Shooting Times & Country - May 10, 2023

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Set up your own sim day
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Could videos and webinars be the way forward for gundog training?

Backlash over minister's anti-shooting comments

Fieldsports organisations have condemned the stance taken by Welsh minister Julie James MS during a debate on the benefits of shooting

1 min

Assurance scheme for wild venison launches

The Government has launched a new wild venison quality assurance scheme, which aims to support the sustainable management of deer

1 min

Moratorium on turtle doves

Fifty years ago, there were estimated to be more than 125,000 pairs of turtle doves breeding in Britain. Today it is a mere 2,000, making this dove one of the most endangered of all our farmland birds

1 min

US Southern Side-by-Side event draws a good crowd

The last weekend in April saw a gathering of the faithful at Deep River in North Carolina to celebrate everything side-by-side, with British dealers prominent among the exhibitors

1 min

Country Diary

The first sighting of a white stork in the area for more than 10 years is welcome proof that dairy farms aren’t a black hole of biodiversity

3 mins

Gamekeeper

The aims of grouse moors and the RSPB should be the same when it comes to vulnerable species, but is the gap of trust too far to bridge?

3 mins

Stalking Diary

A night on the thermals is spent watching the comings and goings of a fox den, and the chance encounter of a dog fox bringing in its dinner

2 mins

JOTTINGS FOR WILDFOWLERS

Spring is in the air, and a fresh perspective on shooting has led to a change in tactics and a few more ethical considerations when fowling

3 mins

It's sim-ply the best fun

Sim days have become a crowded market, and Simon Reinhold advises on how to avoid amateur mistakes when setting up your own

6 mins

Aim for its nose

The early spring bank holiday proves just the time to have a go at the bunnies once again and put some advice into practice

5 mins

Casting a fly in unlikely places

The main barrier to our sport is accessibility, says Will Martin, who investigates our cities' waterways

6 mins

My first deer

The story of two fallow bucks taught Chris Rogers an important lesson

3 mins

Can you train a dog with an app?

With a young labrador joining the family, an initially sceptical Marcus Janssen puts Ben Randall’s Gundog App to the test

5 mins

Instructor of the month

For Anita North, trust, focus and enjoyment are the keys to success

2 mins

A place for the industry to gather

Dave Whitby examines how the real cost of running a driven shoot has changed over the decades - things are actually cheaper nowadays

4 mins

Bucking the trend

Dave Whitby examines how the real cost of running a driven shoot has changed over the decades - things are actually cheaper nowadays

4 mins

A matter of breeding

While a gundog that's bred for working will likely be the best choice, David Tomlinson has met some unusual candidates that also did well

3 mins

Consider the right covercrop

The use of game crops other than is on the rise, and Liam Bell runs throug some of the more popular options available

4 mins

Adventure out west

A dearth of jobs in his home territory forces Pat Cringle to try his luck across the pond, but an odd summer leaves him homesick for England

5 mins

Gunroom

A 19th-century sporting carbine from BSA was well loved by its owner, and subsequently tells the story of the man who carried it into battle

3 mins

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Since its launch in 1882, Shooting Times & Country Magazine has been at the forefront of the shooting scene. The magazine is the clear first choice for shooting sportsmen, with editorial covering all disciplines, including gameshooting, rough shooting, pigeon shooting, wildfowling and deer stalking. Additionally the magazine has a strong focus on the training and use of gundogs in the field and, because it is a weekly publication, the magazine keeps readers firmly up-to-date with the latest news in their world.