Gamekeeping

Good keepering sits behind every successful shoot, whether it’s a let day on a big estate or a small DIY syndicate. Our gamekeeping section covers the whole of the keeper’s year, starting with game rearing – sourcing eggs and poults, running the rearing field, and getting pheasants, partridges and ducks through the release pen and holding them once they’re out.

It goes well beyond the birds. You’ll find practical advice on predator and pest control, including trapping and the general licences, and on habitat work such as cover crops, hedgerows, woodland and moorland management. We also cover feeding, water, biosecurity and disease, along with deer management, working dogs and the rules that shape how shoots are run.

It’s all written by working keepers, game farmers and the Shooting Times team, for professional and amateur keepers alike. Alongside it you’ll find the latest gamekeeping news and our reviews of the kit that makes the job easier.