Shooting Times & Country
Clothing firm supports group linked to convict
Anti-shooting group denies connection with criminal extremist as fieldsports community is horrified by high-end retailer’s donation
2 min |
February 03, 2021
The Field
Will the curlew cease to call?
This delightful wader, now a red-listed species, is disappearing from our shores. What must be done to halt this decline?
8 min |
March 2021
The Field
The heroes of conservation
Many inspiring projects have been launched by those with a love for the land, aimed at halting biodiversity loss and improving habitats
10+ min |
March 2021
The Field
Peaknaze: conservation and common sense
Land managers and gamekeepers have protected the Peak District’s precious habitat for centuries. To reduce the risk of wildfires, their voices must be heard
8 min |
March 2021
The Field
Hooked while young
Who says fishing is uncool? It is the ideal sport for the young and the young-at-heart – and the perfect way to find peace
7 min |
March 2021
The Field
Forrad on to a brighter season
While languishing in lockdown, consider how you can lend support – and make a bucket-list for brighter days
8 min |
March 2021
The Field
Britain enjoying the crane attraction
After centuries of absence, these spectacular birds have firmly returned to England, a remarkable conservation success
7 min |
March 2021
The Field
Art in the field
Michael Demain tells Janet Menzies how delivering a piano struck a chord, inspiring him to put down his hod and pick up a paint brush
3 min |
March 2021
The Field
Adapt training to suit the circumstances
Shoot days and field trials have been deleted from the calendar but that’s no reason to allow your gundog training to lose focus
9 min |
March 2021
The Field
A KEY PERK OF THE JOB
Is tied accommodation a brilliant fringe benefit in uncertain times, or a relic of days gone by?
9 min |
March 2021
Shooting Times & Country
The Anser to their prayers
Fowlers are giving Orkney farmers beset by greylags a fighting chance, says J R Patterson
6 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
More than meets the eye
Vision plays a huge role in how well we shoot and eye dominance issues can be resolved — if we know who to ask, says Simon Reinhold
6 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Opportunity knocks for a new shoot
It’s important to do your homework before taking on any new ground, says Liam Bell
4 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Gunroom
A 250-year-old cartridge fashioned from the pages of a famous novel tells its own remarkable story of the American Revolutionary War
3 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Keeper of the month
Beating the drum for the benefits of game management is hugely rewarding, Miles Bentley tells Will Pocklington
3 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Going beyond the wall
At season’s end wildfowl are at their most plentiful below the high tide mark, but this doesn’t mean the shooting is easy, says Richard Negus
6 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Gamekeeper
Walking the estate as part of a pair of Guns is a rare opportunity to view both the sport and the landscape from a different perspective
3 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Country Diary
This is a time for increasing optimism — spring is almost with us, the dairy venture is off to a flying start and even predators have their uses
3 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
A fitting end and a hard-won bag
It’s been a season like no other and, with the end drawing near, Jamie Tusting decides it’s a good time for a woodcock walkabout
6 min |
February 17, 2021
Sporting Gun
Then and now
Peter Theobald reflects on how little has changed since shooting pigeon became regarded as a legitimate form of control
4 min |
March 2021
Sporting Gun
Island life
New Zealand ecologist Biz Bell is the scourge of rodents in remote places. She talks techniques with Ed Cook
5 min |
March 2021
Sporting Gun
The draw of the catapult
Tom Sykes has rekindled a childhood passion and been out hunting with his ‘new’ favourite weapon. Here he explains how satisfying the sport can be
5 min |
March 2021
Sporting Gun
Action required
Malcolm Plant takes you through the steps required to analyse how to shoot successfully
7 min |
March 2021
Sporting Gun
Sick as a parrot
Lord Botham is prepared to ruffle the RSPB’s feathers over its approach to the countryside. Good, says Robin Scott, who has his own beef with the charity about the culling of parakeets
4 min |
March 2021
Sporting Gun
A countryman and a scholar
Sporting Gun recently caught up with retired professor and former Army captain Simon Denny to talk about his life and career
8 min |
March 2021
Sporting Gun
A winter's tale
The cold snap can bring its benefits as well as its challenges, says Jon Snowdon
7 min |
March 2021
Sporting Gun
You and the law
Geoff Garrod marks the card of shooters as a new general licence regime beds in
4 min |
March 2021
Sporting Gun
Adventures Of Nick & Ted
Nick Ridley enjoys a final walked-up hurrah with Ted before the season is brought abruptly to a halt. Now for Percy’s training …
4 min |
March 2021
Sporting Gun
The Over And Undergraduates
The Cambridge University Clay Pigeon Shooting Club has flourished as students find a day in the countryside a welcome release from the pressures of academia, says club secretary Maximilian Yale
4 min |
March 2021
Shooting Times & Country
The Suite Way To Protect Game
Mapping out a fully integrated approach will pay dividends for a shoot, says Mike Swan
6 min |