L O N D O N, Nov. 20 -- Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has delivered a silent rebuke to animal rights activists who objected to her killing a wounded game bird with her bare hands. A day after she ...

When a gundog brought an injured pheasant to her, the Queen did not hesitate. She took the bird from the dog's jaws and hit it four or five times over the head with her walking stick until she was ...

"The Queen despatching a pheasant shows that she is in touch with the countryside and the realities of life and death." Shooting game bird is a widespread sport in Britain but until now has courted ...

It was one of Queen Elizabeth's best-loved roles that harked back to both her father's and grandfather's love of birds. Her Late Majesty was patron of the Royal Pigeon Racing Association ...