In this issue

TECHNIQUE: How to effectively
and responsibly shoot woodcock, GUNDOG TRAINING: How to ready
your dog for picking-up, part 2, GUNDOG EXPERTS: Q&As on
subjects from declawing pups to
keeping your dogs tick-free...

A MAGICAL MOMENT

With his mind firmly on careful habitat management and sensible shooting, Alex Hatton talks us through his quest for that ultimate hunter’s dream… a right and left woodcock

6 mins

Wonderous woodcock

You need your wits about you if you want to connect with these most prized little birds. Steve Rawsthorne explains how to shoot them both effectively and responsibly

4 mins

Gone with the wind

A fantastic day over lupin stubbles is in the offing, and there are plenty of birds in the area, but will the weather conspire against Andy Crow?

5 mins

WHAT BINOCULARS SHOULD I CHOOSE?

Dom Holtam sifts through the jargon to help us understand binos better – and how to choose the right ones

6 mins

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Sporting Shooter Magazine Description:

Sporting Shooter is the brightest, liveliest magazine for today's shotgun and rifle shooters. Every month we feature tips, advice and stories from the leading experts in the field - from syndicate game to sporting clays, stalking and wildfowling to rough and pigeon shooting - not forgetting gundogs, ferreting, keepering and vermin control.