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A wedding? Game on Gundog trainer Emma Mather, 32, and keeper Nathan Bamford, 33, have married near Inverness with a wedding breakfast entirely of local game. The game was sourced solely from local estates that Emma and Nathan work on. Emma, who founded and runs working gundog kennel Foxhope Gundogs near Tomatin, worked with Alec Cruikshank, catering director for Blair Castle International Horse Trials, to build a bespoke menu that celebrates game in all its forms. It included ‘pissed pigeons’ — pigeon with raspberries soaked in Scottish gin; ‘stag balls’ — venison wrapped round a quail’s egg; ‘bunny on a stick’, ‘wokked up pheasant’ and ‘tandoori pigeon’. Keepers fighting fire A film released by Loch Ness Rural Communities and Scotland’s Regional Moorland Groups has praised gamekeepers as they provided expert knowledge and vital equipment…

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Shooting Times & Country (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2-Aug-2023

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