Pheasant and partridge shooting in Northumberland: When an invitation came to be a guest gun on the Scrainwood shoot in the Cheviot Hills, I literally leapt at the chance.
Shooting
Driven partridge and pheasant with BASC
BASC Northern Region has secured a driven partridge and pheasant day exclusively for ladies this October in County Durham.
The Sporting Gun Clubman Championship
As well as hosting the new Sporting Gun Show, stunning Althorp Hall is the setting for the 2007 Sporting Gun Clubman Championship.
How do we get pheasants to fly towards the guns?
We have one woodland drive on our farm shoot where it's difficult to get pheasants to fly forward towards the guns. Can we rectify the problem? We are driving the wood towards the release wood and that last season we did not encounter this difficulty.
Am I breaking any law if I shoot on Christmas day to cull rabbits?
My only day time opportunity to shoot rabbits on a golf course is Christmas day (when it's shut to the public). Am I breaking any law if I shoot on Christmas day to cull rabbits and/or carry out pest control?
Shooting gun-up is sometimes best
Coach Mark Russell, of Grimsthorpe SG, explains when and why it's often best to shoot gun-up.
Game shooting at Devon Castle
Game shooting at Devon Castle: England's green and pleasant land has always held many shooting secrets, mysteries and grand reminders of its ancient past.
Bodysgallon Hotel
The Bodysgallen Hotel in North Wales provides perfect sanctuary for the shooting gent.
Partridge and pheasant shooting in Salisbury
Partridge and pheasant shooting in Salisbury: A family run partridge and pheasant shoot with some 'big boys' drives, Stoke Drove delivers time after time.
Ston Easton Park Hotel
Lying just south of beautiful Bath, Ston Easton is perfect for shooting, shopping and tourism.
Stapleford Park Hotel
With luxury as its watchword this hotel is perfect for game shooting and many other sporting pursuits.
When do you feed your ferrets?
How often, and at what times of the day do you feed your ferrets? One of my ferrets occasionally refuses to come out of a burrow and sometimes it can be underground for hours!
Is one hopper for our pheasants enough?
We are trying to improve our feed stations in kale cover crops. At the moment we have strawed areas around a single hopper. Is this enough?
How to plan your puppy training
Nobody said puppy training is easy - just make sure you don't make it unnecessarily hard for yourself.
Don’t train a young gun dog too soon!
There are many dangers when it comes to training a young gun dog. Surprisingly, being enthusiastic can be one of them.