Each year a farmer friend of mine is kind enough to invite me on a driven day towards the end of the season. I look forward to it with great…
Paul Quagliana
Helice shooting – what it is and how to start
Helice shooting, formerly referred to as ZZ, is relatively unknown in the UK, which is a pity and there is only a handful of grounds that have it on offer.…
Tips for night vision shooting
Night vision shooting has seen tremendous technological advances in recent years, such as equipment becoming smaller and lighter. Although the equipment works in any weather, cold nights give the best…
Choke options for shotguns – just what are they?
The issue of shotgun chokes and which combinations are winners raises its head regularly in the shooting world. For some, it is a subject worthy of hours of deliberation and…
Techniques for mastering a flightpond at dusk
Graham Brown’s student Giacomo Drax is lucky enough to have access to a flight pond that he occasionally shoots with his father Jeremy. Shooting ducks at dusk or in darkness…
Her Majesty The Queen attends Cocker Championship at Sandringham
An £800 pair of dummy launchers proved key in the training of young bitch Abiann Flawless, which landed the ultimate accolade at the 88th Cocker Spaniel Championship, held on the…
Maintain your airgun with this easy step-by-step guide
Learn how to maintain your airgun at home with this photographic step-by-step guide
A day with bracco Italiano and spinone Italiano gun dogs
The day had been arranged by the Bracco Italiano Club, which had invited its friends in the Spinone Club of Great Britain to come along, Mike Fellows, the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation (NGO)…
Pike fishing – or how to land a freshwater tiger
Pike fever rises to the surface unexpectedly, like a recurring illness, and there is no telling how long the bout will last. A pike was the first large fish I ever caught when I was…
Wild garlic pesto
Two recipes for wild garlic pesto – a simple version and an advanced method Wild garlic is one of the most prolific and easily identifiable free foods. It can carpet…
Welcome to the Bisley workout
I don’t know whether it is Bisley’s military associations, but it wouldn’t be the first time I have “enjoyed” some form of exercise when I have visited the place. I…
Hook, line and pincher: crab from pier to plate
For those without any shoot dates until October, Paul Quagliana's brief guide to UK spider crabs shows how to catch a crab
Getting the pheasant pen ready
Neil Baldock is a gamekeeper working on a low-ground shoot in Wiltshire. The farm comprises of 600 acres of mixed arable and small woodlands that were planted specifically for shooting.…
Shoot of the week: Aberan Fawr Shoot
Shooting duck and pheasant in rural Wales
Shoot of the Week: Vale Farm Shoot
A Dorset shoot run by a passionate student
Hedges: Heritage and habitat
The wonderful world of hedgelaying
Ford Farm shot and New Farm shoot
A day of comfort and camaraderie on two small shoots in Wiltshire
Stockton Shoot
A shoot in Wiltshire that kicks off the season with some first-class home-reared partridges
Highclere tests the world’s best
All the action from the Retriever World Cup
Retriever Gallery: Highclere tests the world’s best
This year's International Retriever World Cup attracted 12 teams of four dogs from the cream of the world's working retrievers.