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.

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At 140 pages the observant among you will notice that this issue is rather bigger than usual.

Scottish grouse shooting licensing consultation closed • All the month’s news, pictures and more

Avian influenza maintains its grip across the UK and Europe

Northern police forces team up to combat rural crime

NEWS IN BRIEF

EVENTS

BASC challenges HSE over lead ban

Crufts gundogs deadline approaches

Looking ahead to 2023

Emily Shawyer is on top of the world

Ned & Ted

NEWS IN BRIEF

Firearms licensing: what’s going wrong? • The service still leaves much to be desired, says David Frost, who explains why

Heart of the matter • Do you have the skills to help a fellow Shot suffering a heart attack or cardiac arrest? Don’t be the helpless bystander, says James Simon

On the rocks • Tom Sykes is in a rock and a hard place when he drags himself out of bed to shoot some wigeon

Quality not quantity • Peter Theobald takes a look back at his and Paul’s 2022 pigeon-shooting adventures to see how they could be improved

View to a kill • February and March are conducive to keeping on top of the deer population because of the lack of vegetation, but there are drawbacks as Jon Snowdon explains

50 dreys of grey • Paul Quagliana talks to gamekeeper Mike Appleby about how he takes on the onerous task of reducing the burgeoning non-native squirrel population of our isles

Bunker mentality • Ed Cook tries to get on a level par with some rabbits on a golf course, with a little help from his ferrets and dogs

Whitefronted goose Anser albifrons • With its melodic call and nimble flight, the whitefronted goose is easy to spot, writes Charles Smith-Jones

SPORTING GUN’S CLAY SHOOTING CLUB DIRECTORY

A break from history • Jasper Fellows learns how history and modernity meet at Atkin Grant & Lang

Big bang therapy • David Turner and family friend Shelly find mutual healing at the clay ground

Target acquisition • Clays and traps are designed to give a variety of target presentations. Knowing what they are can help you improve your score, says Tony Bracci

It’s a wrap! • Geoff Garrod prepares to shoot over winter rape and offers tips for cold-weather sport

Unwanted attention • Patrick Hook suggests how to avoid confrontations when you are out shooting foxes at night

Welcome

Hands on

Planes, trains and automobiles • How to get to and from the 2023 Great British Shooting Show (BSS) in good time

TICKETS, PLEASE! • How to book your place at the 2023 Great British Shooting Show

From the officials • BASC and the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation explain what they’re up to – and are most looking forward to – at the 2023 Great British Shooting Show (BSS)

The Great British Shooting Awards 2023 • Hundreds of nominations have been whittled down for the Great British Shooting Awards 2023

On show! • A selection of the new and existing products that retailers and distributors will be displaying at the 2023 Great British Shooting Show

Exhibitor list • With the best in the business descending on the...