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A Nordic nirvana

With bear, elk, reindeer and red deer and its stunning topography, Norway makes for an exceptional and challenging sporting destination

Gamekeeper

The immediate fallout from coronavirus is having an impact on all our daily lives, but the effects on shooting could last for many years

Ever Bittern Off More Than You Can Chew?

Due to changing tastes and conservation concerns, we no longer eat a variety of birds that were once popular, as Rose Prince discovers

EGE 12-bore

This well-built Turkish over-and-under offers a lot of gun for your money, says Mark Heath

The menace in black velvet

Moles can do a lot of damage but they’ve paid for a few of Soldier Palmer’s pints

The return of the saint

The spring arrival of the St George’s mushroom coincides with the annual celebration of England’s patron saint, explains John Wright

Country Diary

It is difficult to have a sensible debate about hen harriers but we must look at the bigger picture of habitat loss as well as raptor persecution

Poking fun

Yomping around the woods without having to worry about disturbing pheasants makes squirrel control a delight, says Mat Manning

On cloud nine with Nimbus

Ferrets don’t judge so when Tabitha joins the party Simon Whitehead is happy to take a back seat and watch her at work with her little dog

Bringing down a parliament

Corvid control is vital at this time of year as rooks target crops and grey partridges, so Simon Garnham goes to the rescue

Counting the cost of deer policy

With no financial reward for professional management, could soaring deer numbers undermine plans to plant 11million trees?

A tale of yellow peril

The yellowhammer is one of our most striking birds, but their numbers are in sharp decline

A Weight Off His Shoulder

A broken bone put Jamie Tusting out of action for the end of the season but he’s back at it, shooting pigeon among the treetops

Curb their enthusiasm

As the owner of springer spaniels that have never lost their love of picking-up, David Tomlinson is keen to see why some become bore

Artisans of the 21st century

Forget the image of an old sage in spectacles — gunmaking is being transformed by a diverse ambitious workforce, says Rachel Draper

Time for tiny Tawnies

Simon Whitehead explains why he has done exactly what he always said he would never do — breed from his rabbiting lurcher Tawny

The ties that bind

Being bequeathed a fly-tying collection by an old friend piqued Soldier Palmer’s interest so he decided to learn the art for himself

The buck stops here

When a muntjac targets his mother’s garden, there’s only one course of action for Ed Wills

Inglorious bustards

Attempts to breed great bustards failed but a DNA breakthrough could mean these avian giants will now flourish, says Richard Negus

Enjoy the great indoors

Is it possible to train a gundog without leaving the house? Ellena Swift thinks you can achieve a lot — including unloading a washing machine

A most sporting fish

In the 1960s, sea trout were considered an irritation by purists trying to catch salmon — yet they present a real challenge, says Arthur Oglesby

A chalkstream Lilliput world

Its gin-clear waters are a slice of heaven and its trout know where to hide, but the stream can’t keep its secrets from Richard Hardy

Keeper of the month

Richard Negus talks to stalker Jonathan Standing about his early life, his affinity with deer and why a bold dog makes all the difference

Back to a bygone age

The discovery of a haul of old shooting and country magazines gives David Tomlinson the perfect excuse to take a trip down memory lane

Why shooting should stay in the shadows

Daily Mail journalist Guy Adams argues that the best publicity for fieldsports is almost no publicity at all — with only two exceptions

You know the drill

As COVID-19 wreaks havoc, Tom Payne heads out to protect a field of barley but a curious species puts a spanner in the works

Sporting spirit will live on

The COVID-19 crisis is having a huge impact on the economy, not least shooting. Jamie Tusting looks at some of the possible outcomes

Seeing off the grey invaders

The chance to keep the lid on a population of grey squirrels was too good to miss — and just in time, with lockdown under way days later

Our duty to hope

Life has changed unimaginably over the past few weeks but the glories of spring nourish the soul and allow us to imagine better times ahead

Hope springs eternal

There is something almost mystical about fishing for spring salmon with a traditional, hand-built, cane rod, Julian Schmechel believes