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Christmas gift guide

With less than a month to go until Christmas, Shooting Times offers a selection of this year's top seasonal gift choices

Christmas gifts under £10

Christmas gifts under £10
1: Game Top Trumps
Gamebird version of the traditional top trumps card game
Price: £5.99
Where to buy: Online at www.countrytrumps.com or call 01573 226222

2: Countryside wrapping paper
Available in either shotgun cartridge or pheasant-feather design, to make your gifts look even better!
Price: From £2.99
Where to buy: Online at www.countrysidegreetings.com or call 01789 778603

3: Sporting handkerchiefs
Twenty-inch-square cotton sporting handkerchiefs, available in spotty or sporting pheasant print for use as a handkerchief or necktie
Price: £7 each
Where to buy: Online at www.oliverbrown.org.uk or call 020 7259 9494

4: Survivor dry box
Comes with a built-in compass so you’ll never get lost and made to float, so it won’t matter if it gets dropped in water
Price: From £9.99
Where to buy: Online at www.bushwear.co.uk or call 0845 226 0469

5: Pheasant china mugs
Available in a slection of subtle but stylish pheasant and partridge designs, in two sizes
Price: From £9.50
Where to buy: Online at www.sophieallport.com or call 0845 0177 866

Christmas gifts over £10

Christmas presents over £10

1: Cartridge flask
This flash has a press-button pourer to prevent spillage and holds 500ml
Price: £12.75
Where to buy: Online from www.jackpykeshop.co.uk or call 01636 672023

2: Gundog coat rack
Perfect for hanging shooting clobber on, this rack is solid steel with an antique black finish and made in the UK
Price: £29.99
Where to buy: Online from www.furfeatherandfin.com

3: Shooting Times subscription
Get your favourite weekly magazine delivered to your door
Price: From £19.49 every three months
Where to buy: Online from www.magazinesdirect.com or call 0844 8480 848

4: Shooting Times Beginner’s Guide to Pigeon Shooting
An informative and lively guide to pigeon shooting, covering everything from reconnaissance, decoying and hide-building to shotgun skills
Price: £19.99
Where to buy: Online from www.pigeonshootingvideos.com

5: Animal face hoodies
The perfect pullover for toddlers with either a mallard face bood or a deer face hood. Availabe in sizes suited to ages two to four
Price: £29.99
Where to buy: Online at www.bushwear.co.uk or call 0845 226 0469

6: Trout hip flask
Ripplingly good-looking 6oz hip flasks featuring artwork by Derek De Young
Price: £25.95
From: Simms
Where to buy: Online at www.houseofbruar.com or call 0345 136 0111

7: Gun sock
Alen’s knit fabric gunsock is designed to hold moisture, so your guns stay dry. It is large enough for rifles with scopes attached and will prevent any scratches in the cabinet
Price: £10.49
Where to buy: Online from www.highlandoutdoors.co.uk or call 0845 099 0252

8: iPhone case
Glossy pheasant feather case for the iPhone 5/5s
Price: £14.95
Where to buy: Online from www.johnlewis.com or call 03456 049 049

9: Spinner target
This resetting spinner target is made from black steel and perfect for practising with an air rifle
Price: £16.95
Where to buy: Online from www.jackpykeshop.co.uk or call 01636 672023

10: Roger McPhail coasters
Commissioned exclusively from the artists, these six coasters are brilliant illustrations of the various characters we all know from the field
Price: £17.99
Where to buy: Online from www.bobparratt.co.uk or call 01539 564475

11: Shotgun certificate holder
Keep your certificate dry and clean, but in view
Price: £16.50
Where to buy:
Online from www.furfeatherandfin.com

12: Wrist warmers
These British-made warmers keep the wrists out of the cold but leave fingers free for trigger pulling, hip-flask opening or camera-snapping
Price: From £28
Where to buy: Online from www.noodlondon.com or call 08450 756 126

Christmas gifts over £30

christmas gifts over £301: Book hideaway safe
A sturdy metal box safe concealed behind the exterior of a hand-painted, marbled antique book
Price: £60
Where to buy: Online from www.downtonabbeyathorne.com or call 0333 222 5895

2: Downton dog whistle
Hallmarked Victorian replica sterling silver dog whistle for those who want to get their dog’s attention in age-old style
Price: £40
Where to buy: Online from www.downtonabbeyathorne.com or call 0333 222 5895

3: Compton cap with ear warmer
Made from 100 per cent pure wool, this clever tweed cap has ear warmers that can be folded up or down
Price: £40
Where to buy: Online from www.alanpaine.co.uk or call 01623 522570

4: Unflappable ties
Beautifully made in England, using a lovely, weighty, pure silk for a smart, high quality and unflappable finish
Price: £65
Where to buy: Online from www.cordings.co.uk or call 020 7758 4122

5: Sidewinder Compact II from Streamlight
A clever flashlight that weighs only 94g with the headmount. With the option of red, white, blue and infrared LED, the Sidewinder Compact II won’t disturb wildlife or ruin your nightvision
Price: £69
Where to buy: Online from www.vikingarms.com or call 01423 780810

6: Bino guard
A great protector for your binoculars, which flips on and off silently and with ease, the Bino Guard from Swarovski has a transparent pocket to keep a cleaning cloth or your ballistic data in
Price: £33
Where to buy: Online from uk.swarovskioptik.com or call 0800 3242 5056

7: Top table mats
A set of six place mats with beautiful prints of red and blackgrouse, capercaillie, pheasant, partridge and woodcock, from original pheasant feather paintings
Price: £59
Where to buy: Online from www.clarebrownlow.co.uk or call 07768 619777

8: Sponsor a woodcock
Sponsor a satellite-tagged woodcock as part of the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust’s Woodcock Watch programme, and track the brid’s progress daily as it travels up to 10,000km a year
Price: £36
Where to buy: Online from www.woodcockwatch.com or call 01425 652381

9: Knife set from Buffalo River
This clever roll of knives includes five knives, as well as a sheath and a sharpener. An excellent butchery kit for the keen stalker
Price: £49.99 RRP
Where to buy: Online from www.highlandoutdoors.co.uk or call 0845 099 0252

10: Tweed bag
Lightweight, waterproof, foldable tweed bag. Big enough to carry all your kit, but folds away small when not needed
Price: From £50
Where to buy: Online from www.williamevans.com or call 020 7493 0415

11: Glass jug with Labrador frieze
A great glass jug with a frieze of Labradors along the bottom that can also be personalised
Price: £38.50
Where to buy: Online from www.furfeatherandfin.com