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Have you seen this stolen spaniel?

Have you seen this stolen spaniel?

Archie the cocker spaniel was snatched in broad daylight from his home in Hampshire on 24 April. Read more


Scottish government blames gamekeepers for wildlife crime

Scottish government blames gamekeepers for wildlife crime

Shooting organisations are dismayed a review into Scottish wildlife crime has put raptor persecution by keepers on grouse moors as a top priority. Read more


Shoots warned over health and safety laws

Shoots warned over health and safety laws

Shoots are being urged to ensure they have a written health and safety policy in place, as 7 saboteurs were acquitted in April of aggravated trespass, after their legal team exploited a legal grey area. Read more


Coastal access plans threaten shooting

Coastal access plans threaten shooting

Northern England's coastal access plans could threaten shooting interests. Read more


Badger cull in Wales to eradicate TB in cattle

Badger cull in Wales to eradicate TB in cattle

A “targeted cull” of badgers in Wales has been announced as part of a plan to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in cattle. Read more


SGA chairman calls for stronger raven control

SGA chairman calls for stronger raven control

The Scottish Gamekeepers’ Association chairman Alex Hogg has backed calls from farmers to relax licensing conditions on controlling ravens. Read more


Game keepers blamed for decline of key bird species

Game keepers blamed for decline of key bird species

Shooting organisations react with anger to Natural England's latest bird study. Read more


Grouse shooting ban lifted on council moorland

Grouse shooting ban lifted on council moorland

Bradford Metropolitan District Council (MDC) is inviting individuals and companies to submit tenders for a 10-year shooting lease on the council-owned Rombalds Moor. Read more


New British Beekeeping initiative

New British Beekeeping initiative

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched a new initiative that hopes to ensure the survival of the British honeybees at a time of mounting pressure on the insects from foreign pests and diseases. Read more


Welsh Assembly announces badger cull

Welsh Assembly announces badger cull

A targeted culling of badgers will go ahead in an attempt to halt the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the worst affected parts of Wales. Read more



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May 2008 cover

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Shooting Times & Country Magazine

Shooting Times & Country Magazine

This week, Shooting Times pays tribute to the life of Fred J. Taylor MBE, our long-standing Countryman columnist who died recently.


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