Pigeon shooting: Until now I have only ever shot clays but a friend at the gun club has asked me to go decoying with him. I only have a semi-auto…
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Will a bucket of maggots do the job of cleaning a deer skull?
Cleaning a deer skull: If I place a roe deer head in a bucket full of maggots (the same ones I use for fishing) will they clean all the skin…
Is my Vet right about anaesthetising my gundog to remove a lump?
My vet is keen to anaesthetise my Wheaten Terrier to remove the lump on his lip (see photo attached). It is going to cost a few quid and it’s not…
I sent in my shotgun licence application two months ago!
Shotgun licence: I attended a game fair last summer with my girlfriend and her parents, and was treated to a lesson with a BASC shotgun coach.
Become a BASC accredited shotgun coach
Peter Marshall - BASC’s director of shooting standards - on how you could become a BASC accredited shotgun coach.
Pigeon shooting over late spring drillings
Pigeon shooting over late spring drillings: Peter Theobald says late Spring drillings are going to create amazing sport with woodies.
Will I need a section 7 permit for my guns should I die?
Section 7 permit: I am concerned about what might happen to my guns should I die. I would like them to be sold and the money given to my fiancée.
When did you last get your eyes tested?
When did you last get your eyes tested: When did you last have an eye test? To shoot well – and keep shooting into retirement – we all need to…
Will a secondhand Sprocker make a good peg dog?
Gundog training: Someone’s offered me a four-year-old, male, Sprocker - free! It’s been used as a beating dog, and I’m told it will do the odd retrieve and will come…
Clay shooting: Competition shooting!
Clay shooting: Competition shooting! Mark Russell, shooting coach at Grimsthorpe SG, on preparing for competition shooting.
Do you know if anyone still makes shotgun bore adaptors?
Shotgun bore adaptors: Do you know if anyone still makes and sells .410 adaptors for 12-bore guns?
Game recipes: Warm pigeon salad
Game recipes: Warm Pigeon salad: Top chef Mark prepares a seasonal, no nonsense game recipe using freshly shot pigeon which will really tickle your tastebuds, and it’s very easy to…
My pigeon shooting bags have dropped!
My whirly machine is broken and I’ve noticed my bags have dropped quite considerably recently.
Will gun-hold position affect my clay shooting disciplines?
I have done a fair bit of clay shooting - Sporting and Skeet - and I’m now trying my hand at Down-the-Line, which I really enjoy.
Boxall and Edmiston over-under shotgun review
Boxall and Edmiston over-under shotgun review: Jason falls in love with this fine and affordable English-made round-bodied over-under.
Pigeon shooting: Weathering the elements!
Pigeon shooting: Peter looks at how the elements can make or break a day’s pigeon decoying.
Is gassing rabbit burrows as good as ferreting them?
Over the years I have given several people permission to go ferreting on my land, but none have ever really got on top of the job.
Can you get wireless, radio operated speed controllers?
Pigeon shooting: Can you get a wireless, radio-operated speed controller (for a rotary) as opposed to a wired unit?
Are wild boar occasionally known to eat roe deer kids?
A friend of mine who goes wild boar shooting in Germany says wild boar there are known to eat roe deer kids from time to time.
My clay shooting improves against a wooded backdrop!
I enjoy shooting English Sporting at different clay shooting clubs in my area and find that I always get better scores when the layout is in, or alongside, woodland rather…