A head start

A head start

Whether you are new to shooting or a seasoned veteran on the peg, the off season is an important time to prepare for your first day, explains top game shooting instructor Simon Ward.

Author:
Simon Ward
Looking to the future

Looking to the future

Alan Beynon BVM&S MRCVS, Director of St David’s Game Bird Services, looks at how the pandemic has helped create positive change.

Bright young things

Bright young things

We visit the ambitious young team at Forthampton that's given the estate's historic shoot an overhaul.

Author:
Fieldsports Journal
On the front foot

On the front foot

St David’s Gamebird Services work with roughly 3,500 shoots across the UK and Ireland. As the gamebird rearing season approaches, we speak to Director Alan Beynon, a qualified veterinary practitioner with over 30 years’ experience.

Author:
Fieldsports Journal
Has your shoot been audited?

Has your shoot been audited?

More and more shoots are opening up their release pens to British Game Assurance auditors in a bid to show best practice. However, some have shunned the process as they are worried about failing. We meet the BGA auditors to debunk the myths and explain what actually happens on the day.

Author:
Fieldsports Journal
Prescombe shoot

Prescombe shoot

Just why is everyone raving about this mixed shoot on the Wiltshire/Dorset border?

Author:
Matt Kidd
Lead: A poisonous issue

Lead: A poisonous issue

Waitrose is the largest retailer of game in Britain. Communications manager John Gregson wrote the supermarket’s controversial policy on selling game shot with lead. As a keen shooter, he understands the subject well.

Author:
John Gregson
A brace of snipe and a pint of port

A brace of snipe and a pint of port

Prime ministers, Charles Darwin and many more besides have all enjoyed the prospect of snipe; says Jeremy Hobson

Author:
Jeremy Hobson
To foster or not to foster?

To foster or not to foster?

A method of boosting English partridge numbers in a tough breeding year.

Author:
Tim Furbank
Game bag sizes

Game bag sizes

The value of a shoot day should be assessed by the overall experience, not the weight of the bag explains Hugh van Cutsem.

Author:
Hugh van Cutsem
Performance anxiety in shooting sports

Performance anxiety in shooting sports

Focus, concentration and nerves –how to shoot your best in a grouse butt.

Author:
Simon Ward
Game shooting Q&A

Game shooting Q&A

Top game shooting instructor Simon Ward answers your questions.

Author:
Simon Ward
Cartridges for pigeons

Cartridges for pigeons

Gary Turner asks 'Why shoot pigeons with the cheapest cartridges available?'

Author:
Gary Turner
Game keeping bursary award

Game keeping bursary award

Introducing Holland & Holland’s new Conservation Bursary initiative.

Author:
Sam Thompson
The 1939 shooting season

The 1939 shooting season

How the outbreak of World War Two impacted gamebirds, shoots and keepers.

Author:
David S. D. Jones
History of red grouse shooting

History of red grouse shooting

Fieldsports Journal takes a detailed look back at what is widely considered to be the king of gamebirds.

Author:
David S. D. Jones
Mental health in shooting

Mental health in shooting

Julia Stoddart explains how country sports can play a big part in improving one’s mental health.

Author:
Julia Stoddart
Grouse counting

Grouse counting

A closer look at spring and summer counts with Richard MacNicol.

Author:
Richard MacNicol