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Beating the drum for social wellbeing

Beating isn’t just good exercise, it fosters communities, promotes inclusivity and has mental health benefits too

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

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

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

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

Country Diary

While grey seals might appear lovable to some, a brutal morning scene is a stark reminder that they are extremely efficient hunters

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

The constant evolution of a shooting man

Who shoots, what we shoot and how we do it is always changing

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

Serious matters

How well do you tip a keeper after a shoot?

A polluted tideline

Peter White examines how changes in light and cleanliness are having troublesome effects on our marshlands and their cherished inhabitants

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

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

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

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

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

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

A sporting life in Africa

It's a waiting game for some much-needed rain as the prolonged drought takes its toll

Like a sort of bereavement

We often grow fond of the things that share our sporting lives, says Laurence Catlow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Statistically speaking

The Kennel Club's annual breed registration information paints an interesting picture of modern buyer behaviour, says David Tomlinson

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

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

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