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.

Northern plight

I don’t usually watch the BBC’s Countryfile .

HSE delays lead ammo consultation response • All the month’s news, pictures and more

Firearms licensing in inquiry’s sights

British Shooting awards excellence

NEWS IN BRIEF

EVENTS

WADA publishes prohibited drugs list

New measures as bird flu outbreak continues

CPSA’s Top Shots 2022

Ned & Ted

Shooting hiatus • Robin Scott on personal injury, non-toxic shot and hospital waiting lists

Image conscious • Tom Sykes looks at why trail cams are a handy piece of kit and gives some tips to make the most out of them

Senses working overtime • As the doe season nears its close, Jon Snowdon highlights the fieldcraft needed to help with deer management

Practice makes (almost) perfect • Peter Theobald debunks the flights of fancy that some Shots may harbour

The hind most • Tom Cackett and friends take to the Perthshire hills in search of female red deer – with a little help from a gillie or two

End game • Richard Faulks joins gamekeeper Adam Cope and friends to clear up some of the hardy birds that have survived the season so far

Sika • Cervus nippon Sika are one of the more vocal – and sometimes ferocious – deer species, says Charles Smith-Jones

Even better than the real thing • With game days rising out of the reach of many, has simulated game finally come of age? James Simon investigates some unreal fun

All in a day’s work • Ed Cook tells of the preparation needed for him to carry out his daily tasks successfully

‘Reality’ flights • Jasper Fellows learns how the past continues to inspire the future of sim shooting at Dovey Valley Shooting Ground in Mid Wales

SPORTING GUN’S CLAY SHOOTING CLUB DIRECTORY

Sim-ply great fun • Malcolm Plant on simulated ‘flocks’ of clays as a cheaper alternative to a driven day or to keep your hand in out of season

Down to a tea • Tony Bracci on how a chance encounter led to him becoming involved in a new shoot

The white stuff • Geoff Garrod has a satisfying day on some intrepid pigeons, whose appetites do not dwindle one little bit in the snow

A clear winner • Patrick Hook is somewhat taken with the Pulsar Helion 2 XP50 Pro after an introduction in inclement weather

First steps • Fran Ardley outlines some firm foundations for your pup’s training without overdoing it

Suited and booted • Nick Ridley can measure his longevity in fieldsports by the way his gear has changed over the years

The problem: Centronuclear myopathy • “My friend recently bred a litter of labradors and one puppy had to be put down at eight weeks due to CNM. What is this?”

Adventures of Nick & Ted & Twig • Training is beginning to click for the pup, a natural born retriever and hunter in the making, says Nick Ridley

Letters • Send us your pictures, letters and pigeon hauls

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