Sporting Gun
Sayonara Tokyo
Jasper Fellows gets the lowdown on the Olympics from Matt Coward-Holley, Team GB Trap bronze medallist, and Steven Seligmann, British Shooting’s performance director
6 min |
October 2021
Sporting Gun
The thread on threads
Nick Ridley addresses sartorial code in the field and the traditional ties that bind the shooting community
3 min |
October 2021
Sporting Gun
The teal deal
Tom Sykes relives a memorable flight chasing this fast and agile duck on the foreshore
5 min |
October 2021
Sporting Gun
The problem: Skin irritation
Despite two courses of steroids, my young labrador is still incredibly itchy. Will it subside in the winter? JAYNE ABBOT, MELROSE
3 min |
October 2021
Sporting Gun
Opportunity knocks
Jasper Fellows enjoys what Orston Shooting Ground has to offer in the company of its owners Dan and Emily Martin
5 min |
October 2021
Sporting Gun
Licensing: facts you should know
With the prospect of a full shooting season ahead this autumn, many readers will be thinking about acquiring their first shotgun certificate. David Frost, Sporting Gun’s legal expert, offers some thoughts and advice on what to expect when you apply
5 min |
October 2021
Sporting Gun
All at sea
Ed Cook takes a break from doing battle with the redoubtable rabbit to indulge in his passion of freediving for lobsters at night
3 min |
October 2021
Sporting Gun
Bangs for the bucks
Jon Snowdon and companions keep cool heads but can’t help but be exhilarated by the roe rut
7 min |
October 2021
Sporting Gun
Adventures of Nick & Ted
Illness forces a change to Ted’s hydrotherapy fitness training and Nick Ridley tries to calm young Percy ahead of his show trial
4 min |
October 2021
Sporting Gun
How To EnHance Your Shooting
Top Sporting shot and coach Matt Hance continues his instructional series, this month turning his attention to the ins and outs of the FITASC discipline
7 min |
October 2021
Shooting Times & Country
The Lightning Thread
Subtitled Fishological Moments and The Pursuit of Paradise, this rich memoir celebrates the unique tranquility that can be found in fishing
6 min |
September 01, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Why our game is still stuck in a class divide
Once expensive and with barbaric laws of protection, game is more affordable today but struggles to shake off its past, says Rose Prince
6 min |
September 01, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Tasty, testing and English to its wing tips
A devoted parent, a conscientious mate, a strategic flyer and a joy on the table — the grey partridge gets Ed Wills’s vote for the best quarry
5 min |
September 01, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Gamekeeper
Looking after a wild bird estate can be a nerve-shredding experience, but it is so much more satisfying and rewarding than the reared world
3 min |
September 01, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Rats, rodenticides and resistance: what next?
Complacency is not an option when dealing with rodent infestations but there are plenty of ways to limit unwelcome visitors on a shoot
5 min |
September 01, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Stalking Diary
An early-season roar is not always the sign of a good rut and it brings back memories of a stag almost entirely lost to a steep Scottish hillside
3 min |
September 01, 2021
The Field
His Master's wrath
A great deal goes into the planning of a day’s hunting so woe betide those who upset the Master in the field
8 min |
October 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Great sporting lives
Celebrating the achievements of the most remarkable Shots of yesteryear
3 min |
September 01, 2021
The Field
Caring for Old Faithful
Buying sustainably is good for both planet and pocket – and it creates a bond with your clothing that fast-fashion aficionados could never understand
7 min |
October 2021
The Field
Double standards
There has been a much-needed overhaul of breed standards, says David Tomlinson, although show and working animals are often still worlds apart. A Slumber spaniel, anyone?
4 min |
October 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Country Diary
Almost everybody agrees that Britain needs more ponds, not least because a few teal and some mallard add fine variety to shoot days
3 min |
September 01, 2021
The Field
Seeing red
Would modernising our attire help buttress fieldsports – or does it simply risk losing an important tradition for no real gain?
7 min |
October 2021
Shooting Times & Country
A battle of the HPRs
A unique team challenge will showcase the talents of 11 hunt, point and retrieve breeds; David Tomlinson takes a look at the contenders
6 min |
September 01, 2021
The Field
Staring down the barrel of a gun
Don’t be distracted by the decoration – when choosing a new shotgun, barrel construction should be a top priority, too
6 min |
October 2021
The Field
The Flyfishers' founding fathers
Founded in 1884, the club was created for gentlemen with an interest in the art and study of fly-fishing – many of whom had ink in their veins
8 min |
October 2021
The Field
The state of farming
Brexit, while posing challenges, could open doors for British farmers. However, a changing philosophy around our relationship with the natural world is unleashing more powerful forces
7 min |
October 2021
The Field
Wine and sport came together as the beaters carefully blanked in the vineyard slopes, pushing the birds forward into a broad, grassy valley Tuffon Hall Halstead, Essex
A mosaic of carefully planned cover crops has created a testing partridge shoot as well as garnering a conservation award – and the birds here are not the only thing to fizz
8 min |
October 2021
The Field
To have and to hold – safely
No one enjoys staring down the barrels of a gun, so adopt best practice when it comes to carrying yours, whether or not it is loaded
8 min |
October 2021
The Field
Within their scenic and spacious grounds, resilience is built, pupils are equipped for life's realities and love and respect for the countryside are instilled
A curriculum that emphasises rural traditions and time outdoors better equips pupils to deal with what lies ahead – as these prep schools demonstrate
7 min |
October 2021
Shooting Times & Country
What's good for the goose...
Soldier Palmer bolsters sporting and farming relations with a successful feral greylag flight
5 min |