If you have picking-up dogs, then it is always good to get them out working, especially if you haven’t been out on the grouse moors or on partridge days. Taking…
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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…
When you need written authority for gun loans
Q: I have noted with pleasure recent changes in the law over borrowing shotguns. I allow a local pigeon shooter to shoot over my farm, and he would like to…
Which is the faster bird – partridge or pheasant?
Game shooting: Which bird flies faster and needs more lead - a partridge or a pheasant? I’m reasonably okay at game shooting, but I do struggle on partridge shown on…
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…
Spatchcock partridge with chargrilled sweet potato
Game recipe: Spatchcock Partridge with Chargrilled Sweet Potato: Top chef Mark prepares a seasonal, no nonsense dish using partridge that can either be cooked on the BBQ (weather permitting!) or…
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…
Rizzini Ribless round-body 20-bore reviewed by Shooting Times
The vast majority of shotguns are mass produced, with many hundreds made of each model over its lifespan. A basic design may be carried forward for decades, with a few…
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…
Should dew claws be removed?
Q: We are hoping to have a litter from our springer spaniel bitch and were wondering what the situation is regarding the removal of dew claws. Does this need to…
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.
The top five wildfowling areas in the UK?
Wildfowling: From Kent, Humberside and the River Dee to John Muir Country Park and Poole Harbour, the UK boasts many great wildfowling spots.
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…
What if your gundog needed a blood transfusion one day?
“When my lovely cocker spaniel, Flick, was only five months old, she needed nine (yes nine!) blood transfusions. If it wasn’t for a charity called Pet Blood Bank UK, she…
Six Michelin-starred restaurants serving game
Looking to eat game cooked by top chefs, in Michelin-starred surroundings? We’ve searched out six restaurants that are worth investigating. Some are in London, others range from Scotland to deepest…
How to teach a puppy to sit
Q: I cannot get my cocker spaniel puppy to sit properly to the “sit” command; she just keeps wagging her tail and lifting up her bottom. She is four months…
Bringing home a new puppy for the first time
Q: We are acquiring a new puppy as a companion for our eight-year-old spaniel. The journey home after we collect her from the breeder will take more than three hours…
16 things only beaters know (and Guns should)
We recently published an article: “Letter from a fed-up beater”, in which a seasoned beater listed some of the gripes he and his fellow companions experience when out in the…