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  • News

    England and Wales seasons extended by four weeks

    Shooting and deer welfare groups were celebrating a victory for deer management last week with the announcement from DEFRA that the open seasons for hinds and does of all deer species in…

  • News

    Animal laws tightened in England and Wales

    The 2006 Animal Welfare Act has become law in England, a week after the act came into force in Wales.

  • Dogs in the USA
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    Dogs in the USA

    Over-enthusiastic, over-the-top and over there. Ever wondered what happens to UK gundogs that get sent overseas to the US? Vic Barlow goes Stateside to find out

  • Vernon Coaker backs lawful Shots
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    Vernon Coaker backs lawful Shots

    Home Office minister Vernon Coaker attacked animal rights extremists and praised law-abiding shooters in a well-received speech to the British Shooting Sports Council (BSSC) last week.

  • The five-acre shoot
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    The five-acre shoot

    The Hallett’s shoot, in Hampshire, is a bijou affair, but one that can offer a wealth of sport. Robin Marshall-Ball looks at the best way to make the most of a small…

  • Rural schemes get cash boost
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    Rural schemes get cash boost

    Government doubles funding for environmental schemes used by thousands of shooters, landowners and farmers to improve England’s habitat for wildlife

  • Perazzi SC3 shotgun review
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    Perazzi SC3 shotgun review

    Perazzi SC3 shotgun: Every shooter dreams of a bespoke shotgun, so they should take a look at this made-to-measure shotgun from Perazzi.

  • News

    Labrador rescue

    Hugely popular as a breed, but not suitable for everyone — what happens when Labradors need rehoming? Tony Jackson on the work of the Labrador Rescue Trust

  • Game books of Euston Estate
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    Game books of Euston Estate

    Shooting may have changed over the years, but in the gamebooks of the historic Euston estate David Tomlinson finds preserved the style, manners and birds of a bygone era

  • Europe proposes we should all use 20.65mm shotguns
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    Europe proposes we should all use 20.65mm shotguns

    The European Union could see many of the established measurements abandoned, by law, after 2009