Shooting Times & Country
Pike for all seasons
A fortuitous diversion provides inspiration to try for a pike but will this notoriously tricky adversary play ball, wonders Jamie Tusting
6 min |
November 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Sport over the acorns
The leaves coming off the trees provides an opportunity for Tom Payne to deploy an old trick cooked up by the late Archie Coats
5 min |
November 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
The good life
The home-cured bacon is a hit, but there’s no more sustainable meat than wild duck
3 min |
November 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
The gloriousness of late-season grouse
After the flurry and fanfare of the Twelfth, the grouse become more independent and quicker to fly; Patrick Laurie rises to our challenge
5 min |
November 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
The wild west
Patience pays off for Mike Swan during a goose shooting jaunt to south-west Scotland
6 min |
November 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Speed, agility and a beak for danger
Unpredictable in every way, the wild pheasant will always provide the greatest test, says Ed Wills
6 min |
November 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Oh, to be a big red stag
Stalking in Ireland is facing a ‘perfect storm’ of COVID-19 lockdowns, plummeting prices and hunting licence delays, says Barry Stoffell
4 min |
November 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Praise be: the creed of horse and hound
The country parson can never properly preach to their flock unless they have joined in with their passions, says Fergus Butler-Gallie
6 min |
November 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Duck from dusk till dawn
The breathtaking moments spent in wild places where teal spring and wigeon rocket are the wildfowler’s reward for late nights and early starts — the bag is an added bonus
6 min |
November 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Best Left For The Laddies, Ladies And Old-Timers?
The lightweight 20-bore is often said to be preferable to a 12-bore for those long walked-up days, but Diggory Hadoke has his doubts
6 min |
November 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
The price of popularity
Is British shooting in danger of selling itself short? Richard Negus asks the experts
6 min |
November 04, 2020
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
Shooting Times & Country
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 |