Shooting UK: So Victoria, what gave you the idea of setting up the Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club in the first place? Victoria Knowles-Lacks: “I was finding it quite hard to find girl-friendly advice about gameshooting, so I set up a website in 2011 called Ladies-Shooting. I’d been shooting for a…
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How to be a better Shot
It’s amazing how quickly the season comes around. Now is the perfect time to get yourself properly prepared for the forthcoming season. The worst thing you can do is to leave it to the last minute, and it is remarkable how many people do just that. In this piece I…
First ever Shooting UK Gamekeeper Day storming success
Liam Bell is the head gamekeeper at stunning Millichope Park, a traditional family-owned and run estate. He is also a regional chairman of the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation and a judge for the annual Time Inc. Shooting Industry Awards. Shooting Times readers will know Liam from his popular “On the Shoot”…
Increase confidence in your shooting
Everyone misses easy birds. From the humble amateur to the duke of wherever, nobody is perfect. Leg-pulling about missed sitters has been part and parcel of shooting since the days of frock coats and flintlocks and, more often than not, when someone knows why they have missed, things are soon…
How to shoot pigeon over oilseed rape in winter
Want to bag more when pigeon shooting over rape this winter? Here, Eric explains how to do it.
How to hit your worst targets
Every shooter has a bad target they always miss, so here we try and give a little advice on shooting those bogey birds
Pigeon shooting: The year ahead
Pigeon shooting: Who knows what the future might bring for decoying? Peter Theobald has his best guess!
Pigeon shooting on winter rape
Pigeon shooting: Late drilling means Pete has a bonanza day on rape – and he reckons the crop, for once, will produce birds right through winter.
The pros and cons of shooting gun up
Shooting with your gun ready at the shoulder - also known as 'gun up' - is a sensible option. But it's not appropriate for all targets
How everyone can enjoy hawking
Hawking is a fascinating, healthy sport that can be enjoyed by everyone. Edward Cook explains just how easy it is to get going
How clays will improve your game shooting
Shooting coach Mark Russell explains why a couple of hours on the clay ground will pay dividends on the peg
Crown of duck with red cabbage and sautéed potatoes
Top check Mark Gough shows us how to prepare and cook a freshly shot mallard
Pigeon shooting: Decoying over laid cereals
Pigeon shooting: Decoying over laid cereals: In the blink of an eye we’ve gone from looking forward to the spring drillings to being on the brink of pigeons turning their greedy beaks to laid cereals.
What’s holding me back when clay pigeon shooting?
When clay pigeon shooting I average just over 90% at English Skeet and Down-the-Line but struggle at Sporting.
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.
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 look after our peepers, as Ian reports.
Clay shooting: Competition shooting!
Clay shooting: Competition shooting! Mark Russell, shooting coach at Grimsthorpe SG, on preparing for competition shooting.
Clay shooting lessons: Clays for rough shooting
Clay shooting lessons: Mark Russell, shooting coach at Grimsthorpe SG, looks at clay techniques that rough shooters and pigeon decoyers can learn from.