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28-bore shotgun cartridges
28-bore shotgun cartridges: Be you a game or clay shooter - take a look at the different cartridges available for the 28-bore shotgun.
By ShootingUK
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NewsDriven partridge and pheasant with BASC
BASC Northern Region has secured a driven partridge and pheasant day exclusively for ladies this October in County Durham.
By ShootingUK
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LegislationTackling gun terminology
We take a look at the parts that make your shotgun tick.
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FerretingMy ferret is too fat!
A friend has given me an extremely fat ferret which hasn't been worked for several months. I read recently that I should put it on a cereal based diet. Do you agree? How can I get it back into working...
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FerretingWhat is a healthy diet for a ferret?
What, in your view, does a healthy diet consist of for a ferret? Do you feed it the same stuff each day or do you change it regularly? What do you give it to drink – water or milk, or both?
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FerretingWhy are my ferrets are strange colours?
All the pictures I see of ferrets are either albinos or darker coloured hobs. I have just bought two jills and a hob from a friend and all three are almost black in colour. Have you come across such c...
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NewsHow 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 tha...
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FerretingWhat’s the minimum number of ferrets for a day’s shooting?
Two friends and I plan to shoot rabbits over ferrets this year. What's the minimum number of ferrets we need for a day's shooting? We will be going no more than once a week.
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FerretingCan I domesticate a wild ferret?
I caught a feral ferret last Saturday and it's as wild as a hawk. Have I got any chance of domesticating it again? I've also been given a set of hemp purse nets but a lot of rabbits seem to be escapin...
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ShootingDoes your gun dog change retrieves?
How to solve the problem when your gun dog changes retrieves.
By ShootingUK
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