Sporting Gun

Sporting Gun is the leading monthly magazine for clay, game and rough shooters. With editorial offices in the Lincolnshire countryside, it can justifiably claim to be at the heart of the shooting community. Monthly features range from gundog training to pigeon shooting, game shooting to wildfowling – along with sound, practical, advice on equipment and techniques to help the beginner, intermediate or experienced shot get more enjoyment from their sport. Sporting Gun is a must for anyone who invests time in and money on their shooting.

Hide and deek

Defra extends general licences until end of the year

Clay shooting is open to some in the UK

Shooting goes green with eco-friendly cartridges

Bad hare day

Both barrels: corrections

Ned & Ted

NEWS IN BRIEF

Balance of nature • Dave Slater , director of Wildlife Licensing at Natural England, explains some the issues his organisation faces in trying to find workable solutions for the countryside

Pyjama drama! • It ain’t what you do, it’s the way that you do it, says Robin Scott of his lockdown adventures

Keeping the side up • We caught up with Liam Bell, chairman of the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation, to ask about the lockdown and how it had affected his profession

Time well spent • Peter Theobald says that experience has taught him that intelligence gathering will enhance your chances of success with pigeon

Expanding the empire • Tom Sykes and his partner, Charlie Wearden, managed to secure new ground, which has proved fruitful after a false start

Out and about • Jon Snowdon was delighted to hit the trail again following the easing of lockdown restrictions and curious to see what Lotte made of it

That’s your Lotte!

Tasks in hand

Smoked venison and chorizo pizza • A dish to fire up your taste buds

Locked down and reloaded • David Turner focuses on how to practise as clay grounds begin to open up following lockdown restrictions

What other sports do

Practise at home

For more information

Mountain hare • Charles Smith-Jones savours this hardy native of the northern lands of our isles

MOUNTAIN HARE FACTS

Garden party • EdCook looks at some measures to take if you find some unwelcome guests on your property

Everything in moderation • Geoff Garrod heads out on a long-awaited day in his hide to deal with a troublesome flock, Mossberg Hushpower in hand

Company commander • Patrick Hook takes you through what to do when taking a friend or guest out foxing for the night

Patrick’s top tips

A break with tradition • Tony Bracci extols the virtues of fixed-barrelled guns and their benefits when it comes to pigeons and wildfowl

Up to speed • Paul Quagliana talks to GrahamBrown of the Purbeck Shooting School to get the lowdown on grouse and partridge and look at some of the techniques required to master them

If he’s wet behind the ears… • Fran Ardley takes the plunge and outlines the best ways to go about training your dog for water work

A helping hand

Retrieving

Standing trial • Does a dog need to be field-trial perfect? Nick Ridley just wants to have fun

The problem: Breeding ground rules • Vet’s advice Neil McIntosh SG’s gundog health expert

Adventures of Nick & Ted • Ted takes a back seat as Nick Ridley puts his efforts into keeping young Percy in order. A task easier said than done

Letters Letters • Send us your pictures, letters and pigeon hauls

Letter of the month

Letter of the month

Sporting Gun

Meet the team

Normal puppy behaviour

Commit to keep moving

Sunny side up

A grain of...