Shooting Times & Country

Since its launch in 1882, Shooting Times & Country Magazine has been at the forefront of the shooting scene. The magazine is the clear first choice for shooting sportsmen, with editorial covering all disciplines, including gameshooting, rough shooting, pigeon shooting, wildfowling and deer stalking. Additionally the magazine has a strong focus on the training and use of gundogs in the field and, because it is a weekly publication, the magazine keeps readers firmly up-to-date with the latest news in their world.

Long may it thrive

First pinkfeet and wigeon migrants spotted over UK • Wildfowlers report the arrival of large skeins over the Western Isles as the sport prepares for the possibility of fresh bird flu outbreaks

Snipe sets 6,000km record

Confusion over new licences

To do this week

King Charles III to support and conserve • The King has a long record of involvement with the countryside and is a knowledgeable Shot

France proposes ban on alcohol while hunting

Prolific poacher receives Criminal Behaviour Order

NEWS IN BRIEF

Shooting Times & Country

LETTERS

Country Diary • Shooting Times’s 140th anniversary prompts a look back through the gamebooks to see how things have changed during the magazine’s life

Gamekeeper • Modern keepers have a great deal to learn from the practices of their forebears, in a time when a job worth doing was worth doing well

Stalking Diary • The job of a stalker is so much more than just being a guide; shared experiences on the hill lead to lifelong friendships and special memories

JOTTINGS FOR WILDFOWLERS A CLASSIC SERIES REVISITED • As the temperature starts to drop and the nights draw in, James Green will soon be back in his happy place — but first he must empty the freezer

Walking-up the Pennine way • Broken arm notwithstanding, Lindsay Waddell takes five of his friends out for a day on the grouse

Eyeing an early season goose • An eagerly anticipated first outing of the wildfowling season is greeted by skein after skein flying over the foreshore, but will it be one of those mornings?

Pigeon reunion • Over from the States, Worth Mathewson recalls his and his wife Marge’s close ties with Shooting Times

Truly great Shots are truly respectful • Recently challenged by a reader for a lack of respect for his quarry, Simon Garnham reflects on the evolution of sporting behaviour

Fifty years at Shooting Times • David Tomlinson recalls characters and capers from his long career at the magazine

Cashing in on Guns from over the pond • David SD Jones discovers that a steady stream of wealthy sporting tenants from the US helped Scottish estates to survive in the 1920s

A new kid on the block • At one point, roe deer were viewed as vermin but they are now cherished quarry, says Graham Downing

Young Shots shine on a day to remember • Alasdair Mitchell gets a rare glimpse into the future and is impressed with what he sees as BASC hosts 20 junior Guns in Northumberland

Hunting with a difference • Richard Negus rolls back the years when he spends a fine day out in the field with the singular Eastern Counties minkhounds

Hungarians and English! • For Sam Carlisle, there is no purer delight than shooting partridges over a vizsla

How much have our outfits changed? • Despite the advances in outdoor clothing, Diggory Hadoke outlines a host of styles and materials that survive from the late-Victorian era

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140 years and counting • As Shooting Times marks its 140th anniversary, here’s what it means to some famous names

A brave new Italian job • The 15th generation of the Beretta family tells Patrick Galbraith about his plans to reinvigorate...