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.
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Apex Predator roe sack: Brand new from Napier is the Apex Predator – a carrier that’s much more than just a roe sack.
<strong>Q) Is it unusual for woodpigeon to nest in barns? In recent years we have had an increasing problem with these birds trying to nest in our open cart lodge? W. ELLIS-JONES By email</strong>
Eric Clapton: An all-star cast including George Digweed, Allan Lamb, Simon Ward, Jamie Lee and Gareth Edwards join Eric Clapton in the line.
Ferreting: Last year my favourite jill had her first litter of kits but then totally ignored them. They all weakened and died through lack of food.
I am 17 years old, getting really hooked on stalking and would like to make it my career with an employer such as the Forestry Commission.
Steel shot: Home loading: Despite earlier bad experiences with non-toxic loads, rising cartridge prices make Richard Brigham take another look at ‘roll your own’ steel shells.
Bodfuan shoot: Although isolated, the Bodfuan shoot is well worth the journey, not least for its enigmatic host.
Pigeon shooting: What size of camo net would you recommend for comfortable decoying, and do you have a preference of general colour?
Starting shooting: I would like to teach my 12 year-old son to shoot clays and wondered if I could get him started with a 28-bore O/U.
I seem to recall reading somewhere that Britain’s Roe population almost became extinct many years ago and that the deer we have now are descendants of animals brought in from the Continent and relea...
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