Shooting Times & Country
Righting a terrible wrong
The value of hard-won hillcraft is brought into sharp focus when stalking a hind amid the snow-covered mountains of Cumbria almost ends in disaster.
6 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Remington McMillan stocked special .308
Remington is at the forefront of rifle design and has hit the mark with the tough, accurate 700 McMillan Sporter, says Bruce Potts
5 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Masters of the sky
There are a lot of people who turn their nose up at driven duck but done properly it is a glorious sight to behold, says Charles Grisedale
4 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Let us spray
It is vital to protect crops and this must govern your decisions out in the field, says Liam Bell
4 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Keeping him sweet
Has your gundog ever collapsed on a shoot in challenging conditions? It could be suffering hunting dog hypoglycaemia, says David Tomlinson
3 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Gaudy, proud and so painfully vulnerable
A blackgrouse lek — the mesmerising display he puts on to attract a female — is something most people will never see, says Patrick Laurie
6 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Covering all the bases
The right game crop will allow shoots to deliver more than just good sport
4 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Wet and wild
Mike Swan suggests simple ways to transform your shoot into a haven for birds and insects
4 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Travelling light to flight
The weather is atrocious and the ground’s a quagmire but the pigeon still need to be controlled, so Tom Payne goes flighting
6 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Tracking a troublesome fox
With a neighbour’s newborn lambs under threat, Simon Garnham details his night-time pursuit of the predator
5 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
The lie of the lunde
Using hounds to flush a fox to guns is standard practice in Scotland and is an activity that seems likely to increase, says Megan Rowland
4 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Taken down a peg
A good beating dog is essential to a successful day on the shooting field but advice on training is in short supply, says David Tomlinson
4 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
The fantastic four
Four gold heads from the same estate that yielded three in 2018 were highlights of the 2019 Scottish roe review, says Iain Watson
4 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Reeling in a record-breaker
Helping to land a friend’s personal best pike makes for a memorable outing on the Great Ouse
5 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Going back to school
Many shooters forget that a flighted pigeon is a difficult target but it can be great fun once you have re-learned the basics, says John Humphreys
5 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Lead Shot Use — The EU And Beyond
As the shooting industry prepares to phase out lead over the next five years, Diggory Hadoke looks at how other countries have fared
5 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Licence to kale
Sea kale is the coastal gift that keeps on giving, but don’t go mad — you only need to take a little at a time, says John Wright
4 min |
March 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Waxing lyrical
Instantly recognisable by their bright blazes of colour, waxwing are among our prettiest birds — but you may have to travel to see one
3 min |
March 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Gamekeeper
Managing woodland areas for game birds is a difficult balancing act, but careful planning and meticulous work will be richly rewarded
3 min |
March 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Country Diary
Choosing a top 12 of birds — one for each month of the year — might be a mere flight of fancy, but it shows how endlessly fascinating they are
3 min |
March 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
In the teeth of the storm
Raging February winds make it a day to savour for Simon Garnham on a three-phase expedition geared to capitalise on the conditions
6 min |
March 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Hot dogs
Dog theft is all too common — but what happens to stolen gundogs, asks Matt Cross
5 min |
March 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A rabbiting right-and-left
Let Storm Ciara do her worst; Simon Whitehead and friends don’t care a jot for the weather so long as they can keep catching bunnies
5 min |
March 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Outcry Over Lead Phase-out
Members say they should have been consulted by UK’s shooting organisations over plan to phase out lead shot over five-year period
2 min |
March 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A £10 Gun And A Lifelong Love
Following in the footsteps of sportsman Colonel Peter Hawker brings an undimming appreciation of the beauty of the marsh
5 min |
March 04, 2020
Sporting Gun
Be led by instinct
Tony Bracci addresses some common problems shooters have with forward allowance, or lead
2 min |
April 2020
Sporting Gun
Dogs and myths spun
Jon Snowdon addresses the misapprehension about the role of the stalking dog that many people seem to have
4 min |
April 2020
Sporting Gun
La dolce vita
Charles Dark tells Philip Reynolds about his Italian influences – and his ambition to make a small corner of Wales a ‘must’ for sportsmen
5 min |
April 2020
Sporting Gun
Hard days' flight
Gamekeeper Adam Cope treated his helpers to a day on the peg for all their hard work over the year. Richard Faulks was there to watch proceedings
5 min |
April 2020
Sporting Gun
The ultimate quarry
Peter Theobald delights that he is still learning about the ways of the wily woodie after 50 years
3 min |