Adventures of Nick & Ted

Nick Ridley’s worst fears are realised as Ted falls seriously ill and is rushed to a veterinary hospital

The problem: Arthritis

My old lab is hobbling about now. What should do about her?

From cover to cover

After a month of medical drama with his beloved Ted, Nick Ridley discovers that protecting his dogs and his bank balance Gomés at a premium

The foundations

In the first of a new series, Charles Smith-Jones takes you through how to get up and running as a stalker stealthily, of course

Size matters

Patrick Hook gets the measure of the different calibres used for foxing, which depend on the terrain and how close you are to your quarry

The correct drill

As spring arrives it brings back happy memories for Geoff Garrod as It is his favourite time of year to do battle with the woodies

Much to do

Tony Bracci wonders if he has taken on too much at his new shoot as the pressing tasks mount up

Modus operandi

Malcolm Plant on the similarities, differences and misconceptions of shotgun shooting

Northern star

Two years on from an eventful opening, Jasper Fellows visits E) Churchill at the Swinton Estate

Woodcock Scolopax rusticola

Charles Smith-Jones investigates this prized bird that provides a notoriously difficult challenge for sportsmen, as well as their restraint

Body of evidence

Jon Snowdon responds to a reader’s question about the fitness of a carcass to be placed in the food chain and eaten

Pigeon Shooting : Empty spaces

Peter Theobald wonders where all the pigeons on his permissions have gone. Paul, his shooting partner, may have some answers

IN THE FIELD Old retainers

Tom Sykes explains why he still loves his old side-by-side, and why they are worth considering in a world of over-and-unders and semi-autos

From the heart

Understanding your heart rate variability gives a valuable insight into your shooting performance, not to mention your general health

Order of the boots

In the first of our occasional series on how things are made, Philip Reynolds visits Le Chameau’s factory

An invaluable opportunity

Louisa Clutterbuck, director at British Game Assurance, head of Eat Wild, on the launch of the Women Who Work in Fieldsports initiative that she helped to set up

An avoidable tragedy

David Frost on the failures of the police licensing procedure in the lead-up to the mass shootings in Plymouth in August 2021 in which five people and the gunman died

Growth industry

Deer numbers have become a significant problem and much needs to be done to curb them

Purdey Sporter

Becky McKenzie weighs up the qualities of this pedigree over-and-under shotgun

Up and away

Elliot Roberts and friends have great fun and some challenging sport with the new portable clay trap produced by Danish company Nordic Clays

Hard facts

Will your gun be obsolete if we move towards steel shot? Richard Atkins investigates this question

At home on the range

Charlotte Peters, Sporting Gun’'s digital editor, tears herself away from her screen to take part in an introduction to rifles course at the West London Shooting School

Trust the deer dog

When a shot fails to down a roe, the tracking dog is on on her trail,

Slow, slow, quick

Peter Theobald says that his experience and that of his shooting partner Paul helped them stay the course over rape fields that eventually produced a bumper harvest

IN THE FIELD Bag of tricks

Tom Sykes highlights the different methods and aids he uses to lure more crows into his range and increase his chances of success on this most wily of quarry

Hands-on health tips

If you want to stay handy with a gun it’s important to look after your daddles,

Star chef: the next generation

Five young chefs battle it out for the honour of preparing food for the Eat Game Awards. BASC's Jack Knott reports

A dog's breakfast

Ed Cook is unimpressed with the Scottish government's Hunting with Dogs Bill, which he says will prevent him and others doing essential control in good time

How To EnHance Your Shooting

Top Sporting shot and coach Matt Hance continues his instructional series, this month turning his attention to the ins and outs of the FITASC discipline

Sayonara Tokyo

Jasper Fellows gets the lowdown on the Olympics from Matt Coward-Holley, Team GB Trap bronze medallist, and Steven Seligmann, British Shooting’s performance director