With a bunch of mates coming round for dinner and a lot of rabbit in the freezer from a recent foray with the airgun, we wanted to cook up a…
Charlotte Peters
Digital Editor
Oh to be quicker on the reload
Twice I’ve been robbed of the blue riband of clay-busting. No, not the British Open Sporting. As if. We’re talking uber-competitive here: of reputations won and lost; of enormous sums…
How you can improve your clayshooting at the CLA Game Fair 2015
Do you want to learn, compete, watch famous international Shots, have your gun checked or shop for new equipment? This year the Clay Line at the CLA Game Fair has…
Holyrood could seize private land through Scottish Land Reform Bill
Scottish ministers will have the right to force the sale of private land through the Scottish Land Reform Bill, it emerged last week. Among the many proposals contained within the…
RSPCA may lose “credibility” after activists join council
The RSPCA is at risk of losing its credibility following the election of two radical activists to its ruling council and by putting political campaigns ahead of animal welfare, say…
Scottish deer – a political animal
Earlier this year, Aileen Macleod, Scotland’s minister for environment, climate change and land reform, published a review of the Scottish National Party Government’s policy on deer and deer management — Scotland’s…
10 of the best. Our round-up of game fair fashion
A game fair has its own dress code. Not scruffy, not formal. Just in between. We’ve picked out a number of pieces that not only look the part but will…
Hurry! Only six days to lobby your MP to support an amendment to the 2004 Hunting Act
If MPs vote in favour, the 2004 Hunting Act could be amended by the end of this year. It would bring policy in England and Wales into line with that of…
Scotland passes airgun bill despite big drop in airgun crime
The Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Bill was passed last week, despite newly published Government figures showing a 73 per cent drop in Scottish airgun crime since 2006-2007. Anyone who owns…
David Lloyd Rifle
If any single rifle in the stalking world was instantly recognisable, rather like an E-Type Jaguar, this one stands out instantly. Its design was far ahead of its time. It was the…
Shooters reject Weetabix claims on lead shot contamination
Shooting groups have questioned comments by Weetabix’s head of quality Keith Turnbull, warning farmers to avoid contaminating wheat grain with lead shot. In an article for the Combinable Crops &…
Scottish Land Reform Bill could soar the price of shooting and stalking
Ordinary deerstalkers and gameshooters could be the first to suffer following the publication of the Scottish Land Reform Bill last week. The bill, which aims to widen the ownership of…
Red grouse feature on CLA Game Fair official show guide
The winning image was particularly relevant for this year’s event, located at Harewood House in Yorkshire, a county which has large populations of red grouse on its heather moorlands. Owen…
Szechuan venison stir-fry
Use venison for a perfect alternative to chicken, pork or beef. Ingredients 300g (10oz) venison fillet or 2 large venison steaks Grated zest and juice of 1 orange 2tbsp soy…
Shooting, fishing – rugby international Ceri Sweeney has a passion for country sports
Away from the rugby pitch, you’re likely to see Ceri Sweeney in tweeds. He holds both shotgun and firearms licenses and particularly enjoys driven shooting and deer stalking. As well…
Looking for a gundog puppy? A gun? Have something to sell? A gamekeeper vacancy?
Are you searching for a gundog puppy locally? Or maybe you want to publicise your shoot? On the hunt for a gun or a gamekeeping job? Searching for farm equipment…
Zoli Taiga rifle combo
We Brits can be a bit blinkered when it comes to choosing rifles that we perceive to be the norm for us — we tend to go for the same…
Tempura duck livers
Think duck liver and you’ll probably think of foie gras, but there’s so much more you can create out of this humble, yet indulgent, cut of offal. Dipped in a…
From Shooting Times – Saturday 10 January 1931
“At Faversham County Petty Sessions, Walter James Fisher, of Maidstone was summoned for trespassing in pursuit of game, taking game without a licence and firing a gun within fifty feet…
Want to have your say on policing and crime in rural areas?
Countryside residents are being urged to have their say as the largest ever survey into policing, crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB) in rural areas nears its deadline on Wednesday 24th…