The Scottish Game Fair which gets under way in the grounds of Scone Palace this weekend is hoping to top last year”s record-breaking crowd of 36,000.
Organised by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, the event running over the weekend is a showcase for conservation and rural organisations.
Organising committee chairman Hugo Straker said, “We bill the fair as a great family day out, and we have a whole range of attractions from the sheep show to the daredevil VT10 flying display which takes place on Sunday.
“We have an exciting line-up for our 2010 event, particularly with the return of the fabulous hunting horn blowing equipe from France, Les Trompes de la Cottenciniere.”
While the fair aims to inform about the work of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, an important part of the event is to allow the public to have a go.
There is a gundog scurry every day and the junior handlers gundog test on Sunday, flycasting competitions throughout the course of the event, Scotland’s biggest working terrier show and clay pigeon shooting contests and tuition.
There is also an air rifle range, archery, and daily terrier racing for all dogs, no matter what breed or size.
The food hall is always popular and houses a cookery theatre where demonstrations will be given by, among others, Peter Gottgens of the Ardeonaig Hotel, acclaimed venison chef and food writer Nichola Fletcher, and Bruce Brymer the butcher from Brechin.
In the main ring there are pipe bands, a gundog team, Ally Gowans flycasting, falconry, the return of the tribal piping and drumming group Clann an Drumma and sheep racing for the first time at Scone.
The event is open each day from 9.30am to 6pm.