One of the safety rules of shooting should certainly be that the shooter wears efficient ear protection at all times. Take a cavalier attitude to protecting your hearing and you risk profound deafness and the lifelong misery of tinnitus with all the discomfort, annoyance, dizziness and disorientation that comes with…
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Top pigeon shooting tips from Will Garfit
Want to make the most of your sporting day? Here are 10 practical pigeon shooting tips.
Why unannounced police visits are wrong
As new Home Office guidance sanctions evidence-led unnanounced police visits, David Frost explores the contradictions of this punitive campaign
How to stop a dog fight
Three Shooting Times gundog experts consider the best way to stop a dog fight – and how to prevent it in the first place
Bullet placement when deer stalking
Stalking trends come and go. From calibres to optics, all have their time. Fashion also influences the shots we take, and currently the head or high neck shot seems to be in vogue. Of all the decisions a stalker makes, bullet placement is surely one of the most critical. Not…
The shooting safety rules
When going back to basics, the first rule of good shooting must always be safety
Rabbit shooting – safety is no accident
Rabbit shooting can be as risky as it is thrilling. Simon Whitehead takes a few friends rabbiting to highlight the potential dangers of shooting over ferrets
Safety review for country workers
It has recently been announced that an inquiry is to be conducted into the death of a Scottish gamekeeper, which could have major implications for people who work alone in remote areas of the countryside throughout the UK.