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Gear test
Adam Cope gives his verdict on the Sologne Skintane Optimum hunting trousers and Grand Nord hunting jacket from Percussion
Alpine rifle reaches the heights
Tom Cackett says the Haenel Jaeger 9 proves that good things come in small packages
A cheap shot
After facing controversy, Nick Ridley considers what is an ‘unsporting’ bird
The problem: Protein in diets
It seems to me that protein levels in diets obsess people. I admit to being confused as to how much dogs need. So, how much? Vet’s advice Neil McIntosh SG’s gundog health expert
The art of 'war'
Nick Ridley tells of his admiration at seeing teams of terriers in full flow on ratting missions
Woodland wander-land
Tom Sykes has an afternoon potter around the estate and makes a start on corvid control
Home advantage
Geoff Garrod explains why roost shooting is a sporting challenge like no other
They call it puppy love
Fran Ardley takes you through the early stages of dealing with a new arrival in the house
The ultimate quarry
Peter Theobald delights that he is still learning about the ways of the wily woodie after 50 years
Hard days' flight
Gamekeeper Adam Cope treated his helpers to a day on the peg for all their hard work over the year. Richard Faulks was there to watch proceedings
La dolce vita
Charles Dark tells Philip Reynolds about his Italian influences – and his ambition to make a small corner of Wales a ‘must’ for sportsmen
Dogs and myths spun
Jon Snowdon addresses the misapprehension about the role of the stalking dog that many people seem to have
Be led by instinct
Tony Bracci addresses some common problems shooters have with forward allowance, or lead
Judging distance
Geoff Garrod looks at how to find the right range for shooting pigeons – too close and they won’t be fit to eat, too far away and you will miss or prick them
English skeet for youngsters
On a day at Bisley, Graham Brown of the Purbeck Shooting School has two young guns among his clients. Paul Quagliana witnesses the importance of good tuition
Resolutions and resolve
A new year always sees us load up with good intentions and Robin Scott is determined, as ever, to give the 12 months ahead both barrels
Adventures of Nick & Ted
Ted has been working well, says Nick Ridley, but an injury meant bringing old Percy out of retirement
Get your skeets on
Tony Bracci explains the discipline of skeet shooting, a great way to improve your speed and accuracy
A Gem of an air rifle
This intriguing item could catch out the unwary collector, who must follow a trail of patents to discover its identity, as Robert Morgan reveals
It's not all in the bag
A great day’s shooting should not be all about bag size, argues Nick Ridley — there is far more to it than that
A brief encounter
Come rain or shine, professional stalkers have to be out there to try to control the deer, says Jon Snowdon
Off The Leash
Nick Ridley enjoyed letting four of his gundog training charges show what they could do on an informal walked-up day
Wild At Heart
Philip Reynolds profiles Ben Carter, whose job is everything associated with the great outdoors
What's Sauce For The Goose...
Tom Sykes looks at how his decoys have evolved over the years and why Sillosocks have become his new favourite design
What Was It All About, Dear Alfie?
Jon Snowdon mourns his beloved and mischievous canine companion of the past 11 eventful years
That'll Be The Day
Peter Theobald says local field knowledge is essential to make inroads into a troublesome pigeon population
In The Field
Sporting Gun reviews trousers, boots, a knife sharpener and a book on the law
All The Trappings
Tony Bracci guides you through the fundamentals of the clay shooting discipline of trap
Adventures Of Nick & Ted
Ted lived up to his star billing when Nick Ridley volunteered him for a skills demonstration
Stoat Mustela Erminea
Charles Smith-Jones looks at the diminutive but fierce stoat, scourge of the rabbit and adversary of many a gamekeeper as a result of its taste for ground-nesting birds as well as their chicks