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Adventures of Nick & Ted
Nick Ridley’s worst fears are realised as Ted falls seriously ill and is rushed to a veterinary hospital
4 min |
May 2023
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The problem: Arthritis
My old lab is hobbling about now. What should do about her?
3 min |
May 2023
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From cover to cover
After a month of medical drama with his beloved Ted, Nick Ridley discovers that protecting his dogs and his bank balance Gomés at a premium
4 min |
May 2023
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The foundations
In the first of a new series, Charles Smith-Jones takes you through how to get up and running as a stalker stealthily, of course
5 min |
May 2023
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Size matters
Patrick Hook gets the measure of the different calibres used for foxing, which depend on the terrain and how close you are to your quarry
3 min |
May 2023
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The correct drill
As spring arrives it brings back happy memories for Geoff Garrod as It is his favourite time of year to do battle with the woodies
4 min |
May 2023
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Much to do
Tony Bracci wonders if he has taken on too much at his new shoot as the pressing tasks mount up
4 min |
May 2023
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Modus operandi
Malcolm Plant on the similarities, differences and misconceptions of shotgun shooting
4 min |
May 2023
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Northern star
Two years on from an eventful opening, Jasper Fellows visits E) Churchill at the Swinton Estate
2 min |
May 2023
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Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Charles Smith-Jones investigates this prized bird that provides a notoriously difficult challenge for sportsmen, as well as their restraint
3 min |
May 2023
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Body of evidence
Jon Snowdon responds to a reader’s question about the fitness of a carcass to be placed in the food chain and eaten
7 min |
May 2023
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Pigeon Shooting : Empty spaces
Peter Theobald wonders where all the pigeons on his permissions have gone. Paul, his shooting partner, may have some answers
3 min |
May 2023
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IN THE FIELD Old retainers
Tom Sykes explains why he still loves his old side-by-side, and why they are worth considering in a world of over-and-unders and semi-autos
4 min |
May 2023
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From the heart
Understanding your heart rate variability gives a valuable insight into your shooting performance, not to mention your general health
6 min |
May 2023
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Order of the boots
In the first of our occasional series on how things are made, Philip Reynolds visits Le Chameau’s factory
3 min |
May 2023
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An invaluable opportunity
Louisa Clutterbuck, director at British Game Assurance, head of Eat Wild, on the launch of the Women Who Work in Fieldsports initiative that she helped to set up
3 min |
May 2023
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An avoidable tragedy
David Frost on the failures of the police licensing procedure in the lead-up to the mass shootings in Plymouth in August 2021 in which five people and the gunman died
4 min |
May 2023
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Growth industry
Deer numbers have become a significant problem and much needs to be done to curb them
3 min |
May 2023
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Purdey Sporter
Becky McKenzie weighs up the qualities of this pedigree over-and-under shotgun
6 min |
April 2023
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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
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Hard facts
Will your gun be obsolete if we move towards steel shot? Richard Atkins investigates this question
9 min |
April 2023
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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
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Trust the deer dog
When a shot fails to down a roe, the tracking dog is on on her trail,
4 min |
April 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 |