Shooting Times & Country
Any port in a storm
Wintry weather sends pigeons and corvids to seek shelter in farm buildings; unfortunately for them, Mat Manning has the same idea
6 min |
April 05, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Could this infectious deer disease reach our shores?
There is currently no vaccine for chronic wasting disease
1 min |
April 05, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Are we close to a robot takeover?
With easily accessible artificial intelligence becoming a reality with the likes of ChatGPT, Adam Hart asks what that means for Shooting Times
6 min |
April 05, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Audubon Society to rename
John James Audubon troubling character
1 min |
April 05, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
So good, it’ almost a sim
There’s no expense spared on a luxurious sim day, but can even the best clays compare with the real thing? Simon Garnham finds out
6 min |
April 05, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Gamekeeper
People are put off reporting rural crime so it goes unrecorded a chicken-and-egg scenario but special officers are making progress
3 min |
April 05, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Can Spanish prize buck the trend?
Many dream of taking a gold-medal roebuck but for one hunter it is the pinnacle of all his stalking ambitions,
5 min |
March 29, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Does a 100-year-old calibre have a place?
Launched in 1923, the 270 Win quickly gained a following but as Will O’Meara seeks a new rifle, will the calibre stand the test of time?
6 min |
March 29, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
The pick of the litter
While choosing the perfect gundog puppy often comes down to luck, David Tomlinson is a strong believer in trusting your gut
4 min |
March 29, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
The dogs are on song
It’s the wonderful memories that make shooting such a great sport and JEF Rawlins recalls four particular pheasants that he will never forget
5 min |
March 29, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Keep clam and carry on...
Hiding in the sand, clams make a tasty reward for the forager but extracting them often requires some effort,
4 min |
March 29, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Quick, quick, sloe
Fruity, home-made sloe gin is a classic but there are plenty of options for something warming to fill your hip flask,
6 min |
March 29, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
See you later, my ally Gator
Strong they may be but rabbits are no match for a big polecat hob,
4 min |
March 29, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
For the love of the curlew
In making wader scrapes on his new field, Soldier Palmer unearths some interesting clues to a long-forgotten land
5 min |
March 29, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
A sporting life in Africa
A chance meeting brings back memories of an Englishman and his dog in Yemen
3 min |
March 29, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Double the danger lurking for lambs
With the lambing season in full swing, foxes are on the prowl and a pair on his patch is proving particularly challenging for Mark Ripley
5 min |
March 29, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
The need for clarity
A predawn stalk in damp, murky conditions is the ultimate test of your equipment particularly the optics. ZEISS’s latest riflescope and binoculars get top marks
5 min |
March 29, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
SHOTGUN TEST Longthorne Berkley £69,161 plus VAT
This over-and-under is not only beautiful to look at, but its titanium barrels really make it something special to shoot,
3 min |
March 29, 2023
Sporting Gun
IN THE FIELD Bag of tricks
Tom Sykes highlights the different methods and aids he uses to lure more crows into his range and increase his chances of success on this most wily of quarry
5 min |
April 2023
Sporting Gun
Trust the deer dog
When a shot fails to down a roe, the tracking dog is on on her trail,
4 min |
April 2023
Sporting Gun
At home on the range
Charlotte Peters, Sporting Gun’'s digital editor, tears herself away from her screen to take part in an introduction to rifles course at the West London Shooting School
6 min |
April 2023
Sporting Gun
Purdey Sporter
Becky McKenzie weighs up the qualities of this pedigree over-and-under shotgun
6 min |
April 2023
Sporting Gun
Star chef: the next generation
Five young chefs battle it out for the honour of preparing food for the Eat Game Awards. BASC's Jack Knott reports
2 min |
April 2023
Sporting Gun
Hard facts
Will your gun be obsolete if we move towards steel shot? Richard Atkins investigates this question
9 min |
April 2023
Sporting Gun
Hands-on health tips
If you want to stay handy with a gun it’s important to look after your daddles,
6 min |
April 2023
Sporting Gun
Slow, slow, quick
Peter Theobald says that his experience and that of his shooting partner Paul helped them stay the course over rape fields that eventually produced a bumper harvest
3 min |
April 2023
Sporting Gun
Up and away
Elliot Roberts and friends have great fun and some challenging sport with the new portable clay trap produced by Danish company Nordic Clays
5 min |
April 2023
Sporting Gun
A dog's breakfast
Ed Cook is unimpressed with the Scottish government's Hunting with Dogs Bill, which he says will prevent him and others doing essential control in good time
5 min |
April 2023
The Field
Stills going strong
Some of our finest whisky distilleries have been run by the same families for generations, their spirits as unique as their history
8 min |
January 2022
The Field
Walking in our grandfathers' footsteps
There’s no better way to enjoy unspoilt countryside, companionship and testing birds than on a walked-up day – just how it used to be
8 min |