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.

Give them a rod

Chaos caused by general licence debacle continues • Hundreds of shoots are facing an uncertain future as a number of licences are being turned down due to threats of avian influenza

Firearms licensing changes

Defra gives funding details

To do this week

RSPB takes pragmatic approach to grouse • The charity has acknowledged some of the benefits driven grouse shooting brings, but it still remains committed to a licensing system

Land Rover is most stolen car brand in the country

Night vision for red stags

NEWS IN BRIEF

Shooting Times & Country

LETTERS

Country Diary • Setting up off-grid is not all plain sailing for Patrick Leigh-Pemberton, but the pleasure of an afternoon on the local moorland can’t be beaten

Gamekeeper • With wild bird chicks still coming through, it’s up to us to protect them from predation, writes Alan Edwards after a trip to the Borders

Stalking Diary • Catastrophic recent events in the Scottish Highlands have inspired Davy Thomas to raise funds for the Gamekeepers Welfare Trust

JOTTINGS FOR WILDFOWLERS • Due to some thieves, Simon Garnham says goodbye to an old friend that served him well, but thanks to Scout he welcomes 10 new ones

Roaring stags in the red-hot sun • Not many would associate Australia with red stags, but stalking this species down under is a rich experience, says Thomas Nissen

Small can be beautiful • Young spaniel Meg and a borrowed .410 prove to be a welcome distraction

When our sport took off • Not all that long ago, shooting sitting ducks and roosting pheasants was the order of the day, so what changed, wonders Ian Saberton

My first deer • Chris Dalton recalls the mixed emotions of his first roe doe stalk and the lessons learned

In Walton’s footsteps • The first day of the coarse fishing season sees Richard Negus try his luck on the old River Lea, where England’s greatest angler once stood

When the story is not just the harvest • A cull buck pales in comparison to the beauty of the Breckland landscape, as Miles Malone savours a stalk in Norfolk’s finest country

Serious matters • Giles Catchpole wonders if foxes are getting scarcer in the countryside

Ruger 10/22 Competition £1,110 • A good trigger, great accuracy and balanced handling all come together in this semi-automatic .22LR rimfire, writes Bruce Potts

E-collars: cruel or kind? • With a ban on e-collars set to come into effect in England next year, David Tomlinson looks at the science behind the new legislation

GREEK DOGS • Different countries have very different approaches

The custodians of our countryside • David Whitby recalls the role of rural policemen and gamekeepers as they tried to stamp out the problems presented by poachers

Shooting budgets • There’s much pub chatter over the cost of shooting, but there’s always a way to have first-class, affordable sport, says Blue Zulu

Buying time for poults to thrive • As we all know the loss of poults on small shoots can be a real frustration, so protecting against raptor attacks is time well spent, says Liam Bell

Going after a piggy in the city • Al Gabriel heads along to...