Fishing-Hunting
Shooting Times & Country
The Anser to their prayers
Fowlers are giving Orkney farmers beset by greylags a fighting chance, says J R Patterson
6 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
More than meets the eye
Vision plays a huge role in how well we shoot and eye dominance issues can be resolved — if we know who to ask, says Simon Reinhold
6 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Opportunity knocks for a new shoot
It’s important to do your homework before taking on any new ground, says Liam Bell
4 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Gunroom
A 250-year-old cartridge fashioned from the pages of a famous novel tells its own remarkable story of the American Revolutionary War
3 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Keeper of the month
Beating the drum for the benefits of game management is hugely rewarding, Miles Bentley tells Will Pocklington
3 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Going beyond the wall
At season’s end wildfowl are at their most plentiful below the high tide mark, but this doesn’t mean the shooting is easy, says Richard Negus
6 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Gamekeeper
Walking the estate as part of a pair of Guns is a rare opportunity to view both the sport and the landscape from a different perspective
3 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Country Diary
This is a time for increasing optimism — spring is almost with us, the dairy venture is off to a flying start and even predators have their uses
3 min |
February 17, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
A fitting end and a hard-won bag
It’s been a season like no other and, with the end drawing near, Jamie Tusting decides it’s a good time for a woodcock walkabout
6 min |
February 17, 2021
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When The King Shot Thousands Of Rabbits
Once valued for fur, meat and sport, rabbits later became such a problem they were discussed in Parliament, says Simon Reinhold
6 min |
January 27, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Trigger's blind faith
The story of a black-and-white beating spaniel shows how a keen sense of smell can compensate for a lack of sight, says David Tomlinson
6 min |
January 27, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Upland keeper
Fieldsports organisations are frequently engaged in ‘fighting fires’ in various issues as they crop up, but we need to take a longer-term view
3 min |
January 27, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Sharpshooter
The rise of plant-based ‘meat’ is yet another sign that game shooting needs to defend its position and ensure the antis don’t gain a foothold
2 min |
January 27, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Laying a foundation for sporting success
Combining the best drives of two Essex syndicates is a real game changer that results in some very fine birds, says Simon Garnham
6 min |
January 27, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Skill, patience and resolve
Flighting pinkfeet in the sub-zero dawn offers plenty of chances, but marauding barnacle geese provide an unwelcome distraction on the freezing creeks
6 min |
January 27, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Broads bonanza for peculiar little deer
Classed as vulnerable in its native Yangtze delta range, Chinese water deer are far from vulnerable in Britain, says Sam Carlisle
7 min |
January 27, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Make do and mend
COVID-19 put paid to Ellena Swift’s planned programme for Keepa and Lizzie so it’s a good time to give both dogs a refresher course
6 min |
January 27, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
An escape by a feather
In need of a lockdown project to alleviate boredom, Adam Hart ventures out at dusk to try woodcock flighting in Wales
5 min |
January 27, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
A sporting life in Africa
The great white shark landed by Swahili fishermen is the talk of Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast
3 min |
January 27, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
How To Avoid 2021's Corvid Control Trap
Dealing with common predators is a tricky issue under the system of general licences so here are some of the potential pitfalls to avoid
4 min |
January 20, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
They stoop to conquer
Once the sport of emperors, falconry has changed over the centuries — but it has also stayed much the same, says Richard Negus
6 min |
January 20, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Stealing a marsh on the flightiest of foes
Small, fast and skittish, the common snipe is a challenging adversary that demands an instinctive and controlled approach, says Tom Payne
6 min |
January 20, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Fairness, first and foremost
We may look down on ‘unsophisticated’ American hunters, but they embraced respect for the quarry before we did, argues Sam Carlisle
5 min |
January 20, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Game Cookery
Yearning for the delicious, fresh flavours of south-east Asian cuisine, Rose Prince makes venison fillet the extravagant star of this tataki dish
3 min |
January 20, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Where do we go from here?
Many game shoots are facing the dilemma of what to do with leftover birds, says Liam Bell
4 min |
January 20, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Wigeon under a winter moon
When goose fever sets in, an evening flight beckons, but the wily birds are upstaged by the spectacle of wild duck making one of their mysterious midnight journeys
6 min |
January 20, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Cull before the storm
For decades, the popularity of stalking has been growing but that might not last for ever and deer numbers continue to rise, warns Graham Downing
6 min |
January 20, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Anschutz 1782 stalking rifle £2,080
Well-figured wood, matt blued finish and guaranteed accuracy make Anschütz’s latest model highly desirable, says Bruce Potts
4 min |
January 20, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Wisdom of the greats
Tom Payne reveals the tricks to great shooting he has learned from watching some of the true masters of our sport in action
7 min |
January 13, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
The aristocrat of the marsh
A distant relative of the poodle, the Irish water spaniel combines supermodel looks and composure to match with the ability of an Olympic swimmer
6 min |