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The thread on threads
Nick Ridley addresses sartorial code in the field and the traditional ties that bind the shooting community
The teal deal
Tom Sykes relives a memorable flight chasing this fast and agile duck on the foreshore
The problem: Skin irritation
Despite two courses of steroids, my young labrador is still incredibly itchy. Will it subside in the winter? JAYNE ABBOT, MELROSE
Opportunity knocks
Jasper Fellows enjoys what Orston Shooting Ground has to offer in the company of its owners Dan and Emily Martin
Licensing: facts you should know
With the prospect of a full shooting season ahead this autumn, many readers will be thinking about acquiring their first shotgun certificate. David Frost, Sporting Gun’s legal expert, offers some thoughts and advice on what to expect when you apply
All at sea
Ed Cook takes a break from doing battle with the redoubtable rabbit to indulge in his passion of freediving for lobsters at night
Bangs for the bucks
Jon Snowdon and companions keep cool heads but can’t help but be exhilarated by the roe rut
Adventures of Nick & Ted
Illness forces a change to Ted’s hydrotherapy fitness training and Nick Ridley tries to calm young Percy ahead of his show trial
Adventures Of Nick & Ted
Nick Ridley has some watersports planned to get Ted back to field fitness, as he dives in at the deep end with Percy in a working test
One at a time
In lesson four of a series of six transforming a novice shooter into an expert shot, Tony Bracci looks at how to successfully deal with pairs of targets
Model agency
Robert Morgan looks at various Winchester rifles and, in particular, trains his sights on the 1873 and 1876
Single minded
Ed Cook considers reining in a rabbit population solely by using a gun
A tale of two fields
Geoff Garrod makes the most of a difficult situation but laments a missed opportunity
Copper bottomed!
Enterprise and the will to solve a problem, as well as do some good, has proved just the job in a part of the West Country, writes Philip Reynolds
Breda Zenith Sporter
Clay coach Becky McKenzie rates this attractive 12-bore
In the round
David Turner catches up with championship-winning Shot Matt Hance
Pumped for action
Tom Sykes tells of his love of pump action shotguns and how he learned to use them effectively
The problem: Lumps – benign and malign
“My dog has a small, round lump on her upper eyelid. Is this something I should worry about?”
The first steps
Patrick Hook recently discussed why people start foxing and here he looks at how to begin doing so
Seated shooting
If you are confined to a wheelchair, what difference does gunfit, length and weight have on your shooting? Richard Faulks finds out
Lies, damned lies, and statistics
Robin Scott has a case of the heavy-metal blues as he considers the inevitability of the transition from lead ammunition to more ‘sustainable’ alternatives, but questions the presented facts that justify it
The social network
Philip Reynolds speaks to Jo Perrott, founder of the Ladies Working Dog Group, an online community for women dog handlers that is breaking new ground
Ups and downs
By this lesson, the third in a series of six, you should have a good foundation to progress, says Tony Bracci
The wanderers
Ed Cook takes a look at wild rabbits around world and the significant impact they have had
Round two – a knockout
Perseverance pays for Geoff Garrod over a field of spring drillings
Feathered friend
Tom Sykes is always keen to test new ideas and to this end modified his owl decoy with interesting results
Expect the unexpected
Jon Snowdon believes if there is one thing you can say about roe deer management, it is that it’s unpredictable
All this and more
Peter Theobald guides you through the essential kit and key props he uses for a successful day on the woodies
Pick Of The Crop
Tom Sykes explains the tactics and methods he uses to shoot around farm buildings
Stalking course
Richard Faulks joins a couple of voucher experience days as a dummy run for the real thing