Shooting Gazette is the ‘local paper’ for the global shooting community, and is put together by people with a burning passion for the sport. Driven game shooting's finest journal reflects the pure thrill of standing on the peg on a crisp winter's morning. Stunning photography and the best writers in the field ensure the sumptuous pleasure of shoot day is represented in all its glory every month. With the leading gundog section in the sport and a wealth guidance on every aspect of shooting, from where to shoot and how to be a better shot, to buying a gun and etiquette, no stone is left unturned.
FROM THE EDITOR
Don’t miss this month
In Focus
NEWS UPDATE
FRANK COLES “COUNTRYMAN” • (18 APRIL 1932 - 21 MARCH 2019)
Readers’ letters
WIN A PAIR OF DUBARRY BOOTS
LETTER OF THE MONTH • We are all responsible for shotgun cartridge recycling
Get your shotgun/ cartridge choice sorted
SHOOTING GAZETTE
Shots from the shires
David Beardsmore Shooting instructor
Game recipe of the month • Pan-fried mallard with orange sauce
TALK OF THE TRADE • Richard Edward Clarke of Six Mile Bottom on what he’s learned about hosting simulated game shooting days.
My dream team • Senior instructor at West London Shooting School.
Locked Box
Dear Uncle Giles... • Putting your mind at rest concerning issues in the field and beyond.
Points of law • Peter Glenser QC, firearms barrister and BASC chairman, answers your questions on shooting and the law.
Shooting gallery • For your chance to win a bottle of Taittinger Champagne for Picture of the Month, send us a team photograph or a picture of something unusual from your shoot. Send high-resolution images or prints with captions to Shooting Gazette Gallery, TI Media Ltd, Pinehurst 2, Pinehurst Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 7BF or email: martin.puddifer@ti-media.com.
PICTURE OF THE MONTH
Old Fonthill Abbey WILTSHIRT • Once owned by the richest and arguably the most eccentric man in England, the Fonthill ground has history past and history in the making.
The knowledge • How to get there, where to stay and what you’ll eat.
Bagnor BERKSHIRE • A shoot that wears its responsibilities to its quarry and its sport proudly on its sleeve.
The knowledge • How to get there, where to stay and what you’ll eat.
Earth. Wind. Fire. • Mother Nature is both friend and foe to the grouse on the moors all year round.
IT’S ALL IN THE FOOTWORK • Martin Puddifer heads to Lady’s Wood Shooting School for his second lesson with senior instructor Chris Hanks.
JUST LIKE THE REAL THING • Shooting Gazette contributors name five simulated shooting venues they’ve enjoyed visiting over the years.
In reality, it is great sport • How simulated game days saved my shooting.
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON • Time for the annual visit to the vet, where swing doors, eye-watering bills, prods, pokes and jabs are all part of the fun.
Tim Maddams • The former River Cottage chef on the responsibilities our sport and its participants have towards game meat.
COVER YOUR BACK • There are very few risks in life that cannot be insured, at a price. John Walker looks at the balance in the countryside between risk and reward.
Shooting with Lady L • Shooting Gazette meets the figurehead behind the Bryngwyn Hall Estate and its impressive offerings for shooting parties on and off the peg.
Three’s no crowd • A field of peas provided rich pickings for a trio of friends.
The keeper’s view • Headkeeper David Whitby uncovers a century-old chronicle of the countryside while sorting through his bookcase.
Purdey pigeon gun • Gunmaking...