Do you give ferrets a drink of water while they are working, or is it best to leave it until you get back home?
Shooting
Will having my gun fitted help my clay shooting?
I have been clay shooting for just over a year now (last season was my first in the field) and wondered if it’s now time to have my gun fitted?
Pheasant shooting at Underley, Cumbria
Pheasant shooting: This estate stands out as a blueprint for driven pheasant shooting thanks to excellent management.
Game shooting at Abbey Shoot, North Yorkshire
Game shooting: This shoot is part of the Dawnay estates, and offers visiting guns a superb medley of game shooting opportunities.
Game shooting at Gregynog Hall, Powys
Game shooting: One of the shoots at the heart of the Bettws Hall empire shows fine game shooting.
Shooting under pressure!
Shooting under pressure: I seem to remember that ‘maintaining a positive mental attitude’ was a bit of a mantra in business training videos in the eighties.
Game shooting at Llwyn Madoc, Powys
Game shooting: Strong neck muscles are essential on this fine example of Welsh game shooting.
What could my ferrets be scared of?
The other day I put two ferrets into a rabbit hole but both backed away from it with their backs hunched and fur flared out. What causes that sort of reaction?
Game shooting at Balgray, Dumfries & Galloway
Game shooting: Balgray shoot captain Stuart Robertson explains his shoot's approach to game shooting.
Game shooting at Baronscourt, County Tyrone
Game shooting: A game shooting estate where family is key and resplendence is not confined to the skies above the line.
Game shooting at Chilgrove, Sussex
Game shooting: In the shadow of the South Downs lies game shooting with a lot to offer the serious sporting visitor.
I have problems staying focused when clay shooting!
This will only work if you have firstly mastered the perfect gun mount or your pre-mount.
When clay shooting, how do you cope with the pressure?
During a clay shooting competition - how do you cope with the extra pressure that's piled on during a really important shoot?
Game shooting at the Cleggan shoot, County Antrim
Game shooting: Pouring rain does nothing to dampen spirits on this game shooting day.
Lady’s Wood Shooting School
Tony Jackson joins the annual spring Bluebell Day shoot at a conservation clay ground where the bangs don’t bother the birdlife
Game shooting at the Tower shoot, Kent
Game shooting: A game shooting syndicate able to show testing birds through hard work and good planning.
Game shooting at Dalton Magna, south Yorkshire
Game shooting: A superb example of game shooting run in the very best sporting spirit, all barely a mile from Rotherham.
Game shooting at Kern Farm, Isle of Wight
Game shooting: We spoke to James Thorp to find out how he and his syndicate make the most of their 900 acres of prime game shooting land.
Game shooting at Stoke Edith, Herefordshire
Game shooting: One of Herefordshire’s finest homes of game shooting is being restored to its former glory.