Shooting Times & Country
Slipping out of our grasp
There is a real risk that we will lose thecapercaillie forever,
5 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
War and peas
Frustratingly for farmers, there is nothing that woodies like more than young peas — Tom Payne heads to Norfolk to tackle the issue
6 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Waterloo sunset
Now illegal under the Hunting Act, hare coursing has a rich history, from the Romans up to the Blair government, says Sir Johnny Scott
6 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Ireland's goat talent
County Kerry has a healthy population of feral goats that cause much damage but luckily they’re tremendously tasty,
4 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Highs, lows and hilo
There is nothing like the joy — and despair — of a quiet day fishing in the sunshine to escape the troubles of the world, Jamie Tusting.
6 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Anyone can make a mistake
There is a fine line between a shot that kills and one that wounds, so why do so few people stalk with a dog, wonders Richard Negus.
6 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A Nordic nirvana
With bear, elk, reindeer and red deer and its stunning topography, Norway makes for an exceptional and challenging sporting destination
5 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Gamekeeper
The immediate fallout from coronavirus is having an impact on all our daily lives, but the effects on shooting could last for many years
3 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Casting Shadows Fish And Fishing In Britain
In his cultural history of fishing, Tom Fort charts the rise and decline of eel trapping in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland
7 min |
May 06, 2020
Sporting Gun
Written in the stars
A group of deer was proving tricky for Jon Snowdon, until a stalker with a different approach arrived on the scene
4 min |
June 2020
Sporting Gun
A toxic message
Robin Scott tries to look on the bright side but remains to be convinced about the move away from lead shot
5 min |
June 2020
Sporting Gun
Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria
Charles Smith-Jones looks at one of the most distinguished and fast birds to visit our shores
3 min |
June 2020
Sporting Gun
Whistling in the wind
Handlers should look at themselves rather than their dogs when things go wrong,
4 min |
June 2020
Sporting Gun
The hits and the misses
David Turner reflects on his shooting life and what made him the man he is today.
4 min |
June 2020
Sporting Gun
Wild Justice makes its case
Dr Mark Avery of the campaign group responds to a recent article in Sporting Gun and outlines why it is conducting a legal challenge about gamebird releases
4 min |
June 2020
Sporting Gun
Adventures of Nick & Ted
Nick heads to the Cumbrian fells before the lockdown, something he may wish to impose on young Percy
4 min |
June 2020
Sporting Gun
Cut to the chase
Tom Sykes reminisces about an early morning ambush on crows over freshly mown grass
4 min |
June 2020
Sporting Gun
Brought to heel
Fran Ardley explains the techniques to train that most fundamental of gundog tasks
5 min |
June 2020
Sporting Gun
A predicament of pigeon
Geoff Garrod reflects on what to do with the ever-voracious birds at this time of crisis
4 min |
June 2020
Treasure Hunting magazine
Detectorist's Golden Goal
Having been interested in detecting for quite some time, last year I finally decided to ‘bite the bullet’ and by myself a metal detector.
4 min |
June 2020
Treasure Hunting magazine
Garden Lockdown
Since the Government’s recent instructions regarding ‘social distancing’ in connection with the Coronavirus outbreak, we have all no doubt hugely missed being able to go out detecting as well as socialising with friends (Fig.1).
10 min |
June 2020
Treasure Hunting magazine
Just Hanging Around
Just before the Coronavirus lockdown, I had decided to practice ‘social distancing’ and headed to a remote North Yorkshire site all on my own.
5 min |
June 2020
Treasure Hunting magazine
Introducing the Finds Liaison Officers
I am one of the two Finds Liaison Officers in Suffolk and am based in Bury St Edmunds, where the PAS team is hosted by the Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service.
7 min |
June 2020
Treasure Hunting magazine
Restoring Six Pounds of Spherical Shrapnel
During an overnight beach detecting session back in August 2018, bleary-eyed and not really in the mood, I trudged down the beach with my machine and spade to see what was about.
3 min |
June 2020
Treasure Hunting magazine
Unique Coin Rewrites the History of London
A silver penny of Ludica, a virtually unknown Saxon king of Mercia, has been discovered by Andy Hall while detecting in Wiltshire.
2 min |
June 2020
Treasure Hunting magazine
World Record Hoard
Since its discovery in May 2012, by two detectorists Reg Mead and Richard Miles, the island of Jersey’s now world-famous Celtic coin hoard has surprised archaeologists in terms of its content and historical importance.
1 min |
June 2020
Treasure Hunting magazine
Mudlarking Finds from the Time of the Mayflower
Did you know that the birth of the United States of America began on the River Thames in London?
8 min |
June 2020
Shooting Times & Country
EGE 12-bore
This well-built Turkish over-and-under offers a lot of gun for your money, says Mark Heath
4 min |
April 01, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
The menace in black velvet
Moles can do a lot of damage but they’ve paid for a few of Soldier Palmer’s pints
5 min |
April 01, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
The return of the saint
The spring arrival of the St George’s mushroom coincides with the annual celebration of England’s patron saint, explains John Wright
4 min |