A selection of festive food and drink and the best sporting books. Is Mike Sinnerton Britain’s best gunmaker? Justin Clarke examines the issue of chastising your gundog. Peter Glenser attempts…
Laura Nineham
February 2014
Simon Barr hunts ibex in Kyrgyzstan’s Tien Shan mountain range while Roger Catchpole shoots pheasants Slovakian style. There’s also wildfowling in Suffolk and pheasants in Northumberland and North Yorkshire. Matt…
March 2014
Shooting at Winchbottom in Buckinghamshire and Camlan in Gwynedd. Ben Samuelson and Giles Catchpole muse over the merits of shooting this elusive prey. Everybody needs good neighbours…but what should you…
Loin of venison with broccoli and stilton purée and red wine sauce
This recipe makes a luxurious and hearty meal for 2 in under 2 hours – and you can even make extra purée to use later in the week for a…
Wild rabbit and leek turnover with piccalilli
The delicious tender rabbit meat beautifully mingles with the Cumbrian ham for a rich, meaty taste
Wood pigeon with blueberry jus, beetroot purée and potato crisps
Wood pigeon breast is topped with a potato crisp and drizzled with a beetroot purée and blueberry jus - a dish looking as good as it tastes
April 2014
Woof! Arrrooo! Woof! That’s the sound a gundog will make when they see the latest Shooting Gazette being slowly squeezed through the letterbox.
Clay shooting world record smashed
Drennan Kenderdine shoots 25 clays in 31.9 seconds, beating the world record of 37.1 seconds
General Licences
Who write General Licences? Those with a fondness for bureaucratic language says Mike Swan
Review: The White Horse Inn
The White Horse Inn in Chichester is the ultimate place to unwind, nestled in the peaceful South Downs and a short drive from the unusual Apsley Sporting ground
Video: Shooting pigeons from a high tower
Shooting woodpigeons from a high tower makes for exciting sport, as this video shows
How do I clean a shotgun?
Don't be heavy-handed when cleaning a dirty action, as discolouration is only skin deep
Review: The Spread Eagle Hotel & Spa
The Spread Eagle Hotel & Spa in Midhurst is a lesson in luxury, outstanding service and game cooking at its best
Councillor charged with possessing James Bond firearm
Jonathan Farmer has been charged with possessing a firearm after a World War Two pistol was found at his home
Why the law on docking tails needs to change
Born in Scotland, springer spaniel Storm moved to England with an undocked tail. Vet Neil McIntosh describes how working in cover proved costly and why the law needs to change
Tributes to Robin Scott, former editor of Sporting Gun
Friends and colleagues pay tribute to Robin Scott's incredible 27 years in the driving seat, as he emarks on a new role as Editor-at-Large of Sporting Gun
The legalities of renting land from a farmer
Don't miss these key points that must be included in a sporting lease when renting land for shooting
How does light affect decoying?
Having the sun in your eyes is a small price to pay for decoy patterns showing up better
Stand up and be proud of our sport
As a shooting community, we are often under attack. Trouble is, the anti-shooters out there seem to have much more passion for being anti than we shooters have for shooting