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As if from nowhere

After a lean spell, Peter Theobald can't believe his luck when the pigeons return unexpectedly to his patch, and in satisfyingly large numbers

Home and dry

Jasper Fellows investigates the benefits of off-range training and discovers the bright future of digital training aids

For the record

Tom Sykes runs through some more tips and tricks to make the most out of your trail cameras

Signs and declarations

Jon Snowdon highlights what a carcass inspection should entail to ensure deer meat is fit to enter the food chain

Forest clearance

Tom Cackett heads to Sherwood and the Thoresby Estate to seek out some wild lowland reds

Hedge fundamentals

Fran Ardley looks at coaching your dog to negotiate the obstacles it will encounter when retrieving

Don't be a dummy

Nick Ridley on the perils of taking marketing blurb at face value

Take the field

Geoff Garrod enlists the help of three friends to try to reduce the numbers feeding with gusto on the estate farm's crops

Supply and demand

Patrick Hook takes a look at how the cull of one predator leads to the growth of another

Hunting high and low

Paul Quagliana restocks his freezer after a chance encounter and a bit of detective work

Every widthways

In the second of his new series on how to become a deerstalker, Charles Smith-Jones helps you figure out the alternatives when it comes to choosing the right rifle calibre for your needs

Adventures of Nick & Ted

Nick Ridley and his dogs have been on a wild and emotional ride but are hoping for a return to normality

A hunter to the fibre of his being

Robert Morgan looks at the fascinating life of one of the 19th century’s most notable adventurers and his premature end

Copper-bottomed!

Richard Faulks says the brass and copper bullet developed by the Simpson brothers and EPA could be the answer to stalkers’ non-lead prayers

A single shot for an old gladiator

Chris Dalton tries out a single-shot rifle for the first time, finding in its limitations a primal sense, almost like going back to the airgun of his teenager days

A forgotten influence

Little has been written about the flatcoat retriever’s role in shaping the gene pool of our modern-day labradors

It should never be a jolly free-for-all

Simulated game days are excellent for brushing up your shooting during the summer, but it must be done properly

Vital lessons you pick up in the field

As the roebuck season opens, Miles Malone takes a novice stalker out on a mission to shoot his first beast, a big step forward

When the deer are in cahoots with the cows

Al Gabriel makes up for lost time on a bucolic permission near Newcastle as he gets off to a successful start with the roebuck cull

Think like a pigeon to protect the crops

While food is abundant throughout May, vigilance and adaptability are key when it comes to managing the woodies

King of the countryside

As we celebrate the Coronation of HM King Charles III, Richard Negus looks at his deep and abiding passion for the countryside and for country sports

Lean month for trout

A typically wet Easter weekend offers plenty of chances for fishing but the brownies sadly lack condition, so Arthur Oglesby puts them back

Owl in a day's work

With crafty crows and magpies causing problems on one of his shoots, Mat Manning sets up an owl decoy to bring them to book

No clay will behave like this

With the sky full of clouds tattered by gales, birds seem to have almost mystical powers of evasion, which is why shooting in storms is so exciting

When a clinical approach is needed

With the local roe causing untold damage to surrounding habitats, all tactics come into play in order to control the booming population and protect biodiversity

Leading the rabbits down the garden path

Fed up with decimated flower beds, Charles Hartley looks for a budget air rifle to get the job done but finds a gun worthy of heirloom status

The building blocks have been destroyed

The British countryside has been utilised repeatedly over the years, and Lindsay Waddell examines the damage humans have caused

Sizing up the problem

Dwarfism is a relatively common disorder in labradors, but it’s not always obvious if a dog has the condition

Playing the waiting game

A quiet morning team as multiple soon hots up for the animals require tracking

Salt of the earth

Rich in important nutrients, sea purslane can be used in a great variety of dishes. John Wright reassesses its appeal