Perhaps bad news?

Sunday I was invited to shoot duck on the Rhine (the river between France and Germany)and its tributaries. My host were adamant. . I couldn't.

In fact he fears AVIAN INFLUENZA will strike Europe any time. Then most of the birds will die and we would have to wait a long time before the stocks replenishes.

The virus stroke China, then Kirghizstan and westward in the direction of Europe.
He hope he is wrong.