraith, is joined by top chef and food writer, Tim Maddams. This week they discuss grouse shooting being sabotaged, the latest on United Utilities ending grouse shooting on their catchment estates, how to choose the right breed of spaniel, what paying Guns really want, and why old gamebirds taste different.
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[@darellkettley6622]

Great podcast guys 👊

[@juleswhicker]

Much enjoyed. Re. "sport": pursuits such as shooting, hunting, angling, ferreting etc. are the historic definition of "sport", as conserved in the traditional tweed "sports jacket" with its dedicated pocket for percussion caps; whereas cricket, tennis, etc. are properly termed "games", as in "being off-games". So, it was the games-players who annexed our word to make themselves look smarter, and who now seek to make it exclusively theirs. Cheeky blighters!