Sporting Gun - April 2023

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Corvid control to crow about with Tom Sykes.

Where to shoot in Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire and Suffolk.

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

5 mins

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

2 mins

Hands-on health tips

If you want to stay handy with a gun it’s important to look after your daddles,

6 mins

IN THE FIELD 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

5 mins

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

3 mins

Trust the deer dog

When a shot fails to down a roe, the tracking dog is on on her trail,

4 mins

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 Shooting School

6 mins

Hard facts

Will your gun be obsolete if we move towards steel shot? Richard Atkins investigates this question

9 mins

Up and away

Elliot Roberts and friends have great fun and some challenging sport with the new portable clay trap produced by Danish company Nordic Clays

5 mins

Purdey Sporter

Becky McKenzie weighs up the qualities of this pedigree over-and-under shotgun

6 mins

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Sporting Gun Magazine Description:

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.