I am indifferent about field sports... Sadly the whole debate is rarely reasoned logically, and you can't help but notice a deep-running theme of Class War.
James Fletcher, London, UK

Thousands starving, millions threatened by floods, the middle East on the verge of war....who cares about a few damn birds.
Jock Stewart, UK

The Laird had a good point, that is, the balanceof nature has been so disrupted by now that managing the moors is the only viable alternative. Letting them lapse to a "natural" state would result in lands that are neither a real moor nor a wildlife management area.
Robert Law, US

Got to agree with Patrick Stevens really - keeping birds in spaces of around a foot cubed and then killing them sounds a lot more nasty than shooting a few every year that have lived in far better conditions than even free range chickens.
Mark Harrison, UK

I question the morals of anyone who eats meat killed for him, rather than being willing to take the responsibility himself.
Dave, US

I cannot say I am a fan of grouse shooting - to me the idea of killing a living creature for fun is repellent. However, I am far more concerned about people imposing their morality on others where there are no objective reasons to do so, and this is why I cannot condemn grouse shooting either.
James Young, UK

Well to my mind grouse shooting is no more savage than Dear Mother nature. Animals hunt other animals for food. We simply use a gun, somewhat more quicker most of the time. Mother Nature is savage, who are we to put ourselves above and judge morality, simply because we are human?
Darren, UK