Tributes paid to Mike Farquhar
Family, friends and associates have paid tribute to Mike Farquhar following his death in the autumn.
Mike was a sporting countryman in every sense of the word. Known as Baldrick, he was a shooting instructor, organiser of loaders at top game shoots around the Cotswolds, a flyfisherman, international FITASC and Sporting referee, deerstalker and general ‘good egg’.
Easily identifiable by his trademark deerstalker, Mike helped establish the reputation of The Shooting Clinic with Terry Fricker in the 1980s, travelling around the country giving invaluable advice on shooting at game fairs, schools and corporate events.
Mike was brought up in Scotland before heading south, where he was educated at Cheltenham College. He abandoned a career in the City to work in the wine trade and become a part-time gamekeeper.
He is the father of Robert Farquhar, owner of R&B Sporting in Herefordshire, who credited Mike’s passion for shooting as the inspiration for his own career.
Robert said: “He had an easy charm on the peg loading for many a game shooter, working tirelessly to ensure each one had the very best day possible. A particular pride came from introducing and coaching new shooters – he took so much pleasure in their accomplishments.”