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Dr Cameron spoke to Shooting Times to explain a study which he co-authored with Dr Matt Ellis at BASC. The study looked at whether the number of birds being hunted in the UK would be considered a sustainable harvest. The scientists found that hunting pressure in the UK and Iceland was very likely to be…

In this week’s episode we follow Mark Ripley as he heads out on the freshly cut fields in a bid to reduce fox numbers in preparation for the coming shooting season, using the new Pulsar Helion 2 XP50 pro and Infiray’s Rico RH50 thermal scope. With thanks to our sponsors Swarovski Deerhunter BASC  Pulsar  Scott…

Wet weather applies several different pressures on grey partridges. As well as chilling chicks, it also forces hen birds to forage for longer periods and to stray further from their nests. This leaves both hen birds and chicks vulnerable to predation from foxes, stoats and crows. “As thunderstorms struck southern England in July, grey partridge…

Shooting pigeon over stubbles is the pigeon shooter’s easy time of year. The weather is favourable; it’s easy to get to the exact spot where you want to shoot because often you can drive right to it. The short, cold days of shooting over winter rape seem a distant memory and it is the pigeon shooter’s real opportunity to make a significant dent…

The first cut of the harvest signals the start of my rabbiting year. The fields and hedgerows are a good indicator of the local rabbit population, bearing the signs of their runs and huge mounds of droppings. But will the creatures be in the crops when I get there? I didn’t get much chance to…

With the combines and the crops gone, now’s the time to grab your airgun, explains Mat Manning.

Simon spends the first day of the season enjoying a different type of driven shooting

Rabbit shooting alongside the combine harvester is very effective. Edward Cook explains how to do it.

Wet weather and a late harvest have caused many shoots to delay, or even cancel, their opening days.

As controversial as it might be to say, I am almost at the point where I prefer a day of rough shooting. There will always be a place in my heart for a more formal day with all the traditional trimmings, but the freedom and exertion of a walked-up day appeal to me more and…