Agreed Harry but I think the 'Glorious Twelth' is there more for the press and London restaurants. My local moor in North Derbyshire will start on the 5th. or 7th. of September, date yet to be fixed, and the 14th. and then see how things are for other days. I work my dogs there and have done since my teens. The pay is now 40 but no food provided. Nobody really does it for the money, if they did they wouldn't get far on it, but for being in fantastic countryside and, for my part, seeing dogs work. I work Chesapeakes which are well suited to this work but are something of a rare breed here in England. Lagopus.....
Here's old Sammie counting the lunchtime bag:
Beaters taking a short break:
And another one for Master:
