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How to shoot a Macnab on a budget
Most of us will have heard of a Macnab, spawned from John Buchan’s 1925 novel, where three friends set out on the ultimate sporting challenge to unlock the doldrums of…
Exercises you can do at home right now to improve your shooting technique
Do you have a feeling that you could improve your gun-mount? Well, there’s no better time than the present for improving your shooting technique. Here are some exercises you can…
Tracking dogs – what potential owners need to be aware of
When trackers sit down together in a group, the conversation inevitably turns to tracking dogs and the state of affairs in which we find ourselves. I was recently part of…
Great gun auctions: two Remington New Model Army revolvers owned by a former president
When word got out this spring, collectors from across the world clamoured to see these remarkable revolvers, an exquisite pair of guns steeped in American history. For decades their very…
Jack’s Game: Celebrating the golden days
It was only a few months after I left school in the autumn of 1983 that the ground-breaking new TV show ‘Jack’s Game‘ was aired on Channel 4. Broadcast on…
What makes a gun a magnum? What does the term actually mean these days?
What makes a gun a magnum? Something I am asked from time to time is whether the terms “magnum” and “3in” are synonymous. If a gun is marked “magnum” does…
Tips to improve your rifle shooting and markmanship
So your stalking kit has been cleaned and stowed away, and you’ll likely see more venison on the barbecue than under a cross-hair for the next few months. But the…
Summer roebuck stalking – why June is a difficult month
A super blood moon had graced the heavens the night before. With so much cosmological excitement and an early sunrise, I decided to aim for mid-morning. It was an unusually…
A pair of Prince Albert’s guns are up for auction
Before Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha arrived in Britain it would have been rare to see an Englishman shooting driven game. Prince Albert is widely credited with popularising driven…
A river with royal approval
The connection between the British royal family and fieldsports is long and illustrious and, happily, permeates down to this year of our monarch’s Platinum Jubilee. The royal estate at Sandringham…
What does the rising cost of feed mean for estate conservation budgets?
Deli-deli-deli-tak ye” goes the song of the male yellowhammer, albeit with a Scottish twang. Well, we are a border county here in Northumberland after all. The yellowhammer perched high on…