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Woodcock Migration November 2014 Update
November 26th Update
News from the GWTC satellite tagging woodcock scheme is excellent. Monkey III has returned to Hampshire in the UK, settling 5...
How To Avoid A Wet Bottom When Stalking
It is very unusual when stalking red deer in Scotland not to have to sit, kneel or crawl in a wet place sometime during the day, and the weather in...
Organisations Get Together to Promote Great British Game Week
The BASC’s Taste of Game and the Countryside Alliance’s Game-to-Eat have joined forces to launch Great British Game Week to be held later this mont...
Brilliant October Sport
On Saturday I was lucky enough to be invited to the shooting adventure of the season. I packed my Land Rover and, with my Labrador and cocker spani...
Tracking and Protecting Woodcock
Woodcock – Scolopax rusticola
Image by Ronald Slabke (Own work) <CC-BY-SA-3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
In depth studies, advanced technology ...
Outdoor clothing for every season
With so many highly technical and clever materials and features produced each year, choosing your clothing and footwear according to the season can...
Poults Update - Freedom from the pen!
22/09/2014 Update
I have now opened the pens and the birds are stretching their wings. The young pheasants are enjoying real freedom and are slowl...
GWCT Woodcock Watch
For those who want to know more about the habits and migration of the iconic woodcock, the GWCT have pioneered a satellite tagging project to see j...
Responsible Wetland and Wildfowl Shooting
The Countryside Alliance and BASC have united to reinforce the message that lead free shots must be used when wildfowl shooting in England and Wale...
Understanding Modern Clothing Materials
Understanding Modern Clothing Materials
What it is, what it does, benefits, why use, when use?
With a cornucopia of words to describe modern day ma...
The Value of Shooting for Britain's Wildlife
For those of us passionate about our countryside it is great to see BBC’s Countryfile leading the debate on the value that shooting brings.
A well ...
CAP Reforms
Farmers – helping wildlife, the environment, fishing and shooting
The newly announced CAP reforms have “greening” measures whereby farmers will hav...
Shooting and Stalking Clothing Buyers Guide
Shooting and stalking is rewarding and often very challenging… dealing with the extreme of our climate is just the beginning.
It is anything but st...
An Introduction to Duck Flighting
The aim of this guide is to give a broad, yet useful, introduction to duck flighting.
Duck flighting will traditionally take place at a flight pond...
How to Renew a Shotgun Licence?
One of the most important steps in avoiding the misuse of firearms in the UK is to restrict access to only those individuals who have a genuine nee...
A Beginner's Guide to Breeding Gun Dogs
After spending years as a loving gun dog owner, you may decide that you want to try your hand at gun dog breeding. The idea of looking after puppie...