A car sick dog is miserable and the condition can be caused by different factors. It may not be due to motion. For many puppies their first experience of travel…
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How to avoid getting a bruised face when shooting
Q: I am emailing out of frustration and wondered if there was any advice you could give me. I have been a competitor in trap shooting, on and o ff throughout…
Latest jobs in shooting
BEATKEEPER GLENLOCHY ESTATE – SCOTLAND A Beatkeeper is required for this impressive and improving Highland Grouse Moor. They will be joining a dedicated keepering team and will be responsible for…
Gun fit terms you need to know
Do you know this gun fit terminology? Cast Cast off: This is the degree to which the shotgun’s stock is offset from its centre point and to the right. The aim is…
Gundog terminology explained
I find abbreviations really confusing.
Popular shotguns for the pheasant season
What you need to consider when picking out a game gun Weight Gauge Style Action Budget Patrick Galbraith, Editor of the Shooting Times, comments when discussing shotguns for pheasant shooting:…
How to stop Kennel Cough
How to stop Kennel Cough! How to prevent Kennel Cough - Kennel Cough is one of the most common diseases affecting gundogs, but is reasonably easy to treat. Read our…
Recipe for roast curried grouse
Roast curried grouse with spiced lentil and coconut dahl, poppadum and cucumber chutney. To make the curry paste 200g galangal 200g fresh ginger peeled 100g turmeric root 300g banana shallots…
The best log burners and gas stoves you can buy
Log burners and fires have enjoyed a huge renaissance, and it’s easy to see why. In the frost and snow of winter, nothing beats the traditional cosiness of a roaring log…
Top 10 pieces of essential shooting kit
The cape At first glance, a cape may appear a slightly strange sartorial choice for a determined gun, but when the heavens open, you won’t just look like a…
Easy-to-make recipe for a partridge pot roast
Now the partridge season is well underway there’s going to be some delicious young birds coming your way. Well hopefully. The partridge is smaller than the pheasant but has a…
Recipe for venison loin steaks with cabbage and bacon
Recipe for venison loin steaks served with cabbage & bacon by Byron Hayter, Ashdown Park Hotel Ingredients: Venison loin steaks 4 venison steaks, each weighing 120g 100ml rapeseed oil salt…
A beginner’s guide to picking-up
We walk you through what to expect on your first time picking-up, including when to know if your dog is ready, what to do on the first drive and how…
Bordeaux red blends to accompany game dishes
Bordeaux‘s signature grape varieties have traversed the globe, to the extent that Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot have risen to the summit of the world grape planting league in the past…
A guide to wildfowling in the UK
Wildfowling: Whether mallard, pintail or teal, those who want to shoot the different duck species are spoilt for choice.
Wildfowling for beginners
An essential guide to getting started in this challenging sport
Game crumble and bread sauce by Simon Hopkinson
Here is how Simon Hopkinson creates his game crumble – and you can click here to see his roast grouse method: Game Crumble recipe: Serves 2, plentifully Ingredients A small…
A rare opportunity to lease sporting rights just over an hour from London
The Verney family has occupied the Claydon Estate for almost 400 years, running it as a commercial business but with traditional values. Until recently the Estate operated its own in…
Partridge shooting lessons for the season ahead
Shooting coach, Mark Russell, shows how to hit both partridge and their clay counterparts.
Stylish dog beds for hardworking gundogs?
Canine indulgence is nothing new (in the 1920s, the Nawab of Junagadh is rumoured to have laid on lavish nuptials for his two favourite hounds), but, increasingly, it’s having an…