Last week we blogged about an Aberdeenshire gamekeeper’s failed appeal against his sentence for the possession and control of a live wild bird on Aswanley Estate. Craig Barrie’s appeal was rejected by two appeal judges (see here).
What wasn’t reported was whether Barrie was a member of the Scottish Gamekeepers’ Association, and if he was, whether he had now been ejected from the group.
In recent months, the SGA has been admirably quick to make a public statement on its website about the membership status of several gamekeepers who have found themselves in court. However, the SGA has been unusually coy about Craig Barrie, but perhaps he’s just been forgotten in the recent flurry of gamekeeper convictions – it would be an easy oversight to make.
So, after our readers’ success in getting the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation to finally admit that convicted gamekeeper Glenn Brown was an NGO member, perhaps some would like to ask whether Craig Barrie is/was a member of the Scottish Gamekeepers’ Association?
Raptor Persecution UK 
I asked the SGA about Glenn Brown, but never got a reply. I’ll try again with Craig Barrie. Don’t hold your breath though!
Hi Tony,
Glenn Brown was a member of the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation (not the SGA).
The SGA has now confirmed that Craig Barrie was not a member (see our latest blog post on this).
Thanks for your efforts!