These pigeon parcels are similar to a pasty, with the filling encased in pastry, but are made with puff pastry and are much lighter
Deer stalking: Yesterday I stalked a fairly large wood and spotted several roe deer, but didn’t get a shot. After a while the deer started to bark at one another.
Gun dogs: My gundog squeaked when I sent it for a retrieve in a test and the judge told me to call it in. Surely I should have been allowed to get the dummies?
Gun reviews: Perazzi MX8 SC3 shotgun: Long the choice of champions, Alex Flint asks if a proven medal winner from Perazzi can cut the mustard in the field.
<strong>When rules outlive their original purpose, we shouldn't be afraid to discard them</strong>
<strong>Any wonder we're obsessed with weather when our covercrops depend on it</strong>
What’s the ideal weight of trigger pull on a shotgun? I’ve also been told that the weight of pull is slightly different between those on a double-triggered gun. Why should this be?
<strong>Natural England launches new learning project</strong>
Student officers from Suffolk Constabulary attended a training day run by BASC and the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation recently.
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