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.

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Shooting community hails King Charles III in Harrogate • A gun salute celebrates the coronation in style, while there are big plans to grow the Northern Shooting Show for next year’s event

£1 million for Welsh curlew

Protecting Scotland’s grouse

To do this week

British Deer Society launches birth survey • The society hopes the research will highlight how deer are reacting to changes in their environment and if birth dates are being affected

Packham is ‘Marmite’, claims defendant in trial

Harrier scheme to continue

NEWS IN BRIEF

Shooting Times & Country

LETTERS

Early indications are looking promising

Country Diary • Fires on the hillside in spring clear the way for sheep and waders, but the changing weather means a different approach is needed

Upland keeper • A change of Government at the next general election could spell disaster for fieldsports, so wayward keepers must not add fuel to the fire

Stalking Diary • The arrival of the swallows is a sign of the warmer weather to come, as pheasants and deer alike prepare for the territorial challenges ahead

JOTTINGS FOR WILDFOWLERS • With the rain coming just in time, Mike Swan’s prediction of a successful season for home-bred ducks looks set to come true

You’ll get the hang of it • Hanging a carcass adds flavour to the meat, but how long you leave it for will depend on a number of factors, says Graham Downing

Stalking where the snow lingers • Daniel Smith travels to a lonely outpost in the scenic Austrian Alps on a quest to stalk roebuck, but it’s the region’s chamois goats that will make him return

It’s a battle of the sexes • Whether you pick a dog or a bitch is a personal preference, says Ellena Swift, but what can affect the decision?

Get fit for the field — even in your garden • Improve your fitness and your shooting technique will no doubt benefit too, writes Richard Negus, and you don’t need to go to the gym

Avoiding those dental disasters • A handheld metal detector could well be the way forward when cooking with steel-shot game, says Guy Maddocks

It’s time to get real • It can seem tricky to bridge the gap between training and a shoot day, says Ellena Swift, but there are a number of exercises to help

Kennel Diary • Kennel maintenance is taking centre stage as the June hunt show draws near, says Harry Beeby

Price isn’t the main factor • Liam Bell looks at the pitfalls to avoid and the questions to ask to ensure a healthy stock of birds this season

Whipping up a firecracker • The weather might be against them, but Leon Challis-Davies still manages to feed the team a hearty caramelised breakfast burger

Bagging that trout and firing the gun • After some time spent recovering from a painful injury to the wrist, Laurence Catlow finally feels comfortable enough to hold a rod again

Trigger technique • Despite muddling up his planned order of events, Jim Old still gets a welcome boost from two BASC courses aimed at would-be rifle shots

Preventative action • Distemper has been controlled in the UK through vaccinations, but David Tomlinson asks if annual boosters are still really...