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Can I buy a Purdey or H&H on a budget?

Is it possible to buy a Purdey or Holland & Holland side-by-side on a budget of between £2,000 to £3,000? If so, would it be reliable for gameshooting all the time and not just for special occasions? Read more

At what age can I start deer stalking?

I am 15 years old and would like to take up stalking. At what age am I able to obtain a firearms certificate? I have had a shotgun certificate since I was 14 years old. Read more

What constitutes dogging-in these days?

Before our old keeper retired, dogging-in was done on foot. The new young keeper insists on dogging-in on a quad bike with a dog in the bucket, charging across the fields and leaving muddy tracks all over the land. Read more

How can I get my young puppy to heel?

He knows what 'heel' means, obeys for three seconds and then pulls against me. All the usual methods of compliance totally fail. Read more

How do I colour roe deer heads?

Is there any way I can naturally colour roe heads that were shot early in the season and are quite pale in colour? Would it be possible to achieve the right colour by rubbing the antlers against a tree? Read more

Should I switch from using an over-under?

Can you offer any advice on making the change from an over-under to the more traditional side-by-side? Read more

Can you help with training my labrador to the whistle?

How do I train my labrador to the whistle? I am told an electronic collar is effective, but I fear it may hurt the dog? Read more

Will bad eyes mean I have to learn to shoot left-handed?

I am an avid game and clay shooter, and am right-handed and eye dominant, so I shoot with both eyes open. Unfortunately, I have contracted a disease in my right eye leaving it with poor sight. This means my left eye is now dominant. I have tried closing my left eye and using a patch, but the deteriorating sight in my right eye means I have trouble focusing. Read more

Why won't my dog to return to the whistle everytime?

If I sit my springer puppy and walk away, she will come running on the whistle, but if she is sniffing around the garden and I try to recall her, she ignores me. Can you offer any training advice? Read more

Will my puppy's eyes change colour?

My ESS puppy is seven months old. When we collected her at just over eight weeks, she had blue eyes that we assumed would change colour. This is not the case as her eyes are still slate blue. Is this unusual and are her eyes likely to change at this late date? Read more