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WIN a Remington VERSAMAX package worth £2,200

DON'T MISS OUT ENTER BY 30th SEPTEMBER 2012! Just buy the October issue of Sporting Gun!

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My game shooting isn’t as good as it should be!

I don’t shoot too badly on Sporting clays but not so well when game shooting.

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Will a non-local bird in my Larsen Trap attract more crows?

This past spring I caught no fewer than 35 carrion crows in a single Larsen trap. In previous years the totals for this same trap have only been in single figures.

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Royal Mail firearms ban suspicious says BASC

Further details have emerged of plans by the Royal Mail to ban the carriage of firearms and component parts following our exclusive story earlier this month (News, 8 August).

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Walked-up grouse shooting in Perthshire

Grouse shooting: Fitness is the key word when it comes to this type of grouse shooting.

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Can gundog training teach a dog to dive?

Can gundog training teach a dog to dive after a pricked duck, or is it something they only learn through experience?

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What is meant by the term ‘hardening’ on a shotgun?

How do I know if mine, a Miroku MK38, has been done properly? What problems might crop up if the steel hardening process isn’t carried out correctly?

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Severn Barrage could destroy 80% of Bristol mudflats

Energy projects could destroy 80% of the Bristol Channel mudflats, say environmentalists and wildfowlers.

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Upland Keeper

<strong>If buzzards can take a young osprey, what’s to stop them taking a sparrowhawk?</strong>

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How do I stop my gundog circling me with a retrieve?

Gundog training with my 11 month-old Labrador is coming on well, apart from displaying an annoying habit, circling me with a retrieve when he returns. Why is it happening and how can I stop him doing...

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