Monarchs of the fen

Patrick Galbraith stalks muntjac and fallow deer in Lincolnshire

WE TURNED TO WATCH the last truck from the quarry clatter its way down the dusty lane, out through the gates, and away towards Stamford. They’ll tell you that the countryside is quiet, that it’s all tranquility, birdsong, and church bells pealing somewhere in the distance but it’s not true. Rural Britain is a place of work. Chainsaws whine, lambs separated from their mothers bleat, and lorries tear down the lanes. When I was young, a logging lorry ran over my dog. She was sunbathing on the tarmac one hot July morning. “Limestone they’re quarrying,” Jamie Tusting said to me, as he pushed the .243 rounds into his rifle, “Mick George the guy’s called. Massive business now,” and then, ducking below the canopy of low hanging oaks, he set off into the…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2022

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