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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
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The teal deal
Tom Sykes relives a memorable flight chasing this fast and agile duck on the foreshore
5 min |
October 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Adventures Of Nick & Ted
Nick Ridley has some watersports planned to get Ted back to field fitness, as he dives in at the deep end with Percy in a working test
5 min |
July 2021
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One at a time
In lesson four of a series of six transforming a novice shooter into an expert shot, Tony Bracci looks at how to successfully deal with pairs of targets
5 min |
July 2021
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Model agency
Robert Morgan looks at various Winchester rifles and, in particular, trains his sights on the 1873 and 1876
4 min |
July 2021
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Single minded
Ed Cook considers reining in a rabbit population solely by using a gun
2 min |
July 2021
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A tale of two fields
Geoff Garrod makes the most of a difficult situation but laments a missed opportunity
5 min |
July 2021
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Copper bottomed!
Enterprise and the will to solve a problem, as well as do some good, has proved just the job in a part of the West Country, writes Philip Reynolds
5 min |
July 2021
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Breda Zenith Sporter
Clay coach Becky McKenzie rates this attractive 12-bore
6 min |
July 2021
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In the round
David Turner catches up with championship-winning Shot Matt Hance
7 min |
July 2021
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Pumped for action
Tom Sykes tells of his love of pump action shotguns and how he learned to use them effectively
5 min |
July 2021
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The problem: Lumps – benign and malign
“My dog has a small, round lump on her upper eyelid. Is this something I should worry about?”
3 min |
July 2021
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The first steps
Patrick Hook recently discussed why people start foxing and here he looks at how to begin doing so
4 min |
June 2021
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Seated shooting
If you are confined to a wheelchair, what difference does gunfit, length and weight have on your shooting? Richard Faulks finds out
7 min |
June 2021
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Lies, damned lies, and statistics
Robin Scott has a case of the heavy-metal blues as he considers the inevitability of the transition from lead ammunition to more ‘sustainable’ alternatives, but questions the presented facts that justify it
4 min |
June 2021
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The social network
Philip Reynolds speaks to Jo Perrott, founder of the Ladies Working Dog Group, an online community for women dog handlers that is breaking new ground
6 min |
June 2021
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Ups and downs
By this lesson, the third in a series of six, you should have a good foundation to progress, says Tony Bracci
5 min |
June 2021
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The wanderers
Ed Cook takes a look at wild rabbits around world and the significant impact they have had
2 min |
June 2021
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Round two – a knockout
Perseverance pays for Geoff Garrod over a field of spring drillings
5 min |
June 2021
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Feathered friend
Tom Sykes is always keen to test new ideas and to this end modified his owl decoy with interesting results
4 min |
June 2021
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Expect the unexpected
Jon Snowdon believes if there is one thing you can say about roe deer management, it is that it’s unpredictable
6 min |
June 2021
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All this and more
Peter Theobald guides you through the essential kit and key props he uses for a successful day on the woodies
4 min |
June 2021
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Pick Of The Crop
Tom Sykes explains the tactics and methods he uses to shoot around farm buildings
5 min |
April 2021
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Stalking course
Richard Faulks joins a couple of voucher experience days as a dummy run for the real thing
5 min |