Sportsman Gun Centre, a specialist retailer of hunting and shooting merchandise, has announced that their Southern Counties store will continue to supply sporting goods to the Dorset area for the foreseeable future, despite the Southern Counties Shooting Ground in Wardon Hill having been closed on 5th January 2015. The Sportsmans will carry…
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Look out for bird flu, shoots told
The shooting community has been asked to be extra vigilant after an outbreak of bird flu at a duck farm near Driffield in East Yorkshire. DEFRA officials issued a statement confirming the presence of bird flu at the farm and an order establishing restriction zones on Saturday 16 November. A…
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7 Deadly Sins: how to lose your shotgun certificate
How pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony or lust can lose you your shotgun certificate and firearms licence.
10 ways to be better at grouse shooting
Boost your chances on the Glorious Twelfth with these tips that will make your grouse shooting better
Grouse shooting for beginners
Graham Downing offers the novice some helpful pointers on their first grouse shoot
Which instructor will improve your game shooting technique?
Edward Watson: Nobody, no matter how good their game shooting technique, should ever forget that practice is the best way to improve maintain a polished game shooting technique. It is so important that everyone who has a game shooting lesson comes away happy to have spent the money and, most…
UK hopes for Commonwealth Games shooting glory
It’s traditional for sporting interests to shift to Scotland in the summer. Think of an image of fine-weather fieldsports in Britain and chances are it’ll be something Scottish – red stags on the high tops of the Caledonian hills; salmon and trout slinking beneath the surface of great rivers; and…
Changing attitudes to firearms
“A great deal, of late, has been said and has been written against shooting. It has been denounced as unnatural, cruel, useless, and absurd.” I like that, but the words are not mine. They were written in 1876 by Wildfowler, the nom de plume of Lewis Clement, who was to…
Rizzini RB EM: Shooting Gazette gun review
Rizzini aims to challenge the big names, but even though it starts from £3,895, will the Rizzini RB EM's price tag alone be enough to tempt you?
Should I stitch a friend’s wounded dogs?
DIY veterinary surgery could land you in hot legal water, warns Neil Mcintosh
My puppy is scared of people
Originally published June 2007 PETER BLATCH says: This type of behaviour is not uncommon among pups’ of this age – especially those which have not been humanised and have led something of a pressured and sheltered life in a kennel. The best way to deal with this is to get…
Is it possible to put too many decoys into a pattern?
In theory you can't use too many, but beware that birds will turn wide if there isn't enough room to land safely
Sealyham Terrier pack hunt rats on the river Taw
Nick Ridley joins Harry Parsons as he hunts his Sealyham terriers in Devon
My dog recently exhibited some strange behaviour?
Dog behaviour: Recently, we had two visitors, known to my dog, who met him at the front door. He turned his head away and raised his lip in what seemed like a snarl and backed away from their hands.
Devon Wildfowling Association raises more than £1,000
The Devon Wildfowling and Conservation Association raised more than £1,000 on an annual quiz and social night, which took place at the Topsham Rugby Club House on 22 March.
Pigeon shooting: Weathering the elements!
Pigeon shooting: Peter looks at how the elements can make or break a day’s pigeon decoying.
When should I begin gundog training for water work?
Gundog training: I have owned several breeds of gundogs over the years, but as they were mainly used for work on the moors, I never taught any of them water work.