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Advice
My landlord won’t let me shoot swarming rabbits!
Please help! I rent 20 acres of grazing land that's being eaten to the ground by rabbits, but my landlord won't let me shoot them!
What can I spray on my pigeon decoys to repel water droplets?
Is there anything I can spray on my plastic full-bodied pigeon decoys to repel water droplets and stop them glinting in the light?
How do I dry out a shotgun? My gun got soaked!
What's the best, and quickest, way to dry out my Miroku, it's been thoroughly soaked a few times in all this rain! And how should I dry out a shotgun?
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.
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.
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?
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?
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 it?
Can you go pigeon shooting over water troughs?
A couple of books on pigeon shooting say it’s possible to get a good bag of woodies in hot weather when they visit water troughs or streams for a drink.
How much do working ferrets cost?
What would you say is a fair price for working ferrets? Different people around here seem to charge what they like.
Is hare netting legal – I’d like to try and long net hares?
Is it possible, and legal, to long net hares, and if it is, how do you go about it? I presume hare netting must be done during the day, because hare is classed as game.
Was I right to cull this buck when deer stalking?
I wonder if Richard Prior could cast his professional eye over the attached photo? Is this a good cull beast (pictured, above)?
Are my deer rifle and ammo alright for boar shooting?
I am getting interested in running boar shooting. Can I use my usual stalking rifle and ammunition, or do I need something different for boar shooting?
When should I start training my gundog to jump?
Gundog training: How do I go about teaching my eight month-old Labrador to jump fences? Or is he too young to get started?
My flapper doesn’t always work when pigeon shooting!
I use an electric flapper for pigeon shooting, and also a pigeon magnet most of the time, yet there are days when they don’t seem to work so well.
I can’t hit birds out in front when game shooting!
I'm fairly competent at game shooting, but I do struggle on higher birds and can’t kill them in front, as I tend to do with the others.
Cutting back heather
Q) Richard Prior once said that one of the ways to improve a wood for stalking is to cut back heather in the rides. Do I cut it to ground level and all at once, or in bands, leaving some old heather till next season? Does this matter to the…
Why do some deer bob their head up and down?
When deer stalking, one thing I don't understand is why some deer I encounter bob their head up and down when looking in my direction. Can you explain it?
Could a Boxer become a decent gundog?
I have been told by a breeder that some of her boxers are trained as gundogs, something I find hard to believe.