Sporting Gun

Sporting Gun is the leading monthly magazine for clay, game and rough shooters. With editorial offices in the Lincolnshire countryside, it can justifiably claim to be at the heart of the shooting community. Monthly features range from gundog training to pigeon shooting, game shooting to wildfowling – along with sound, practical, advice on equipment and techniques to help the beginner, intermediate or experienced shot get more enjoyment from their sport. Sporting Gun is a must for anyone who invests time in and money on their shooting.

Wild goose chase

SNAPSHOTS • All the month’s news, pictures and more

Strict bird flu measures in place across the country

RSPB takes aim at gamebird releases

Nathan Hales leads British Trap team to victory

Young gamekeepers feted

NEWS IN BRIEF

EVENTS

Anger over ban on snares in Wales

NEWS IN BRIEF

Calling all Young Shots

Ned & Ted

The taste of success • Jasper Fellows learns how Georgina Roberts, the new owner of The Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club, aims to take it to new heights

Shooting for less • Beat the cost of living crisis by eking out as much value as you can from your sporting life, writes James Simon

Play misty for me • Tom Sykes uses the elements to his advantage when shooting geese in the fog and covers some tips on how to stay safe

Goosebumps! • Peter Theobald and his friends have an eventful opening to their adventure on Orkney

The seekers • Jon Snowdon and his guest try to buck the trend with scarce roe lads at the end of their season

Hare-brained • Ed Cook looks at the changing face of rural crime, in particular coursing

Tufted duck Aythya fuligula • This well-travelled and distinctive bird has become a regular feature on the country’s waters, says Charles Smith-Jones

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Booming Barbury • Jasper Fellows discovers how Huw Stephens is continuing to develop the ever-expanding Barbury Shooting School

Night manoeuvres • Paul Quagliana visits the Honeycombe Shoot in Dorset to look at how gamekeeper Mike Appleby goes about controlling the fox population

A new dimension • Tony Bracci on what you can do to remodel your gun to help refine your shooting

Mystery tour • Geoff Garrod is intrigued by some young and markedly different-looking visitors he had on his patch

Outfoxing Charlie • Patrick Hook gives advice on how to ambush a fox successfully

In with a sniff • Fran Ardley on the importance of having a dog that is able to follow scent lines efficiently

Opportunities and knocks • Nick Ridley on how he came to shoot and his preferred way of taking on pheasants

The problem: Fading puppy syndrome • “A friend just lost an entire litter of spaniel puppies to fading puppy syndrome. What causes this?”

Adventures of Nick & Ted•Age 80 months • Nick Ridley heads for the Cumbrian fells to keep the lads out of trouble and rekindle some fond memories

Letters • Send us your pictures, letters and pigeon hauls

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New gear • Our pick of the latest fieldsports clothing and accessories

Field fashion • Rachel Draper favours warm and comfortable clothing this month

In the field • Sporting Gun tests a winter all-rounder that blends the hi-tech with the traditional

Home on the Ranger • Former motor racing engineer Patrick Hook takes the Polaris Ranger XP 1000 foxing

C135 Chapuis Armes Super Orion Artisan • The editor...