Fishing-Hunting
Shooting Times & Country
Game Cookery
José Souto’s venison tea is a great way to use up homemade stock, and it’s a warming treat well worth mastering ahead of next shooting season
2 min |
May 17, 2023
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Losing the battle
Robin H Harrison reports on the tragedy of waders, and the difficult struggle faced by the geese in East Norfolk during the hard winter
5 min |
May 17, 2023
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A sporting life in Africa
What’s the worth in republishing the works of a man who lied again and again over the years?
6 min |
May 17, 2023
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Big performance in a small package
Mat Manning puts the compact MTC SWAT Prismatic Atom telescopic sight to the test to see how this petite optic performs against its price
4 min |
May 17, 2023
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Preventative action
Distemper has been controlled in the UK through vaccinations, but David Tomlinson asks if annual boosters are still really necessary
4 min |
May 17, 2023
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Whipping up a firecracker
The weather might be against them, but Leon Challis-Davies still manages to feed the team a hearty caramelised breakfast burger
5 min |
May 17, 2023
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Price isn't the main factor
Liam Bell looks at the pitfalls to avoid and the questions to ask to ensure a healthy stock of birds this season
5 min |
May 17, 2023
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It's time to get real
It can seem tricky to bridge the gap between training and a shoot day, says Ellena Swift, but there are a number of exercises to help
6 min |
May 17, 2023
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Avoiding those dental disasters
A handheld metal detector could well be the way forward when cooking with steel-shot game, says Guy Maddocks
5 min |
May 17, 2023
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Get fit for the field - even in your garden
Improve your fitness and your shooting technique will no doubt benefit too, writes Richard Negus, and you don’t need to go to the gym
6 min |
May 17, 2023
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It's a battle of the sexes
Whether you pick a dog or a bitch is a personal preference, says Ellena Swift, but what can affect the decision?
5 min |
May 17, 2023
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Stalking where the snow lingers
Daniel Smith travels to a lonely outpost in the scenic Austrian Alps on a quest to stalk roebuck, but it's the region's chamois goats that will make him return
5 min |
May 17, 2023
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You'll get the hang of it
Hanging a carcass adds flavour to the meat, but how long you leave it for will depend on a number of factors, says Graham Downing
6 min |
May 17, 2023
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Instructor of the month
For Anita North, trust, focus and enjoyment are the keys to success
2 min |
May 10, 2023
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A place for the industry to gather
Dave Whitby examines how the real cost of running a driven shoot has changed over the decades - things are actually cheaper nowadays
4 min |
May 10, 2023
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Bucking the trend
Dave Whitby examines how the real cost of running a driven shoot has changed over the decades - things are actually cheaper nowadays
4 min |
May 10, 2023
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A matter of breeding
While a gundog that's bred for working will likely be the best choice, David Tomlinson has met some unusual candidates that also did well
3 min |
May 10, 2023
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Consider the right covercrop
The use of game crops other than is on the rise, and Liam Bell runs throug some of the more popular options available
4 min |
May 10, 2023
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Adventure out west
A dearth of jobs in his home territory forces Pat Cringle to try his luck across the pond, but an odd summer leaves him homesick for England
5 min |
May 10, 2023
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Gunroom
A 19th-century sporting carbine from BSA was well loved by its owner, and subsequently tells the story of the man who carried it into battle
3 min |
May 10, 2023
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Can you train a dog with an app?
With a young labrador joining the family, an initially sceptical Marcus Janssen puts Ben Randall’s Gundog App to the test
5 min |
May 10, 2023
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My first deer
The story of two fallow bucks taught Chris Rogers an important lesson
3 min |
May 10, 2023
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Casting a fly in unlikely places
The main barrier to our sport is accessibility, says Will Martin, who investigates our cities' waterways
6 min |
May 10, 2023
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Aim for its nose
The early spring bank holiday proves just the time to have a go at the bunnies once again and put some advice into practice
5 min |
May 10, 2023
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It's sim-ply the best fun
Sim days have become a crowded market, and Simon Reinhold advises on how to avoid amateur mistakes when setting up your own
6 min |
May 10, 2023
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Stalking Diary
A night on the thermals is spent watching the comings and goings of a fox den, and the chance encounter of a dog fox bringing in its dinner
2 min |
May 10, 2023
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JOTTINGS FOR WILDFOWLERS
Spring is in the air, and a fresh perspective on shooting has led to a change in tactics and a few more ethical considerations when fowling
3 min |
May 10, 2023
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Gamekeeper
The aims of grouse moors and the RSPB should be the same when it comes to vulnerable species, but is the gap of trust too far to bridge?
3 min |
May 10, 2023
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Country Diary
The first sighting of a white stork in the area for more than 10 years is welcome proof that dairy farms aren’t a black hole of biodiversity
3 min |
May 10, 2023
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Moratorium on turtle doves
Fifty years ago, there were estimated to be more than 125,000 pairs of turtle doves breeding in Britain. Today it is a mere 2,000, making this dove one of the most endangered of all our farmland birds
1 min |