Shooting Times & Country
Beating the drum for social wellbeing
Beating isn’t just good exercise, it fosters communities, promotes inclusivity and has mental health benefits too
5 min |
April 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Why you must learn the language of snow
It may seem like the perfect conditions, and it is certainly pretty, but you must always be on your guard in snow
5 min |
April 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
GWCT's annual bird count paints a positive picture
The GWCT's 10th Big Farmland Bird Count was another success, and the results highlight the benefits that shooting brings to conservation
2 min |
April 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
The cannon fodder of the natural world
Recalling the fate of a nest of chicks from his youth, Soldier Palmer ponders on the fast-producing, hardy birds known as meadow pipits
5 min |
April 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Calls to 'lek it be' to protect capercaillie
With numbers of this iconic bird declining to around 500, police and wildlife rangers have been conducting dawn patrols around lek sites
1 min |
April 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Country Diary
While grey seals might appear lovable to some, a brutal morning scene is a stark reminder that they are extremely efficient hunters
2 min |
April 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
The new cub in town
The nation is split regarding urban foxes but one thing is for sure — no amount of easy pickings will stop them predating on our cherished species
5 min |
April 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
The constant evolution of a shooting man
Who shoots, what we shoot and how we do it is always changing
5 min |
April 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Going beyond the letter of the law
While a car gun box isn’t a legal requirement, it can pay dividends in the peace of mind it offers you when out and about
4 min |
April 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Serious matters
How well do you tip a keeper after a shoot?
3 min |
April 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
A polluted tideline
Peter White examines how changes in light and cleanliness are having troublesome effects on our marshlands and their cherished inhabitants
4 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Making all the wrong noises
While genetics can play a part, unwanted whining or barking is often due to mistakes made in training, explains Ellena Swift
6 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Crate expectations
Transporting your dog in a vehicle isn't merely a question of finding a comfortable bed, it must comply with the law too, says Jamie Tusting
5 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Stalking Diary
There's comfort to be had in passed-down stories of a bygone age as uncertainty continues to grow over the future of our rural way of life
3 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Country Diary
Our curlew need solutions today, not in the future, and focusing on what we can change instead of what we can't is the first step forwards
3 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
When the bird's not as easy as it looks
Tom Payne finds out why those simple 'sitters' are often the ones most frequently missed and advises on how to put things right
6 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Hunting on a road less travelled
Stalking in an area of Botswana that has been closed off since the 1960s illustrates how much buffalo can offer to both hunters and the local community
5 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
A sporting life in Africa
It's a waiting game for some much-needed rain as the prolonged drought takes its toll
3 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Like a sort of bereavement
We often grow fond of the things that share our sporting lives, says Laurence Catlow
5 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
The basics matter
With competitions on the horizon, it could be the simplest picks that prove the hardest for even the most seasoned dogs, says Ellena Swift
6 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Settling the score on pests
With the greys causing damage and plenty of orders to fill, Leon Challis-Davies gets into the woods and whips up a Mexican treat
5 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
At the front of the pack
Mat Manning tests Hikmicro's Raptor RQ50L binoculars, which offer full-colour daytime viewing with thermal, infrared and a rangefinder
4 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Outdoor education
Jim Old enjoys a rewarding early-morning stalk in Hampshire, but he discovers the hard work really starts after the trigger is pulled
5 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Are pheasants really eating our adders?
With gamebird releasing in the firing line for the UK's decreasing adder population, Graham Lorne wonders if the claims stack up
4 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
There's something primordial about it
Hunting is a sport that transcends borders, reveals Miles Malone as he guides a keen German visitor on a memorable muntjac stalk
5 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
JOTTINGS FOR WILDFOWLERS
The curlew has become a conservation icon, but it's clear that legislating against shooting them has done nothing to help numbers
2 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Statistically speaking
The Kennel Club's annual breed registration information paints an interesting picture of modern buyer behaviour, says David Tomlinson
3 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Virus carried by ticks confirmed in the UK
The UK Health Security Agency has announced a case of tick-borne encephalitis in England for the first time, worrying deerstalkers
1 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Household damage due to grey squirrels is on the rise
New figures reveal just how much of a nuisance the exploding grey population is becoming, with one insurance claim costing £30,000
1 min |
April 19, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Upland keeper
The onset of spring brings with it new arrivals and a feast for the senses on the ground and in the air throughout the day and night
2 min |