Atkin Grant & Lang Shooting Ground in Markyate, Hertfordshire, has joined forces with the Countryside Alliance’s Game-to-Eat campaign to offer short courses encouraging guns to learn more about how to…
Martin Puddifer
Deputy Editor
Writtle College student awarded for work at Boyton Hall
Writtle College: 51-year-old student Peter Matthams has been awarded the Ecology of Game Best Student Award 2013 and a cheque for £250 after time served on the 3,600 acre estate
Coast the Hungarian vizsla becomes dual champion
Hungarian Vizsla: Essex-based Bitcon Gold Coast at Northey JW (also known as Coast) has become the first gundog of its breed to be recognised as a dual champion for its…
UK firearms licensing: Changes to firearms licensing forms welcomed by countryside bodies
Firearms licensing: BASC and the Countryside Alliance have welcomed changes to firearms licensing rules which will simplify the application process for firearm and shotgun certificates from December 1.
Bisley Shooting Group launches ‘Pre-shoot Perfector’
Pre-shoot Perfector: Bisley Shooting Group has launched the 'Pre-shoot Perfector', a new way for game shots to prepare for their first day in the field.
Langtoft: Game shooting in East Yorkshire
Langtoft: A pocket of the Yorkshire Wolds wherein lies a small shoot which shares much in common with its larger neighbours like Warter Priory.
British Deer Society urges motorists to be vigilant this autumn
The British Deer Society is asking motorists to drive with extra care through areas where deer are known to roam - especially now the rut is underway.
Barney White-Spunner to present Purdey Awards 2013
Barney White-Spunner, executive chairman of the Countryside Alliance, will present this year's Purdey Awards for Game and Conservation.
GWCT launches new Campaign for Game
Campaign for Game: The GWCT has launched the Campaign for Game to celebrate the benefits of shooting to biodiversity and to encourage shoots to further their game management activities to…
TalkTalk rethinks its shooting-website access strategy
TalkTalk: The communications provider TalkTalk will review and remove current automatic restrictions placed on lawful shooting-related websites in a bid to improve access for their customers.
BASC and Rakuno Gakuen University talk deer management
Deer management: Delegates from the Japanese University have met with BASC to learn more about deer management in the UK.
BASC attacks Durham Police over licensing demands
BASC is advising its members to ignore requests by Durham Police to provide and pay for medical reports from GPs when applying for firearm and shotgun certificates.
September date for Side-by-Side Championship
Side-by-Side Championship: This year's British Open Side-by-Side Championship will be held at the Aktin Grant & Lang Shooting Ground in Hertforshire on September 20.
Game-to-Eat launches Shot for the Pot fundraiser
Shot for the Pot: A new fundraising initative from the Game-to-Eat campaign aiming to promote and celebrate British wild game will run from October 27 to November 3.
Leave fawns alone, pleads British Deer Society
The British Deer Society (BDS) is launching a campaign to make more people aware of the dangers of taking fawns to vets or animal charities in the mistaken belief they…
London Shooting Club launched
London Shooting Club: A new and exclusive members club and concierge service specialising in providing access to shoots both in the UK and abroad has been launched today.
ComRes surveys reveal countryside’s views on coalition
ComRes: The combined findings of two ComRes surveys for the Countryside Alliance have found that fewer than one in five people living in rural Britain believe coalition government policies are…
Logie estate: Game shooting in Perthshire
Logie: A shoot on Scone Palace land, Logie is growing in stature thanks to a young keeper coming of age.
Barley Bree: Sporting hotels in Muthill
Barley Bree: A small Scottish hotel, Barley Bree in Muthill has explosive talent both inside and outside the kitchen.
West London Sporting: New sporting agency from WLSS
West London Sporting: After 100 years in tuition, West London Shooting School (WLSS) has launched a new sporting agency, West London Sporting.