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.

OPENING SHOT

EDITOR

Snapshots • All the month’s news, pictures & more

NEWS IN BRIEF

Ned & Ted

Keeper of the flame • Philip Reynolds catches up with Alex Keeble, who is about to embark on a significant career change – from gamekeeper to working with the GWCT

The plot thickens • Robin Scott wonders why Natural England has introduced new controls for corvids that he says will hinder the protection of endangered birds

Dead famous shooters • The editor looks at shooters who have made great contributions to medicine, the arts and conservation. Just goes to prove that we are not a bad lot

The Magic shoot

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Leading from the front • BASC has been the focus of discontent for many over the salient issues facing shooting, not least the move away from lead shot. Jack Knott, the group’s media spokesman, defends its stance and explains its strategy

Out of season • Jon Snowdon reflects on how the pandemic has affected what he and his deer group have done over the past year

That’s your Lotte!

Venison mince and onions • Tasty, easy comfort food

Back in the swing • Peter Theobald and his shooting partner a chance to blow off some cobwebs

Pick of the crop • Tom Sykes explains the tactics and methods he uses to shoot around farm buildings

Choice of firearm

Fair play, little fella • Ed Cook talks about his deep admiration for what he says is the most underestimated animal on the planet

Grey partridge Perdix perdix • Charles Smith-Jones looks at the bird that was once the mainstay of game shooting in the UK but whose numbers have declined dramatically since 1945

GREY PARTRIDGE FACTS

Stay your fire • Geoff Garrod on how to approach some of the difficult decisions posed by the lockdown

The kit to fit • Patrick Hook takes you through the gear he and his fellow foxers use when out doing battle with Charlie

Patricks’s top tips

Sticks

Starter Gun • Tony Bracci, an AAA shot and instructor at Bisley Shooting Ground, guides you through a series of lessons that will take you from novice to competition-ready Shot

Stance

EYE DOMINANCE

Gun fit

How to smash it • David Turner catches up with clay shooting hotshot Dave Ferriman

For more information

In sickness and in wealth • Sporting Gun cartoonist Keith Reynolds counts the cost of his black lab Jack developing a lump

What price a gundog? • Nick Ridley looks at the boom in gundog sales and how to counteract the more unscrupulous players in the market

Questions to ask the breeder

The problem: Epilepsy

The mating game • Fran Ardley guides you through some essentials when preparing your bitch for an appropriate dog

BEST FOR YOUR BITCH

Getting ready

Adventures of Nick & Ted • What to do with a dog like Percy? Nick Ridley muses on the problem before putting us in the picture

Letters • Send us your pictures, letters and pigeon hauls

Letter of the month

Letter of the month

Sporting Gun

Meet the team

Training: carrot or stick?

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