You can enjoy eating home-cooked grouse this season- without any of the bother of preparing the bird – thanks to these newly launched Grouse Cooking Kits. Each contains a brace…
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Wood pigeon breast risotto with peas
Wild wood pigeon breast is sustainable and local, with a woodland taste. It’s an excellent source of protein and minerals and inexpensive. This recipe for wood pigeon breast risotto is…
What happens when you shorten a rifle barrel?
Bruce Potts finds out what happens when you shorten a barrel and fire .270 Winchester rounds
Why sika deer are posing a threat to our native reds
Sika deer and Coco Chanel When I say ‘invasive non-native species’ the first thing to spring to your mind may be mink, the American signal crayfish or Rhododendron ponticum. It…
Just how many songbirds do domestic cats kill every year?
At Flea Barn, I have developed a now cherished routine. First, I check the grey partridges nesting in their pens and then the traps. After that, I take a stroll…
Game Fair future ‘financially stable’ following sale to Dubai-based owners
Public events may have taken a battering due to Covid but the Game Fair has an assured future thanks to the financial backing of its new owners, World Media Group…
GWCT launches fact checking website to counter misreporting
In a move to address the frequent misreporting of science relating to land management and shooting in the national press, radio and media, the GWCT has launched a fact checking…
Just what is happening with hare coursing season?
The Lincolnshire police force is reporting that it is making excellent progress in deterring hare coursers, reporting a decline in crimes and states: “There were 1048 incidents of hare coursing…
Etiquette tips you need to know before setting off for the grouse moors
If you’re lucky enough to be heading off to the grouse moors this season then you’ll want to make sure you behave correctly and following the right etiquette for grouse…
Recipe for poached rabbit ham with sweetened peas
This recipe for poached rabbit ham is simply a gamey twist on a traditional favourite. In this case, if you think ‘ham and peas’ you will not go far wrong…
Defra director Ben Goldsmith accused of releasing deer and wild boar
Reports have alleged that Defra director Ben Goldsmith has allowed red deer to escape from his Somerset farm. (The official post held by Mr Goldsmith, 39, is as a non-executive…
Your essential guide to walked-up grouse shooting
A guide for the grouse shooting novice
What the new firearm and shotgun certificate figures published by the Home Office tell us about shooting sports today
The new firearms and shotgun certificate figures make interesting and encouraging reading for shooting sports, with over half a million people actively involved. On 31 March 2020, there were 586,351…
Recipe for grouse carpaccio
I must admit although I thoroughly enjoy eating and cooking grouse I have never had the privilege to shoot one (here in the UK anyway) on a traditional driven grouse…
How to keep gundogs cool in hot weather
Q: With a young dog in training this summer, have you some advice on the best ways to keep dogs cool in hot weather? A: The advice on how to…
Fieldsports fan Sir Ian Botham to sit in the House of Lords
Fieldsports has a new ally in the House of Lords as Sir Ian Botham has been awarded a peerage. The keen Shot and fisherman was knighted in 2007 and is…
What to wear shooting
We advise you on what to wear shooting, whether at the clay ground or in the field
Are pump-action rifles really a valid vermin tool?
Q: I see quite a lot of classic .22 rimfire pump-action rifles at auctions. Are they really a valid vermin tool? A: They certainly are! Your first choice would be…
RSPB announces first results of gamebird shooting review
Last year the RSPB announced that it was reviewing its policy on gamebird shooting and would be investigating moorland management for driven grouse shooting and non-native gamebird release. As part…
How to hunt down a stalking permission
Some poor souls seem to labour in vain to locate even the smallest and least productive area where they might indulge their passion for deer stalking. Others, more fortunate, appear…