Back Britain's Butchers

August has arrived meaning the shooting season is just around the corner. Even though game is available throughout the year (pigeon, rabbit and certain venison) nothing gets us more excited than the Glorious Twelfth, and the following months.

Grouse, followed by partridge, followed by pheasant will slowly fill up our local butchers up and down the country. As I am sure you will all agree, butchers are generally the friendliest of professionals and so if they do not stock your favourite game bird, we suggest you have the politest of words with them. No doubt they will try and source your chosen game for you, but if not, they will definitely point you in the right direction.

If you are stuck for ideas of where to get game over the coming months do stop by our easy to use database, we have over 900 businesses serving game, be it the smaller butchers and farm shops to the larger wholesalers and suppliers.

Furthermore when in the butchers please do mention our website and database and, again in the politest of ways, ask them to sign up. Small businesses, like our butchers, need as much support as possible in these tough times, and we (the game-lovers of this country) are one way to help them thrive.

So go out and back Britain's natural harvest and cook some fantastic wild game.