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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

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May 2020
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Alpine rifle reaches the heights

Tom Cackett says the Haenel Jaeger 9 proves that good things come in small packages

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May 2020
A cheap shot
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A cheap shot

After facing controversy, Nick Ridley considers what is an ‘unsporting’ bird

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May 2020
The problem: Protein in diets
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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

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May 2020
The art of 'war'
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The art of 'war'

Nick Ridley tells of his admiration at seeing teams of terriers in full flow on ratting missions

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April 2020
Woodland wander-land
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Woodland wander-land

Tom Sykes has an afternoon potter around the estate and makes a start on corvid control

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April 2020
Home advantage
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Home advantage

Geoff Garrod explains why roost shooting is a sporting challenge like no other

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April 2020
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They call it puppy love

Fran Ardley takes you through the early stages of dealing with a new arrival in the house

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April 2020
The ultimate quarry
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The ultimate quarry

Peter Theobald delights that he is still learning about the ways of the wily woodie after 50 years

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April 2020
Hard days' flight
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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

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April 2020
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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

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April 2020
Dogs and myths spun
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Dogs and myths spun

Jon Snowdon addresses the misapprehension about the role of the stalking dog that many people seem to have

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April 2020
Be led by instinct
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Be led by instinct

Tony Bracci addresses some common problems shooters have with forward allowance, or lead

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April 2020
Judging distance
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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

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February 2020
English skeet for youngsters
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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

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February 2020
Resolutions and resolve
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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

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February 2020
Adventures of Nick & Ted
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Adventures of Nick & Ted

Ted has been working well, says Nick Ridley, but an injury meant bringing old Percy out of retirement

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February 2020
Get your skeets on
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Get your skeets on

Tony Bracci explains the discipline of skeet shooting, a great way to improve your speed and accuracy

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February 2020
A Gem of an air rifle
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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

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February 2020
It's not all in the bag
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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

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February 2020
A brief encounter
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A brief encounter

Come rain or shine, professional stalkers have to be out there to try to control the deer, says Jon Snowdon

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February 2020
Off The Leash
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Off The Leash

Nick Ridley enjoyed letting four of his gundog training charges show what they could do on an informal walked-up day

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January 2020
Wild At Heart
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Wild At Heart

Philip Reynolds profiles Ben Carter, whose job is everything associated with the great outdoors

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January 2020
What's Sauce For The Goose...
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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

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January 2020
What Was It All About, Dear Alfie?
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What Was It All About, Dear Alfie?

Jon Snowdon mourns his beloved and mischievous canine companion of the past 11 eventful years

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January 2020
That'll Be The Day
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That'll Be The Day

Peter Theobald says local field knowledge is essential to make inroads into a troublesome pigeon population

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January 2020
In The Field
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In The Field

Sporting Gun reviews trousers, boots, a knife sharpener and a book on the law

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January 2020
All The Trappings
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All The Trappings

Tony Bracci guides you through the fundamentals of the clay shooting discipline of trap

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January 2020
Adventures Of Nick & Ted
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Adventures Of Nick & Ted

Ted lived up to his star billing when Nick Ridley volunteered him for a skills demonstration

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January 2020
Stoat Mustela Erminea
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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

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December 2019

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