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.

Roost shooting

I am not sure if this is just me, but I am feeling that everything I own is becoming obsolete.

New bill limits use of dogs in Scotland • All the month’s news, pictures and more

All points north

Pest control will pay for farmers

Better news on bird flu

NEWS IN BRIEF

EVENTS

Boycott of Paris 2024 could dash shooters’ hopes

NEWS IN BRIEF

BGA director visits war zone

Ned & Ted

A dog’s breakfast • Ed Cook is unimpressed with the Scottish government’s Hunting with Dogs Bill, which he says will prevent him and others doing essential control in good time

Star chef: the next generation • Five young chefs battle it out for the honour of preparing food for the Eat Game Awards. BASC’s Jack Knott reports

Hands-on healthtips • If you want to stay handy with a gun it’s important to look after your daddles, says James Simon

Bag of tricks • Tom Sykes highlights the different methods and aids he uses to lure more crows into his range and increase his chances of success on this most wily of quarry

Slow, slow, quick • Peter Theobald says that his experience and that of his shooting partner Paul helped them stay the course over rape fields that eventually produced a bumper harvest

Trust the deer dog • When a shot fails to down a roe, the tracking dog is on on her trail, says Jon Snowdon

Black grouse Lyrurus tetrix • It’s one of the most distinctive birds to be found on our shores, but numbers are declining for many reasons, says Charles Smith-Jones

SPORTING GUN’S CLAY SHOOTING CLUB DIRECTORY

Some cor blimey clays and more • Jasper Fellows discovers the wide variety of ranges and targets on offer at Steve Smiths Shooting Ground in Northumberland

Into the valley • Paul Quagliana heads to North Devon to keep his eye in out of season and has some tips to make the most of it

Walk the line • Tony Bracci enjoys a beaters’ day on his new shoot and makes some useful acquaintances – and shots

Work, roost and play • Geoff Garrod on the joys and difficulties that make a trip to the woods at dusk such good sport

Always be prepared • Patrick Hook reflects on how anticipation helps him stay one step ahead of Charlie

Back to boot camp • Fran Ardley goes through some reminders you need to give your dog now that the shooting season is over

Candid camera • Nick Ridley on the perils of being misunderstood when filming your dogs training in the field

The problem: Transmissible infections • “I got a bit of stick during a shoot last season for suggesting a chap remove his coughing dog from the beaters’ wagon. I was right, wasn’t I?”

Adventures of Nick & Ted • Nick Ridley feels his age after going out with Ted, but Percy and Twig keep him on his toes as this most unusual season draws to a close

Letters • Send us your pictures, letters and pigeon hauls

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At home on the range • Charlotte Peters, Sporting Gun’s digital editor, tears herself away from her screen to take part in an introduction to rifles course at the West London...