A Lust For Wildlife

Tim Weston looks at the conservation work carried out on two very different shoots, and how these efforts benefit not just the game birds but the surrounding habitats and wildlife too

Bright Young Things

Emily Damment attends the Wiltshire College Game and Wildlife Management students’ Beaters’ Day and comes away impressed with these budding young gamekeepers.

From Crows To Clays... And Everything In Between

With a lifetime’s experience and love of shooting in all its guises, Holland & Holland’s Steve Rawsthorne is perfectly placed to help improve our shooting skills. Here, he introduces himself and his new series…

The ABC Of Gundog Health

B IS FOR... From blood disorders and bandaging tips to deadly tick-borne diseases, Vicky’s got it covered in part two of our new series.

Kit Maintenance

Cleaning might not be your favourite job, but keeping the contents of your kit bag in tip top condition is easy when you know how. Follow Jonny’s helpful guide for stress-free kit care

Knowledge Is Power

The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust is hosting two informative events in March, featuring talks on a range of topics directly affecting game management today.

Corvid Control and Calamities

With the spring drillings well under way, now’s the time to do battle with the black hordes. Will Edwards reveals his master plan, but will he emerge victorious?

The One-Bird Shoot

The best things come in small packages… Matt Limb obe joins a team running a driven shoot set on just 50 acres to find out if the saying is true.

Home To Roost

We join Andy Crow for an evening’s pigeon shooting and get his golden rules of the roost.

Painting The Town Red

The Irish Red Grouse Association Conservation Trust has seen tremendous success thanks to its grass-roots approach of supporting local conservation projects on the ground.

Mool For You

This month, the Countryside Alliance brings our attention to a new study challenging the RSPB’s case for further restrictions on grouse shooting

The Art Of Chequering

This month, the Botley boys focus on the fine art of chequering, providing a ‘how-to’ guide and discussing the merits of lasers versus good old-fashioned hand-cutting

World Sporting...Better Luck Next Year

The action began on Thursday and it was clear from the early scores that it wasn’t an easy shoot.

Near And Deer

Rod realised that if his students struggle to identify the six UK deer species, chances are some Sporting Shooter readers might too. Here, he details some defining features to help us out

How To Hold Your Birds

As we enter the season, Tim Weston offers some sound advice to keepers on how best to hold their birds; really, they just want a safe place to stay and some decent grub