BASC is recruiting a new head of game and gamekeeping
Gamekeeping
Releasing birds into the wild
Released birds notoriously struggle to breed in the wild. Selena Masson investigates what to do on your shoot to boost their chances of success
Trainee keeper in shooting tragedy
A North Highland gamekeeper accidentally kills his girlfriend while cleaning his gun and then shoots himself
What should we do about our excess pheasants?
We have a large number of pheasants left after the season and considerably more than usual. In the past, these surplus birds have never seemed to produce any offspring and I have been told they could bring disease to the poults when they are released.
New Game and Wildlife Centre
Sparsholt College's new Game and Wildlife Centre was unveiled last week
Game shooting in Brucklay, Aberdeenshire
Game shooting in Brucklay, Aberdeenshire: A game shoot in Brucklay, Aberdeenshire known for consistency.
Gamekeeping – Stock options
As the shooting season winds down and thoughts turn to next year’s stock, Liam Bell suggests how you can make the most of your remaining birds
Glenrinnes Shoot
Selena Masson ventures into the Scottish mountains to visit a spectacular pheasant shoot with an acclaimed moorland management scheme
Teaching the law to the police
Legal shooting sports are being misreported as crimes, but, as Tim Weston reports, gamekeepers are working to inform the police about rural matters
A new voice speaks for rural affairs
Selena Masson meets Alice Barnard, the new head of the Countryside Alliance, who has set aside her political ambitions to champion fieldsports
Is Taxidermy a dying art?
As the number of young shooters who can mount their own trophies diminishes, the art world is full of stuffed animals. Selena Masson reports on the state of taxidermy
Why the future of shooting is in safe hands
The future of gamekeeping is in the capable hands of the next generation says Alasdair Mitchell
Late-season grouse shooting
Late-season grouse can offer a more affordable way to the moor but, as Selena Masson discovers, you need to be fast and flexible to bag such sport
Do smaller shoot days pay?
Small days can provide sport for a handful of Guns, but Alastair Balmain asks if they compromise a shoot’s ability to turn a profit in budget-cut Britain
The NGO to train police to try and reduce wrongful arrests
The NGO launches a scheme to aid rural policing and reduce wrongful arrests of keepers and other lawful shooters
Game shooting at Swinton Park, Yorkshire
Game shooting at Swinton Park, Yorkshire: A game shooting feature from August's Shooting Gazette.
NGO to help train police forces in rural areas
The NGO launches a scheme to aid rural policing and reduce wrongful arrests of keepers and other lawful shooting interests.
Wheat prices soar: shoot feed bills rise
The global wheat prices hit nearly £170 per tonne earlier this month — BASC urges shoots to review efficient wheat use
Shooting industry concern over soaring wheat prices
The global wheat prices hit nearly £170 per tonne earlier this month — BASC urges shoots to review efficient wheat use.