Shooting Times & Country
Scent to try us: when dogs refuse woodcock
Most gundogs will happily pick these elusive waders, but there are some that find the task not to their liking.
5 min |
November 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Upland keeper
The introduction of new traps is proving to be troublesome, so is it time for our major shooting organisations to step in and help out?
3 min |
November 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Where there's a Will, there's a way
A teenager gets a taste of walking-up game across the marshes — and shows his father how it’s done
6 min |
November 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Rivers of dreams
The 2020 salmon season exceeded all expectations, much to anglers’ delight, but why was the fishing so good? Marcus Janssen investigates
7 min |
November 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Laying good foundations
Choosing ex-layers over poults proves to be a masterstroke for Jamie Tusting’s small shoot
6 min |
November 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Layers not to be trifled with
Ex-layers provide fine sport in Cumbria, on a shoot where every pheasant is hard won
5 min |
November 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Kennel Diary
Things may be different, but we who hunt should count our blessings that we are still able to do so
3 min |
November 04, 2020
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Country Diary
Farming rare-breed pigs is proving to be an unexpected source of pleasure, from battling piglets to exploring ancient rights of pannage
3 min |
November 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A sporting life in Africa
A rare return to Devon for three days of shooting near Exmoor is a safe bet for lifting spirits
3 min |
November 04, 2020
Sporting Gun
The problem: Lameness from joint and ligament damage
“My working lurcher is on/off lame on her right foreleg and there appears to be swelling around the wrist. Any suggestions?” TOM HORTON, HERTFORDSHIRE Vet’s advice Neil McIntosh SG’s gundog health expert
3 min |
December 2020
Sporting Gun
Shooting manners
Tony Bracci provides a refresher on what is expected
5 min |
December 2020
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Just the job
Anna Baker Cresswell decided she wanted to help military personnel recover from their injuries and find work in the countryside once they left the Forces, so she set up a charity to do this, she tells Philip Reynolds
7 min |
December 2020
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Under starter's orders
Nick Ridley meets the young owner of a new shoot
4 min |
December 2020
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Master at arms
Geoff Garrod gives a whistle-stop tour of getting the basics right when training your dog for the field
4 min |
December 2020
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Make mine a single
The editor returns to his roots with a single-barrel shotgun on a walked-up day with friends
5 min |
December 2020
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Dancing to their tune
Robin Scott says the shooting organisations do not have licence to tell people what to do on their own land
4 min |
December 2020
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It's a keeper
The latest HTX range from Musto has just hit the market and Matt Clark tests the new Keepers Softshell Jacket
5 min |
December 2020
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Constriction prescription
Paul Quagliana runs through choke options for your guns and talks to Graham Brown of the Purbeck Shooting School about the factors that may influence their use
6 min |
December 2020
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A talon for the job
Ed Cook looks at the different kinds of birds of prey that can be used to catch rabbits
2 min |
December 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Where there's muck...
Modern fowling is about sport and the joy of wild places but years ago, many gunners made a living from the marshes, says Graham Downing
6 min |
October 28, 2020
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The very best of us
British fieldsports are possibly the finest in the world and they ought to be celebrated, says Patrick Laurie
5 min |
October 28, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Never take it for granted
Whatever our sport, there will come a point when our focus shifts, says Will Pocklington
5 min |
October 28, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Let the devil take the hind most
Sometimes, the hardest part of selecting a cull beast is separating the stag from his harem of hinds, especially when he’s busy showing off to a young pretender
6 min |
October 28, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Gamekeeper
Conservation of wildlife and the environment is often overlooked in the blind pursuit of profit, but surely there is a way to achieve both
3 min |
October 28, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Spirits in the snow
Arctic weather brought with it the duck and other fowl, but too much of it and the smaller birds and waders starved to death, recalls Alan Savory
5 min |
October 28, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Doing it differently
Covid has seen walked-up days being offered on the Burghley estate, says Jamie Tusting
6 min |
October 28, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Turn up for the books
Gamebooks are a fascinating insight into an estate’s shooting past or a Gun’s sporting life. Richard Negus delves into the pages of history
6 min |
October 28, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Bigger picture of a mosaic
Focusing on habitat can ensure our countryside is a haven for snipe, lapwing, curlew and redshank
5 min |
October 28, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A moveable feast
To keep the drives full of birds, they must have food and water or they will wander — and they might not come back, warns Liam Bell
4 min |
October 28, 2020
Airgun World
Get Ready For Winter
Dave Barham reveals his tips and tricks for hunting rabbits during the colder months
4 min |