Shooting: game shooting, rough shooting, pigeon shooting, wildfowling and more
Shooting in the UK covers more ground than most sports. A walked-up day on the hill for grouse, a drive on a lowland pheasant shoot, a winter morning in a hide waiting on pigeons, a foreshore dawn for wigeon – the disciplines are different, the skills are different, and the knowledge required for each one runs deep.
ShootingUK’s shooting pages cover the full range: driven game, rough shooting, pigeon shooting, wildfowling, deer stalking and pest control. Technique, tactics, safety, etiquette, fieldcraft and the practical knowledge that makes a better shot in the field – all covered by writers who shoot the disciplines they write about.
Gear is reviewed honestly. Advice comes from experience. Whatever your discipline, whatever your level, the answers are here – and so is the content that keeps you coming back.
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Gun reviews: Steyr SM12 stalking rifle: Bruce Potts is taken with a gun that combines a traditional appearance and modern technology.
I enjoy shooting English Sporting at different clay shooting clubs in my area and find that I always get better scores when the layout is in, or alongside, woodland rather than those in the open. Why ...
Doveridge Clay Sports: Need a welcoming ground where game shooters are tested? Try Doveridge Clay Sports.
Deer stalking: As a land agent, I have had to deal with a variety of deer stalkers, who seem to come and go without anyone knowing what they are doing or where?
I’ve come across three wild polecats on the farm and wondered about trapping them and crossing them with my son’s ferrets. Would this work, or am I just wasting my time?
Duchess of Rutland: Belvoir Castle in Rutland has seen many changes in its history, the latest concerning its game shoot, now run by the Duchess of Rutland.
I keep coming across the expression 'engine turned rib' when I look at adverts for some second-hand English shotguns - particularly boxlocks. What does it mean?
Clay shooting lessons: Mark Russell, shooting coach at Grimsthorpe SG, looks at clay techniques that rough shooters and pigeon decoyers can learn from.
The Royal Berkshire Shooting School (RBSS) will be holding its inaugural 'Introduction to Game Shooting' workshop for youngsters aged 11 to 18-years old on April 10th.
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