Rook shooting was once a traditional part of the country calendar but rook pies are…
Shooting
George Digweed’s ultimate pigeon decoying guide
Pigeon decoying is a key skill to master for a large bag and fine sporting…
Pigeon shooting in the UK
Morton Jack goes pigeon shooting around the UK, in Oxfordshire, Cheshire, Devon and Suffolk
Pheasants of the world. Protecting their future
Pheasants of the world can be easily forgotten when we become too accustomed to just…
Tips for shotgun restoration
Tips for shotgun restoration is useful knowledge if you have decided your old gun is…
Restoring your old shotgun
Restoring your old shotgun is not the easy business it used to be. Michael Yardley…
Forward allowance. 9 techniques for shooting well
Forward allowance is one of the hardest shooting techniques to master, but it is also…
Reeves’s pheasant: a high flyer and hefty fine
The Reeves’s pheasant will occassionally appear at a British shoot, but only as an escapee…
Cheer pheasant: a Himalayan native
The Cheer pheasant originates from the Himalaya region from western Pakistan to Nepal, but it…
Grey junglefowl: the wild ancestor
The Grey junglefowl is very distinctive, with neck hackles dotted with pale yellow spots, and…