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Enjoying shooting's Golden Age
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Enjoying shooting's Golden Age

But when exactly was it? Did the Edwardians experience our sport’s finest hour or did it occur between the wars?

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May 27, 2020
A murderous siege from above
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A murderous siege from above

Booming corvid numbers were causing a farmer to be anxious about his young lambs, so Mat Manning went over to put his mind at rest

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May 27, 2020
Take Good Advice But Buy With Your Heart
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Take Good Advice But Buy With Your Heart

Investing in a gun might seem daunting but if you know what you’re looking for and what you want, it’s a good start, says Simon Reinhold

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May 20, 2020
Good Things Come To Those Who Wait
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Good Things Come To Those Who Wait

Foxes are threatening to wipe out nesting waders so an ambush is set up — and techniques learned in the Royal Marines prove invaluable as Reynard takes his time

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May 20, 2020
When garden birds were fare game
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When garden birds were fare game

From house sparrow to blackbird and even fieldfare, our cherished birds were once used to supplement bare larders, says Graham Lorne

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May 20, 2020
White knuckles and wide eyes
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White knuckles and wide eyes

As we learn there is to be little let-up on lockdown, we need a bit of escapism so Patrick Laurie shares some of his top reads

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May 20, 2020
Jump at the chance
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Jump at the chance

Some dogs are keener to jump than others but a cautious approach may well be the best and safest option, suggests David Tomlinson

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May 20, 2020
Country Diary
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Country Diary

Now we are into late spring it is all systems go in the farming world, keeping one eye on the weather and the other on the new dairy herd

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May 20, 2020
By hook or by rook
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By hook or by rook

How easy is it to shoot the famous ‘four and 20 blackbirds’ and is rook pie a ‘dainty dish’? Jamie Tusting is determined to find out

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May 20, 2020
Where can you find a pigeon paradise?
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Where can you find a pigeon paradise?

You need lots of arable, plenty of woodland and an abundance of birds but which is the best pigeon shooting county, wonders Tom Payne

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May 20, 2020
Beauty to make you cry
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Beauty to make you cry

As lockdown continues, there is plenty of delight to be found outside and much birdsong to be savoured

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May 20, 2020
A captive audience
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A captive audience

The sanctuary at Peakirk provides an education in wildfowl, says Petrel, while the Borough Fen duck decoy is a nostalgic reminder of times past

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May 20, 2020
Native Life In A Vanishing Landscape
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Native Life In A Vanishing Landscape

To many the fox is a baby, with dishy eyes and a soul, but to those who deal with the aftermath of his predations, he’s a devil and tinker

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May 13, 2020
Tackling a tide of rats
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Tackling a tide of rats

Early morning flighting on the marsh reveals unwelcome companions —rats destroy nests, eggs and ducklings, so Tower-Bird goes on the attack

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May 13, 2020
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Sanity is restored

As the coronavirus crisis continues to weigh upon the population of County Kerry, the countryside offers a glorious escape for one besieged shooter and his setters

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May 13, 2020
Play the long game with cover crops
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Play the long game with cover crops

The next shooting season will certainly look different but it is vital to keep everything ticking over, including your crops, says Liam Bell

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May 13, 2020
Keeping an eye on you
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Keeping an eye on you

How well can deer species see and why does the blaze orange of European hunters not expose them? Graham Downing investigates

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May 13, 2020
Keeping in the swing
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Keeping in the swing

Many of us have a lot of time on our hands at the moment so why not get some shooting practice in at home suggests Simon Reinhold.

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May 13, 2020
It's a bug's life
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It's a bug's life

Paying a bit more attention to creepy-crawlies could reap great benefits for your shoot

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May 13, 2020
Extinction rebellion
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Extinction rebellion

The huge Irish elk was a fearsome foe for our forefathers — one of many, says Richard Negus

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May 13, 2020
Apocalypse now
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Apocalypse now

Rabbits have no respect for the lockdown and are running riot, so Simon Whitehead heads out to put a dent in their numbers

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May 13, 2020
A little local difficulty
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A little local difficulty

Experienced roe stalker Richard Hardy finds the new kids in town, muntjac, present a whole new challenge

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May 13, 2020
Casting Shadows Fish And Fishing In Britain
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Casting Shadows Fish And Fishing In Britain

In his cultural history of fishing, Tom Fort charts the rise and decline of eel trapping in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland

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May 06, 2020
Toyota Hilux £20,423
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Toyota Hilux £20,423

The Toyota Hilux has been shifting loads for 52 years and its latest incarnation lives up to that workhorse reputation, says Ed Coles.

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May 06, 2020
Slipping out of our grasp
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Slipping out of our grasp

There is a real risk that we will lose thecapercaillie forever,

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May 06, 2020
War and peas
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War and peas

Frustratingly for farmers, there is nothing that woodies like more than young peas — Tom Payne heads to Norfolk to tackle the issue

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May 06, 2020
Waterloo sunset
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Waterloo sunset

Now illegal under the Hunting Act, hare coursing has a rich history, from the Romans up to the Blair government, says Sir Johnny Scott

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May 06, 2020
Ireland's goat talent
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Ireland's goat talent

County Kerry has a healthy population of feral goats that cause much damage but luckily they’re tremendously tasty,

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May 06, 2020
Highs, lows and hilo
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Highs, lows and hilo

There is nothing like the joy — and despair — of a quiet day fishing in the sunshine to escape the troubles of the world, Jamie Tusting.

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May 06, 2020
Anyone can make a mistake
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Anyone can make a mistake

There is a fine line between a shot that kills and one that wounds, so why do so few people stalk with a dog, wonders Richard Negus.

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May 06, 2020