Information on the best shooting hotels for the wandering gun.
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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.
What to do if your gun dog won’t retrieve
How to deal with a gun dog that's a reluctant retriever, one step at a time.
Importance of the stop whistle
The stop whistle is often the only sure-fire way to curb an over enthusiastic return from your dog.
A modern day pheasant and partridge shoot
Read the story of two families who have worked together through the generations to create a modern day pheasant and partridge shoot.
How to keep you gun dog under control
A little too much 'knowledge' can be a dangerous thing for a gundog to possess and they can often become a bit too independent of the handler.
Deer stalking in the Scottish Highlands
Deer stalking in the Scottish Highlands: In a rapidly changing world it's not often one can experience a more primal way of life. However, a deer stalking trip in the Scottish Highlands can create just such an encounter.
Royal game shooting at Bolton Abbey
Bolton Abbey is a remarkable shooting estate, and, with the ruins of a 12th century priory among its treasures, its heart beats with a traditional pulse.
Sound moderators for .22 rimfires
Here Shooting Times offers you a best-buy guide to sound moderators for .22 rimfires.
Conservation bodies
Countryside Restoration Trust www.livingcountryside.org.uk Game Conservancy Trust www.gct.org.uk Heather Trust www.heathertrust.co.uk Moorland Association www.moorlandassociation.org Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust www.wwt.org.uk
Cold-weather ferreting
Near perfect conditions promise a ferreting opportunity too good to miss. Tony Jackson grabs his gun and heads for a likely-looking hedgerow