Turn-up for the books

Peter Theobald tells how he and his shooting partner, Paul, have fared on the pigeon during the past, mostly very strange 12 months

Selection criteria

Jon Snowdon recalls two memorable outings in the coronavirus-curtailed season

Behind the scenes

Geoff Garrod says you can never do enough reconnaissance for your day, especially at this time of year when pigeon can be elusive

Never had it so good

Tom Sykes recounts a flight to remember, an epic morning chasing pinkfooted geese on the foreshore with his dad and brother

Bring me my bow…

Patrick Hook has a flight of fancy about his Christmas wish list

Power struggle

Ed Cook warms to the task of dealing with rabbits in and around solar farms

On manoeuvres

Nick Ridley hails the foot soldiers of the beating line, who go into battle with military precision to make every drive a success

A Gun to inspire

Richard Faulks speaks to Jean-Paul Gaudin, who has overcome adversity to become a trailblazer for wheelchair shooters

The problem: Lameness from joint and ligament damage

“My working lurcher is on/off lame on her right foreleg and there appears to be swelling around the wrist. Any suggestions?” TOM HORTON, HERTFORDSHIRE Vet’s advice Neil McIntosh SG’s gundog health expert

Shooting manners

Tony Bracci provides a refresher on what is expected

Just the job

Anna Baker Cresswell decided she wanted to help military personnel recover from their injuries and find work in the countryside once they left the Forces, so she set up a charity to do this, she tells Philip Reynolds

Under starter's orders

Nick Ridley meets the young owner of a new shoot

Master at arms

Geoff Garrod gives a whistle-stop tour of getting the basics right when training your dog for the field

Make mine a single

The editor returns to his roots with a single-barrel shotgun on a walked-up day with friends

Dancing to their tune

Robin Scott says the shooting organisations do not have licence to tell people what to do on their own land

It's a keeper

The latest HTX range from Musto has just hit the market and Matt Clark tests the new Keepers Softshell Jacket

Constriction prescription

Paul Quagliana runs through choke options for your guns and talks to Graham Brown of the Purbeck Shooting School about the factors that may influence their use

A talon for the job

Ed Cook looks at the different kinds of birds of prey that can be used to catch rabbits

How Keen Was My Valley Eye

Can a simulated day be a game-changer and improve your shooting when it comes to the real thing? The editor puts theory into practice

Sabotage!

If confronted by protesters on a shoot day, what should you do? Philip Reynolds explains

Sold a pup

Robin Scott bemoans the current inflation in breeder’s prices for puppies, as well as his sketchy memory

Just the meal ticket

Tom Sykes explains how he sources the majority of his meat from the field instead of supermarket shelves

Driven to succeed

Tony Bracci highlights some technique issues that Guns about to venture into the field may face and what to do about them

Dog whistle politics

Geoff Garrod on what he does to condition his trusted companions to his way of doing things

Crowd control

As the pandemic extends its reach into the autumn, Jon Snowdon prepares himself for the unexpected

Adventures of Nick & Ted

As Ted works away diligently in the background, the pup develops a fetish for footwear – expensive and worrying

Air force manoeuvres

Ed Cook says airguns can be efficient in dealing with his old foe in many situations

A price to pay

Nick Ridley bemoans the cost the lockdown has exacted on the gundog world

BASC To Challenge Exclusion From Welsh Licences Review

BASC is to challenge a High Court decision to refuse to give it ‘interested party’ status in a legal action by Wild Justice.

Looking good

Shoots are responding well to the COVID challenge, says vet Dr Kenny Nutting