TESTING TIMES ON THE TEST

So Barry Lawson shot a few pigeons (Dog days and divine intervention, 17 August), but to think someone let him loose on the Test. Skues, Halford and Kite must be rotating underground at a tremendous rate.

Casting a nymph down stream, I could simply say “how infra dignitatem” but in truth it’s just plain wrong. It shows no skill, knowledge or application to the job in hand. If you wish to tackle the job properly you approach from below the fish, cast past it and present the

‘‘The wildlife of today is not ours to dispose of as we please. We have it in trust. We must account for it to those who come after.’’ King George VI

Stalking red stags in East Anglia, which budget wellies are the best bet, shooting Canada geese in odd circumstances, and how to pick an HPR .

Wild samphire growing on the mud flats in Norfolk