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Can you tell me what sort of cord I need to make a ferret liner, how long it needs to be and what sort of attachment do I put around the ferret’s neck?
Labour’s backbench spokesman for shooting and fishing, Martin Salter MP, shot his first brace of pheasant in November.
What’s the furthest you’ve ever known a ferret to stray after being lost in a burrow?
The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust have appointed Lord Salisbury as their new president. Lord Salisbury succeeds the Earl Peel, who steps down from Britain’s leading wildlife research cha...
Natural England (NE) has announced a £5.5million boost for England’s threatened biodiversity.
I lease a piece of land for grazing and hay making, but have no sporting rights as such. Am I allowed to shoot rabbits?
One of my jills killed a rabbit below ground and refused to come out. Should I have put a hob or liner ferret down the burrow to chase her out. Does this ploy work or is it an old wives' tale?
In recent years the Dinmore shoot in Herefordshire has been subject to a rigorous improvement programme.
I am going to the Midland Game Fair and hope to buy 3 or 4 good ferrets from working stock. How much should I expect to pay? Are hobs and jills the same price?
One of the biggest handicaps a shooter can inflict upon themselves is the psychological desire NOT to win!
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