the first shoot of the season, in the angus glens.his one say this makes them the friend of the environment, not the enemy, and that shooting supportsjobs in remote rural areas. they are almost the lifeblood of a glen like this, because the other options for employment and economic and cultural activity are so limited. but the argument is it's bad for the environment. what would you say to that? i would say that is absolutely wrong. it is places like this, which conserve wading birds... this is where the curlew, the lapwing, the golden plover come back to breed in the summer, and if the conditions aren't right for them, they will go. but campaigners complain the impact on the environment has been too high. in some areas, they say it has led to the erosion of land — in others, that birds of prey have been illegally targeted, poisoned, trapped. we're not seeking a ban on grouse shooting. what we're seeking is management for grouse shooting that is legal, sustainable and accountable, and it's none of those three things at the moment. wha