Shooting Times & Country

Since its launch in 1882, Shooting Times & Country Magazine has been at the forefront of the shooting scene. The magazine is the clear first choice for shooting sportsmen, with editorial covering all disciplines, including gameshooting, rough shooting, pigeon shooting, wildfowling and deer stalking. Additionally the magazine has a strong focus on the training and use of gundogs in the field and, because it is a weekly publication, the magazine keeps readers firmly up-to-date with the latest news in their world.

Under scrutiny

Grouse shooting in trouble • United Utilities, Britain’s largest water company, has announced it will not be renewing any grouse shooting leases when they come to an end

Hound trailing given the boot

White-tailed eagle success

To do this week

Shooting proving hard to sell as season looms • With rising costs across the board hitting us all, are some Guns starting to question the value that a driven shooting day represents?

The Duchy of Cornwall helps curlew recovery

Fallow deer seen romping through Plymouth hospital

NEWS IN BRIEF

Shooting Times & Country

LETTERS

Country Diary • Patrick Leigh-Pemberton presents a beginner’s guide to becoming a model houndsman at a new hunt — even if you might be bluffing it

Gamekeeper • Alan Edwards believes unique, private experiences can help keepers become more competent and passionate custodians of the countryside

Stalking Diary • Davy Thomas believes stalkers would do well to respect their land and learn about the often-intriguing history of the ground they work on

BEAT PROFILE Morphie • The Morphie is a beat with everything a salmon angler might hope for, but the team aren’t resting on their laurels, says Sam Carlisle

Two bucks before breakfast • A journey from old South London to rural Hertfordshire to stalk muntjac suggests that the two aren’t as far detached as they might seem

A step too far? • Simon Garnham wonders whether a new dog, a new gun and two different fields in need of protection might have been asking too much for one afternoon’s work

The Field Guide To British Deer BDS 60th Anniversary Edition • In this excerpt from the 60th anniversary edition of the BDS’s Field Guide To British Deer, Charles Smith-Jones considers the noise they make

When the going gets rough • Al Gabriel returns to the West London Shooting School to brush up on his rough shooting technique

Debutant gundogs • There’s lots to think about when it comes to making the decision about when to introduce your dog to shooting, says David Tomlinson

CONQUERING CANCER • New research is a step in the right direction

They’re not always as easy as they seem • While coneys of the furry variety don’t pose a problem for Blue Zulu, he’s left frustrated once again by bolting bunnies of the clay sort

Serious matters • An old gamebook prompts a contemplation on punt-gunning

Know the signs and when to take action • If your birds are to thrive, it’s important to be able to identify sick poults early on and then know how to treat them, says Liam Bell

Seekins Precision Havak Pro Hunter 2 in .308 Win £2,770 • Bruce Potts finds the new Seekins Precision Havak Pro Hunter 2 to be practical and accurate, with top build quality for the price point

Instructor of the month • The ‘real’ shooting experience is available year round, with not a feather in sight, believes Huw Tudor Stephens

My first deer • Bruce Potts was hooked for life after taking a roebuck as a teenager

United we stand • Following United Utilities’ decision to end grouse shooting on its land, Lindsay Waddell asks what will happen if we ignore our vital...