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Olympic win for England trap team
In Ireland Rod Gould was the trap team star, shooting 142 ex 150 to gain overall High Gun, but all shooters impressed at Cortlough Shooting Ground, as England won the…
Four arrests made after damage to sporting estates around Lancaster
The Bleasdale and Abbeystead Estates have reported damage over the past two months of equipment used lawfully and legitimately in estate management. In addition snares, traps and a Trail Camera…
Looking for a job in shooting? Or want to recruit someone? Sell a gun? Buy a gundog?
Need to sell your gun? Just had a litter of gundog puppies needing a home? Then you need to spread the word amongst like-minded people in the shooting community, who…
Chefs and moor workers give public a taste for wild game
“Our group is about showing working life on the moors and at this time of the year, all the estate workers are really busy round-the-clock getting ready for the grouse…
Hunting grouse in the hills with vizslas
West is best? Well, that depends. Some years ago, I lived, worked and sought my sport in the north-west Highlands of Scotland. It is an area of exceptional natural beauty,…
BASC highlights “Glorious Twelve” benefits of grouse shooting
BASC has released an infographic pictured here to illustrate the benefits of grouse shooting. Chairman of BASC’s Gameshooting and Gamekeeping Committee Ian Grindy said heather moorland managed for grouse benefits…
A chat with The Shotgun and Chelsea Bun Club founder Victoria Knowles Lacks
Shooting UK: So Victoria, what gave you the idea of setting up the Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club in the first place? Victoria Knowles-Lacks: “I was finding it quite hard…
Ever thought of setting up your own shoot?
I have often thought about running my own shoot. Many years ago I did, in fact, have a small shoot of my own where, with the help of a few…
Women’s team win world title
Britain has won the world FITASC ladies championship, held in Minnesota, US, with a score of 493. This put the team of Rebecca McKenzie, Lucy Pitt and Cheryl Hall three…
Sporting Gun journalists win City Shots Challenge at CLA Game Fair
Keenly contested, this corporate clay shooting competition takes place on the Saturday morning of the CLA Game Fair and gives competitively spirited British companies the chance to participate in one…
2015 hen harrier breeding season set to be most successful since 2010
Hen harriers remain one of the most endangered breeding birds in England. Yet despite poor weather throughout the recent breeding season, 2015 has brought six successful harrier nests, fledging 18…
Thoughts and photos from the CLA Game Fair 2015
The sun shone and then the heavens opened. Repeat. A typical August weekend in England then. Our thoughts on the weekend, in brief: Harewood House made a magical backdrop…
Landowners and wildlife. Friends or foes?
Even before the panel took their seats, there was a keen atmosphere in the theatre with a packed audience arriving early to be sure of a seat and a ringside…
Ex-RSPB conservation director says driven grouse shooting should be banned
The RSPB has taken a neutral position on the matter of driven grouse shooting. However, in his book Inglorious – Conflict in the Uplands, which is to be published tomorrow…
Working hill pony wins gamekeeper prize of £2,200 rangefinding binoculars
Tyree of Dalnacardoch from the Dalnacardoch Estate in Perthshire has scooped this year’s award for Working Hill Ponies at the GWCT Scottish Game Fair at Scone Palace and won the…
Five Things You Mustn’t Miss At the CLA Game Fair
Come and see us Don’t leave the Game Fair without saying hello to us (stand T1505). We would love to meet you. Pick up a terrific offer of three months’ subscription…
Walked-up grouse. What could be more fun for man and dog?
Human I am not just referring to the vertiginous climbs required to access the heather, which have been known to put paid to a chap’s ambitions to walk-up a grouse before…
Charge of the air brigade
For discreet but deadly despatch of small pests you can’t beat pre-charged pneumatic (PCP) air rifles. Almost silent and astonishingly accurate, these have become the favoured tool of many rural…
How should you prepare for the grouse shooting season?
A: It is so nice to hear that you, along with many others, are getting into grouse shooting again. The last five or six grouse shooting seasons have been excellent. This…