Sometimes it's all too easy for dogs to retrieve early-season birds that are exhausted rather than shot; but it's bad practice, writes David Tomlinson
With less than a month to go until Christmas, Shooting Times offers a selection of this year's top seasonal gift choices
Dissatisfied with modern working springer spaniels, Peter and Bernadette may have successfully re-introduced a more traditional strain of this gundog breed
This good-looking FIAS .308 stalking rifle, with its sporter barrel and smooth action, is a real bargain, says Bruce Potts
A gamekeeper has been given permission by the High Court to proceed with a claim for Judicial Review against Natural England following its refusal to grant a buzzard control licence.
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