Watch this video to find out how a London restaurant managed to get grouse on their menu on August 12th
Laura Nineham
A tweed takeover at Cowes Week
A Volvo Ocean Race yacht was given a country takeover duing Cowes week to test Musto's shooting kit
Video: Grouse season opens
Archive footage of the start of the grouse shooting season in 1937
David Cameron vetoes increase in licensing fees
The Prime Minister vetoed Home Office proposals to increase licensing fees, despite the deal being backed by the country sports industry and approved by Home Secretary Theresa May
Video: Grouse shooting in the 1970s
This video contains previously unissued footage of grouse shooting in the 1970s. It shows one man aiming at grouse with a loader at his side as well as dogs picking…
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If you're under 18, a keen Shot and love to write, we've got a great opportunity for you
Rachel Carrie: What really happened at Malmaison in Dundee
Clay shooter Rachel Carrie explains what happened when she took her gun to a hotel in Dundee and staff called the police
How a maremma sheepdog saved a penguin colony
When the penguin population on an Australian island fell to just 10 birds, the council turned to the radical idea of using a maremma sheepdog to guard the colony that…
RSPCA may stop hunt prosecutions
The RSPCA is considering a change in the way they pursue hunt prosecutions. Ray Goodfellow, chief legal officer, told the Sunday Times: “We are upholding the Hunting Act, the law…
Grilled guinea fowl with crispy ham and roasted vine tomatoes
By Adam Gray This guinea fowl recipe serves four as a main dish Cooking time: 45 mins Ingredients: 4 guinea fowl breasts 400g of cherry tomatoes on the vine 100ml…
Boxer David Haye presents weather forecast for dogs
Boxer David Haye has presented a weather forecast – or pawcast – in an online video by MORE THAN Pet Insurance. The insurance company says the video was filmed to…
Venison sales quadruple
Sales of venison have increased by £5million in a year, with supermarkets expanding their range to supply the growing demand
August 2014
It’s August, and you know what that means. After what seems an eternity, the Glorious Twelfth, the start of the grouse shooting season, edges ever closer. Excited? You should be,…
Shooting champion can’t compete because of a lost jacket
Nur Ayuni Farhana Abdul Halim, who won gold in the 10m air rifle pais in New Delhi for Malaysia, has been ruled out of the 2014 Commonwealth Games after her…
How to choose a practical choke
Why your shooting success, whether driven, flighted, decoyed or walked-up, depends on the choke you use
The countryside is still being undervalued
Over a quarter of people understated the contribution of the countryside
Conservation in action
Small shoot owners know that the benefits of a wildlife-friendly shoot stretch far beyond shooting
Pigeon with chorizo, peppers and feta cheese
If you have a freezer full of pigeon or you’ve just bagged a few in the hide, put them to good use with this delicious Mediterranean take on pigeon. Serve…
July 2014
What were you doing way back in 1989 – not yet born, still in your school uniform, about to start that dream job in the City or even on the…
The RSPCA is restructuring to redress a £6m net cash outflow
The RSPCA has announced it needs to cut jobs and restructure the charity after revealing its net cash outflow doubled last year to £6.1million