Fishing-Hunting
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Guard dogs to guard dogs
With theft on the rise, let’s make life as difficult as possible for the culprits — and what they hate most is a noisy dog, says Ellena Swift
6 min |
December 23, 2020
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Getting a tune out of a Disco
Land Rovers have a certain notoriety but are hard to beat, insists Poppy McKenzie Smith
5 min |
December 23, 2020
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CZ 455 Mini Sniper .22 rimfire £842.99
A perfect blend of hunter and target rimfire, this is a great little rifle that instils confidence with every shot, says Bruce Potts
5 min |
December 23, 2020
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A Low Blow To Calm A Squirming Grayling
Formerly reviled by trout anglers, the sweet-scented ‘lady of the stream’ makes for a fine sporting challenge, says Edward Barder
7 min |
December 16, 2020
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Ding dong merrily on high
For Patrick Laurie, heading out to try to bag a duck for the Christmas table is as much of a tradition as putting a fairy atop the tree
6 min |
December 16, 2020
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Moving the goalposts
It’s not the classic time for pigeon roosting but in a far from normal year you should take your chances when you can, says Tom Payne
5 min |
December 16, 2020
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Polar's express style
An evocative description by BB of a typical small shoot on an overcast November day, with enjoyment surpassing the relatively modest bag
5 min |
December 16, 2020
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The good life
Deer and duck turn up in numbers to add some timely variety to the freezer
3 min |
December 16, 2020
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High time for a cull
Stalking as a team is an excellent way to get on top of deer numbers but it can be difficult to know whom to invite, says Graham Downing
5 min |
December 16, 2020
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Game cookery, Roman style
Philip Womack delves into antiquity to discover how our forebears prepared, cooked and served game meat, from boar to dormice
5 min |
December 16, 2020
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Easy come, easy go
A new permission across three boggy woodlands offers an excellent chance to go hunting for migrant woodcock — but nothing lasts forever
6 min |
December 16, 2020
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Country Diary
A woodcock or two over dogs is one thing — but is it right for Guns to shoot the migrants on days when there is plenty of reared game?
3 min |
December 16, 2020
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A little light work
The ratting season is in full swing, when the farmyard offers easy pickings and decent night-vision kit helps Mat Manning clean up
5 min |
December 16, 2020
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High and dry
Richard takes his son, Charlie, to bag grey squirrels with an airgun, but while wildlife abounds, the boy learns about its unpredictable nature
5 min |
December 09, 2020
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Scraping a living on sheer brazen cheek
Life was hard for the poor in the 19th and 20th centuries, with many living on their wits — and other people’s game, says David S D Jones
6 min |
December 09, 2020
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Why all the very best Shots rough it at first
What is it that makes the best stand out from the rest on a shoot day? Simon Reinhold explains how to become the best possible Shot
6 min |
December 09, 2020
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Surprise on a surreal caper
A ‘hybrid hunt’ in Scotland results in an extraordinary encounter for Soldier Palmer
5 min |
December 09, 2020
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Seek him here, seek him Yair
In the UK, it is possible to cast for salmon in every month of the year, so Sam Carlisle heads to Scotland for the last day on the Tweed
6 min |
December 09, 2020
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Jumping jack flash
No longer on the quarry list, the smaller relative of the common snipe is a colourful addition to our countryside
4 min |
December 09, 2020
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Check mate
Tawny is the queen of the ferreting game and knows all the right moves, allowing Simon Whitehead to harvest the bunnies
6 min |
December 09, 2020
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A last mad dash in the dying day
When the migrants arrive to boost our homegrown birds, woodcock abound in Galloway and are ripe for the taking in the ‘blue dark’
5 min |
December 09, 2020
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A double dose of pest control
Dealing with unwelcome visitors is top of the agenda as Simon Garnham encounters a lone predator and a gang of barley thieves
6 min |
December 09, 2020
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A bit of a knees-up
Why do we shoot better some days than others? Is it pure luck, mental confidence — or simply the lack of a hangover, wonders Colin Willock
5 min |
December 09, 2020
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Stolen hours with the gun
Enchanting woodland and abundant wildlife create a perfect afternoon for Jamie Tusting
5 min |
December 02, 2020
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The Seal Of Approval
A plan to flight wigeon — so symbolic of winter fowling — provides excitement and a reminder that others relish the little duck’s flavour too
5 min |
December 02, 2020
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Are You Being Too Forward?
We’ve all heard some well-meaning amateur shout ‘you’re behind them, mate’ — but they may be entirely wrong, says Simon Reinhold
5 min |
December 02, 2020
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A Sporting Life In Africa
A trip to Britain serves as a reminder of the many uses for a really good, stout stick
3 min |
December 02, 2020
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Thanks for all the memories
Even in a year of frustrating restrictions, there is some consolation in reflecting on glorious shooting days
5 min |
December 02, 2020
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Fleeing from a baying pack
How does it feel to be the hunted, rather than the hunter? Richard Negus takes to his heels in front of bloodhounds to find out
6 min |
December 02, 2020
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Sporting smorgasbord is the luck of the Irish
The fieldsports paradise of Ireland offers something for everyone, making it a match for anywhere in the world, argues Barry Stoffell
5 min |