Shooters pride themselves as being custodians of the environment, and that means a lot more than just shooting the right animals, says Peter Carr Giving some thought to where you take the 4×4 is just one way you can reduce…
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Having a positive environmental impact
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Posted in Conservation, Features
Posted in Conservation, Features
Sporting Rifle 179 is out NOW
The latest issue of Sporting Rifle Magazine is now available, full of news, reviews, hunting stories and helpful advice. It’s here – the biggest moment in the UK lowland stalker’s calendar. The first day of April heralds the opening of…
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Posted in News
Posted in News
Great British Shooting Awards: Shortlists revealed, Voting open NOW!
The shortlists are out for the second Great British Shooting Awards, and voting is now open. The awards have grown this year, and now span 15 categories, with the shooting public able to vote in 14 of them. As with…
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Posted in News
Streamlight Onboard For Awards
Streamlight have confirmed sponsorship of the Retailer Of The Year category at the Great British Shooting Awards which returns to the British Shooting Show in 2020. The Philadelphia-based lighting company are a leading provider of high-performance lighting devices offering a…
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Posted in News
From the Archives: Early season driven grouse on Farndale Moor
The grouse season is in full swing here in 2019, but for From the Archives, we’re taking you back to 2017 to revisit how director Pete Carr got on during a day of driven grouse. We’ve assembled the crack shots…
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Posted in The Shooting Show
Posted in The Shooting Show
The allotment buck
Credit: JMrocek / Getty Images Editor-in-chief Pete Carr looks at the unpredictable month of April in roe stalking terms and relates an April stalking anecdote from the beginning of the 2018 season The first day of April may be a…
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Posted in Hunting
Posted in Hunting
Petitions, politics and public pressure
The next big threat to field sports might not be rising costs or Draconian laws, but online petitions, says editor-in-chief Peter Carr If you haven’t seen it already, a rather disturbing news story has surfaced on the Countryside Alliance website.…
Sporting Rifle 168 is out now!
The latest edition of Sporting Rifle is now available. As spring turns to summer, Sporting Rifle magazine is there with all the tips, tricks and kit you need to make the most of the long days – no matter what…
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Posted in News
The Alder Buck
Editor in Chief Pete Carr is bested time and time again by a wary old buck, and a valuable lesson was learned before finally grassing the elusive beast
Bronze Buck Bonanza
Top stalking guide Mark Brackstone proves his worth by providing Sporting Rifle editor Pete Carr with three bronze medal roebucks before breakfast
