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
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Minister confirms the return of shooting in England
THE COUNTRY FOOD TRUST HITS THE 1,000,000 MARK
NGO ATTACKS BIRD OF PREY KILLINGS REPORT
NEWTON RIGG COLLEGE SET TO CLOSE
GWT SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS KEY GAMEKEEPER CONCERNS
Readers’ letters • SHARE YOUR VIEWS Email: martin.puddifer@ti-media.com
LETTER OF THE MONTH
Shooting Gazette
Shots from the shires
Game recipe of the month
Dear Uncle Giles… • Putting your mind at rest concerning issues in the field and beyond.
TALK OF THE TRADE • Corry Taylor, MD at Bradshaw Taylor, which represents Schöffel and Le Chameau, on success in sporting retail.
WIN a pair of Hunter GTX Evo Extreme® boots from Lowa
Have you ever thought about… • How those involved in game shooting can make it even better.
My dream team • Avid game Shot and deer stalker
Under the coverts with… Liam Stokes • CEO of the British Game Alliance (BGA).
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
Balsham Shoot CAMBRIDGESHIRE • A traditional East Anglian partridge shoot with many a modern twist.
Finding a balance • What to do about the large – and growing – population of pine martens in Galloway.
SECURING THE FUTURE • The gamebird industry is facing increasing pressure, but from a less than obvious quarter. So how can this be eased?
What might have been • The frustration of spying a bumper day on pigeons and not being able to do anything about it.
PARADISE FOUND • Shooting Gazette talks to Toby Fichtner-Irvine, one half of a duo that has been attracting Guns to Gallanach Lodge on the Isle of Muck for more than a decade.
CAUSE FOR OPTIMISM • The fetters of lockdown may chafe but The Back Gun is buoyed by the initiative of the shooting community.
We’ll meet again • Will the coronavirus stop shooting? Not for us, says proud syndicate shoot member Chris Warren.
SHOOTING GAZETTE DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR
The keeper’s view • Headkeeper David Whitby examines how the game market might look over the coming months in the face of current restrictions.
NEXT MONTH
Green shoots • How the game shooting community is slowly emerging from its enforced hibernation.
Boss & Co. round body sidelever • Gunmaking historian Donald Dallas examines a pair of best guns which have a unique combination of features.
The round-bodied Boss
The lasting legacy of Stephen Grant
The Boss sidelever
THE REVIEW
Browning 725 20-bore • A near perfect shotgun that gives you a lot of bang for your buck.
In the field
Scores
Land Rover Defender • Ben Samuelson was one of the first journalists to drive the new Defender in the UK before the lockdown hit. Is it the...