A Chatton man has shot a pig on Alnmouth beach. Mr. Horrace Leopard shot the pig at close range with a flintlock musket, as is the tradition on the beach. The pig, a large Berkshire sow, was hit in the head and died instantly. Being the first pig shooting on Alnmouth beach this year, the carcass as usual will be left there to rot until New Years day, unless another pig is shot. Mr. Leopard, you may remember, made the record books in 1987 when he shot the only Friesian cow ever seen on the beach. The season at Alnmouth has had a slow start this year, with few kills reported. Three chickens were bagged by a Wooler man in April and a sheep was taken by Mr. A. B. Mctoot of Berwick from a micro-lite aircraft in May. Unfortunately Mr. Mctoot’s kill was considered unsporting, as the sheep was asleep at the time, and he was reprimanded by the Alnmouth Tidal Gun Association The association has blamed the wet spring for the lack of quarry and hopes a prolonged spell of dry weather will improve sport on the beach. Many local people believe that the low number of kills is due to controversy surrounding last years donkey land mine incident and the now infamous Christmas day shoot, keeping guns away