A record number of firearms certificates and a rise in shotgun ownership reflects shooting’s growing popularity
Alastair Balmain
Does your candidate back your sport?
BASC calls on shooters to question election candidtes of all political parties on their backing for gameshooting
Gamebird code – did DEFRA ignore views?
DEFRA’s last-minute changes to the gamebird code flew inthe face of the views of those responding to its consultation
GFA counts the cost of the gamebird code
The GFA’s initial report on the impact of the gamebird code points to massive future problems for the shooting industry
Shoots boost brown hares
Shoots are helping to conserve the hare according to a GWCT study
Keeper of the Year
The search has begun for the Shooting Times Gamekeeper of the year 2010
Hunt Monitor cleared in gyrocoptor case
Shock verdict: following a two-week trial, jury finds pilot not guilty of manslaughter in Warwickshire Hunt case
DEFRA gamebird code: is it ‘sheer nonsense’?
BASC praises DEFRA’s newly published gamebird code — other shooting groups call last-minute changes “unworkable”
BASC moves to media HQ
Communications staff at BASC are beginning to move into their new base at Marford Mill
RSPB back predator cull to save the caper
A campaign to cull grey squirrels, crows and mink is due to start in the Loch Lomond area to protect the capercaillie population
SNH’s raven claims disputed
The Scottish Rural Property and Business Association adds to the criticism against recent research into raven predation
Predator control vital for waders
Results of the Otterburn study illustrate the need to control foxes and crows to save upland species
DEFRA’s insurance and chipping plan for dogs
Government proposals for compulsory insurance and microchipping for all dogs is criticised by law-abiding owner
Portugal’s redleg realm
Swapping England's wet November for Portugal's parched partridge country, Alastair Balmain finds a sporting destination to warm the soul
A day with the Halesend shoot
On the beautiful Herefordshire and Worcestershire border, Alastair Balmain reports on a shoot that is the heart of the local community
The RSPB tightens its grip
The RSPB’s proposal to control shooting by licensing is at odds with its so-called neutrality regarding fieldsports, says Alastair Balmain
Testing the Beretta Prevail and Perennia shotguns
This morning I had the rigorous task of visiting the West London Shooting School for the UK press launch of Beretta’s new SV10 Prevail competition shotgun
Could deer control be managed by lynx?
Calls for reintroduction of big cats to help control Scotland's deer numbers
Is DEFRA up to the job? asks committee of MPs
Rural communities have been marginalised and neglected by this Government, according to a cross-party committee of MPs tasked with overseeing the Government’s handling of rural affairs.
Will Bisley host Olympic shooting in 2012?
Olympic minister Tessa Jowell is intransigent as legacy and venues are discussed in Parliament