With the General Licences (mostly) restored, Geoff’s back out doing what he does best, and we’re out filming him on a hot day’s decoying. Though pigeon shooting is something Geoff’s enjoyed all his life, here he emphasises that crop control…
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The Shooting Show – Protecting new growth from red deer
Having spotted some reds coming off the hill onto a vulnerable restock site which has only recently been planted, an inspection soon confirmed the damage that was being done. It was also close to a barley field where some serious…
Fox control in springtime with Mark Ripley
With the days getting longer, Mark Ripley explains that his springtime fox control has already started in earnest. Credit: LockieCurrie / Getty Images Spring is by far my busiest time of the year for fox control, as the majority of…
Frosty foray
Holed up in a cottage at Kinnaird estate for the week, Chris Dalton takes a family member out for a red hind on frigid ground. Credit: vetas / Getty Images Across the months of December and January, I try to…
Mike Powell gets his hands on a new .17 HMR
Mike Powell gets to grips with the newest and quite possibly the best .17 HMR on the block: The CZ 457 Royal It’s now around 16 years that the little .17 HMR has been with us. I remember the furore…
Sporting Rifle 169 is on sale NOW
The latest issue of Sporting Rifle Magazine is available for purchase now! July sees the start of the roe rut, the opening of the stag season in Scotland, as well as summer stalks abroad and the ever-present muntjac and fox.…
Ask the experts
Our team of experts solves five more of your burning questions, from calibres to cleaning Technique Q: I’m looking to buy a new sling. Are there any special types I should look at? I’ve seen one with a kind of…
The calibre hunter
Re-discovering an old favourite, Byron Pace bonds with the today’s classic .243 Win – has this all-too-common calibre been underestimated?
Your essential preview of the Northern Shooting Show 2018
After a debut in 2016 and a successful return last year, the Northern Shooting Show is ready for its third outing on 12-13 May
