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
In Focus • STYLE AND ELEGANCE WERE THE ORDER OF THE DAY FOR GUNS AND THEIR GUNS WHEN WE VISITED THE CORNWOOD SHOOT IN DEVON LAST SEASON. FOR MORE ON THIS SHOOT, TURN TO PAGES 18 TO 27.
Henson joins the Country Food Trust
HÄRKILA LAUNCHES PRO HUNTER ENDURE CAMPAIGN
PERFECT PAIRS ARE STAR LOTS AT GAVIN GARDINER’S SEPTEMBER SALE
Readers’ letters
Shooting gallery
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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
WIN a pair of Hunter GTX Evo Extreme® boots from Lowa
Did you hear about..? • Spreading the word about the good that game shooting is doing.
My dream team
Sarah Wood and Cindy Boundy • Founders of Gamebirds Clothing
Cornwood Shoot DEVON • Mention shooting in Devon and most people would head north, but Cornwood is one of a small handful of old established shoots in the south of the county.
The Glebe House
Boom and bust • Why do some grouse moors thrive where others fall?
JUDGE HEIGHT lest ye be judged • Should you really be raising your gun to birds you know you struggle to shoot cleanly? Chris Warren examines the issues of range, ballistics and skill.
Inward investment • How we spend our money is up to us, but supporting those whose work benefits everyone in the countryside is surely priceless.
The cost of ‘FREE’ SHOOTING • Why even a kind invitation to shoot as a guest incurs one charge or another.
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Finding our way • The 2020/2021 game shooting season will be unlike anything we have experienced before. As the pheasant season commences, and more people take their first days in the field, everyone will need to get used to following in-field guidance. Follow the rules, says Roderick Emery, because there is more than only the health of the nation to consider
A different sight picture • With the loss of sight in my right eye, would I ever be able to shoot again?
SIX OF THE BEST • Shooting Gazette contributors select the pheasant shoots that have taken their fancy over the past few seasons.
THE SPORTING MR CROCKART • A brief history of a Scottish gunmaker whose talents should not be forgotten.
The keeper’s view • David Whitby explains his shoot’s COVID-19 risk assessment and pays tribute to those hoping to boost wild bird numbers.
NEXT MONTH
An empty peg • How to remember the good times in the field when those who shared them with you are no longer around.
The Charles Lancaster ‘wrist breaker’ • Gunmaking historian Donald Dallas examines a stylish hammerless ejector gun from the 1880s.
The Lancaster four-barrelled gun
The wrist breaker patent
The Lancaster Pygmie cartridge
THE REVIEW • SHOT GUNS | CARS | SHOOTING KIT | SHOOTING ADVICE
William Powell Sovereign • A sideplated boxlock side-by-side brought to the market with an eye on the future...