We use plastic hoppers filled with wheat to feed and attract game on our shoot, how often do we need to check and refill them?
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Shooting and Rural Organisations
British Association for Shooting and Conservation www.basc.org.uk British Deer Society www.bds.org.uk British Shooting Sports Council www.bssc.org.uk Clay Pigeon Shooting Association www.cpsa.co.uk Country Land and Business Association www.cla.org.uk Countryside Alliance www.countryside-alliance.org Gun Trade Association www.guntradeassociation.co.uk National Gamekeepers’ Organisation www.nationalgamekeepers.org.uk National Organisation of Beaters and Pickers up www.nobs.org.uk National Rifle Association www.nra.org.uk …
Fieldsports and country magazines
Horse and Hound www.horseandhound.co.uk Country Life www.countrylife.co.uk
Conservation bodies
Countryside Restoration Trust www.livingcountryside.org.uk Game Conservancy Trust www.gct.org.uk Heather Trust www.heathertrust.co.uk Moorland Association www.moorlandassociation.org Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust www.wwt.org.uk
Government bodies
Defra www.defra.gov.uk English Nature www.englishnature.org.uk Scottish Natural Heritage www.snh.org.uk
Detecting deer damage
There is an element of detection work in being a successful stalker, says Richard Prior, since the cause of woodland damage and when it was done is not always clear
Choosing a calibre
I am a keen deerstalker and use a Sako .243. I intend to invest in another rifle with a larger calibre and was thinking of .270, 30-06 or .308. I want it for red deer, the odd fallow and hunting trips abroad. What calibre would you suggest?
Hunting fights back after ban
Two years after the ban, hunts are still out, Conservatives offer a lifeline, but are foxes in decline?
Woodcock casserole with brandy and cream
This recipe requires four woodcock — two right and lefts, if possible
September Game Fairs and Shows
2 KEIGHLEY SHOW Marley Fields, Keighley, West Yorkshire, tel (01535) 645074. 2 MORETON-IN-MARSH SHOW Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, tel (01608) 651908. 2 KINGSBRIDGE SHOW Borough Farm, one mile north of Kingsbridge on the A381, Devon, tel (01548) 521406. 2 ALRESFORD SHOW Tichborne Park, Alresford, Hampshire, tel (01962) 738748. …
August Game Fairs and Shows
2 CARTMEL SHOW Cartmel Park, Cumbria, tel (01539) 722777. 2 NORTH DEVON SHOW Belle Vue Aerodrome, Huntshaw Cross, Devon, tel (0870) 3006327. 9 THORNTON-LE-DALE SHOW Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire, tel (01751) 476500 2-3 BAKEWELL SHOW Bakewell Showground, Derbyshire, tel (01629) 812736. 3 HONITON SHOW Honiton, Devon,…
The history of the Shooting Times Woodcock Club
An esteemed and venerable institution of international renown, Tony Jackson looks back at the history and toasts the future of the exclusive Shooting Times Woodcock Club.