I'm 15 years old and about to buy a ten week old cocker spaniel bitch. At the moment it is being fed on Beta puppy food as I'm planning to…
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Six frequently asked questions about gundog puppies
Why won't my puppy concentrate during our gun dog training?
Keeping your dog safe in the snow
Dogs in snow Arguably the biggest problem with working a dog in snow is ice balling in the dog’s pads and, if it is a spaniel, its feathers. Ice balling…
Do I need lessons before I get my shotgun licence?
Shotgun licence: I’ve spent some time with a small shoot this season and love it, and I now fancy taking up shooting myself. How do I get started? Can I…
Pheasant ballotine – a recipe you can prepare ahead
This recipe for pheasant ballotine with sussex truffles and quick-pickled trumpet chanterells is a star mushroom course
Happy hunting memories
A rare chance to view an archive of hunting photographs should prove nostalgic for followers of West Country packs. The late Eric Green, who was a regular contributor to the…
Will a formal caution affect my shotgun licence?
Shotgun licence: Two weeks ago I was arrested and given a formal caution for an offence I did not commit.
Dumped pheasant video provokes strong reaction from shooting organisations
The video was allegedly taken in November 2018 at Cotesbach Game farm in Leicestershire. Although it was found that the birds had been breasted, shooting organisations have united to condemn…
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…
Venison ragu pappardelle
Mac & Wild at Falls of Shin, Scotland opened last summer under the watchful eyes of founders, Andy Waugh and Calum Mackinnon who already run London’s popular Mac & Wild…
Woodpigeon breasts with caramelised parsnip puree, morel and sherry jus
Today’s recipe comes from Chef Rob Avery of the Jack Russell Inn, in Faccombe, Hampshire. The food served is grown locally on the surrounding Faccombe Estate and if you fancy…
Five top tips for cooking game on a barbecue
Although he now lives and works in London, Joe Carhart has proper country credentials and grew up on a family farm in the West Country where shooting was a part…
How to help save the red squirrel
We are fortunate in Northumberland to still have pockets of the native red squirrel in several areas. This is not by accident. The work that is quietly being carried out…
Shooting Awards 2019 Finalists announced
A panel of editors and external judges have carefully considered all the products reviewed and featured in our titles in the calendar year of 2018 to draw up the list…
Shooting Awards 2019: Shooting accessory finalists
Our panel of editors and external judges have pulled together a list of finalists of the best shooting accessories that have been reviewed and featured in Shooting Times, Sporting Gun,…
Shooting Awards 2019: Best Clay Cartridge
Our panel of editors and external judges have pulled together a list of finalists for the best clay cartridges that have been reviewed and featured in Shooting Times, Sporting Gun,…
Shooting Awards 2019: Best Game Cartridge
Our panel of editors and external judges have pulled together a list of finalists of the best game cartridges that have been reviewed and featured in Shooting Times, Sporting Gun,…
Shooting Awards 2019: Best Shooting Ground
Our panel of editors and external judges have pulled together a shortlist of the best shooting grounds cartridges that have been reviewed and featured in Shooting Times, Sporting Gun, Shooting…
How I chose my first gun
Kaylie says: “I think when it comes to gameshooting, often a girl’s first experience will be attending to accompany a Gun, rather than shooting herself. In my experience, if you’re…
We asked some keen Guns for their ultimate Christmas gift. Here’s what they told us …
Tim Bonner – Chief Executive of the Countryside Alliance, obsessive rough shooter, wildfowler and game shot I’d like a pair for my Cogswell & Harrison boxlock 16-bore please. The gun…