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.

Doing their bit

Packham wins £90k case • A High Court judge ruled in Chris Packham’s favour after the BBC presenter launched a libel case against Country Squire Magazine

Snares to be banned in Wales

‘Chemical cocktail’ in rivers

To do this week

Salmon fishing faces a possible ban in Wales • Plans from Natural Resources Wales to end salmon fishing in Welsh rivers have been criticised by anglers for overlooking alternatives

Gun theft rears its grim head across London and Essex

Fallow fields good for birds

NEWS IN BRIEF

Shooting Times & Country

LETTERS

We all need to eat more venison

Country Diary • A trip out to enjoy a beautiful day on the moors is disturbed by both a ruckus and a sad understanding of the public’s strange perceptions

Gamekeeper • All hands are on deck as drilling gets underway with the warm, dry weather, while some mustard sown late last year comes into its own

Stalking Diary • Though an evening stalk for a particular mature buck draws to a close with no sighting, the forest is alive with signs of new life to come

JOTTINGS FOR WILDFOWLERS • The pond at home is heaving with bird life, and a trip to London is a happy reminder of bygone wildfowling days for Simon Garnham

Is rough shooting a dying art? • There’s a certain skill to a walkabout through a bog that you just can’t learn while standing on a peg, says Jamie Tusting

When conservation is a fine art • A muntjac stalk through Constable Country is a stark reminder that we are all just stewards of an ever-changing landscape

For whatever the weather • With technical fabrics constantly evolving, Graham Downing puts four jackets to the test to find out if any of them tick all boxes

The future of the coney in Great Britain • Adam Hart explores the shifting fortunes of our most recognisable mammal and asks what the countryside would be without them

Chasing ghosts among the trees • Charles Hartley is finally given the permission he seeks and gets the chance to stalk an apparition haunting the woodland close to home

Lunch like a Victorian • Tim Maddams asks if our great-grandparents would recognise the game dishes of today and investigates what we can learn from the past

Cold game: a hot topic • Using dead game for training and competitions is bad PR for the sport, says David Tomlinson, who’s pleased it’s falling out of favour

TO POST OR NOT TO POST • A guideline for field trial judges using social media

Keeping the pressure on • Mat Manning shares his box of tips and tricks for keeping destructive grey squirrels in check during those challenging summer months

The Secret Land Agent • The estate’s departments must learn to work together for their long-term future

When a charity stalk leaves you in the red • On his quest to find the most cost-effective way to fill his freezer, Will Martin eyes up some prime red meat in the form of venison

Lexus RX500H F Sport £77,195 • This luxurious SUV is ahead of the game in the hybrid stakes, offering plenty of power alongside its eco-friendly credentials, writes Ed Coles

The all-round crop for the passionate shooter • Tom Payne heads out on...