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Sparsholt celebrates 50 years

Sparsholt College is marking 50 years of gamekeeper training

Can’t we meet in the middle?

The RSPB’s CEO visits Flea Barn to try to find some middle ground, but Richard Negus fears the yawning chasm is too deep

Appeal launched to support Chris Packhanzr’s legal action

A crowdfunding page has been set up to raise money for the BBC presenter’s case against Fieldsports Channel, amassing over 100,000

Studies conflict over how to help curlews

Research from the RSPB has concluded that habitat work combined with predator control did not lead to increased curlew productivity

Country Diary

With Wales on the brink of banning humane snares, why are those who protect habitats and control predators still seen as the villains?

The birds that tower above

With concerns rising over wounding game and showing restraint, Guy Maddocks puts a forward the case for the high-bird Gun

Any port in a storm

Wintry weather sends pigeons and corvids to seek shelter in farm buildings; unfortunately for them, Mat Manning has the same idea

Could this infectious deer disease reach our shores?

There is currently no vaccine for chronic wasting disease

Are we close to a robot takeover?

With easily accessible artificial intelligence becoming a reality with the likes of ChatGPT, Adam Hart asks what that means for Shooting Times

Audubon Society to rename

John James Audubon troubling character

So good, it’ almost a sim

There’s no expense spared on a luxurious sim day, but can even the best clays compare with the real thing? Simon Garnham finds out

Gamekeeper

People are put off reporting rural crime so it goes unrecorded a chicken-and-egg scenario but special officers are making progress

Can Spanish prize buck the trend?

Many dream of taking a gold-medal roebuck but for one hunter it is the pinnacle of all his stalking ambitions,

Does a 100-year-old calibre have a place?

Launched in 1923, the 270 Win quickly gained a following but as Will O’Meara seeks a new rifle, will the calibre stand the test of time?

The pick of the litter

While choosing the perfect gundog puppy often comes down to luck, David Tomlinson is a strong believer in trusting your gut

The dogs are on song

It’s the wonderful memories that make shooting such a great sport and JEF Rawlins recalls four particular pheasants that he will never forget

Keep clam and carry on...

Hiding in the sand, clams make a tasty reward for the forager but extracting them often requires some effort,

Quick, quick, sloe

Fruity, home-made sloe gin is a classic but there are plenty of options for something warming to fill your hip flask,

See you later, my ally Gator

Strong they may be but rabbits are no match for a big polecat hob,

For the love of the curlew

In making wader scrapes on his new field, Soldier Palmer unearths some interesting clues to a long-forgotten land

A sporting life in Africa

A chance meeting brings back memories of an Englishman and his dog in Yemen

Double the danger lurking for lambs

With the lambing season in full swing, foxes are on the prowl and a pair on his patch is proving particularly challenging for Mark Ripley

The need for clarity

A predawn stalk in damp, murky conditions is the ultimate test of your equipment particularly the optics. ZEISS’s latest riflescope and binoculars get top marks

SHOTGUN TEST Longthorne Berkley £69,161 plus VAT

This over-and-under is not only beautiful to look at, but its titanium barrels really make it something special to shoot,

IN THE FIELD Bag of tricks

Tom Sykes highlights the different methods and aids he uses to lure more crows into his range and increase his chances of success on this most wily of quarry

Trust the deer dog

When a shot fails to down a roe, the tracking dog is on on her trail,

At home on the range

Charlotte Peters, Sporting Gun’'s digital editor, tears herself away from her screen to take part in an introduction to rifles course at the West London Shooting School

Purdey Sporter

Becky McKenzie weighs up the qualities of this pedigree over-and-under shotgun

Star chef: the next generation

Five young chefs battle it out for the honour of preparing food for the Eat Game Awards. BASC's Jack Knott reports

Hard facts

Will your gun be obsolete if we move towards steel shot? Richard Atkins investigates this question