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A night out with Gemma
Roy Lupton gets the wrong end of the stick and winds up on a date with Mark Gilchrist!
Good cause, great shooting
We attend the Jack Jeyes-Blackburn Memorial Shoot and attempt the shot of a lifetime
Meet and greet
Socialising your puppy isn’t as simple as just taking it to the park to meet as many other dogs and people as possible, says Howard Kirby
DIY shoot: Star performers
We’re reflecting on the highs and lows of last season and handing out a few awards
Expectation management
Deer stalking can provide wonderful sport – but there are times when management becomes more important than recreation
Read the fine prints
Tracking is an art, says James Marchington. Here he explains what to look out for when out and about
Too close for comfort?
Pellets fall onto children playing on the lawn – are there legal distances Guns should observe?
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The hounds of Fell
Countryman Fairs will be working with the local hunting community for this year’s Hound Show, which forms part of the Lowther Show on 10 and 11 August
Compulsory microchipping from 2016
Dog owners in England will have to microchip their animal from 2016 or face fines
The Benelli Sp’Auto is back
This year’s Benelli Sp’Auto Championships will take place at the West Midlands Shooting Ground, Shropshire, on Sunday 19 May, after much positive feedback from last year.
New venue for Beretta World
The Beretta World Sporting Championships will this year take place on Friday 5 – Sunday 7 July 2013 at a stunning new venue, The Holywell Estate in Hampshire.
Kit tests
Light relief
After getting jiggy with the Lightforce catalogue, we have secured this brilliant HID 170 handheld lamp as an extra prize!
Clulite Interceptor
There have been great leaps in lamping technology in recent years, notable in terms of LED illumination and battery technology. Cluson Engineering’s latest Clulite offering, the Interceptor Gun Light seems to combine everything that is good in one neat package. It has a tight and powerful 300m beam, easy switching between high and low power, a quick charge time and three hours continuous high power use from a single charge.
Cured pheasant skins for dummies
During the shooting season I try to keep a freezer full of game that later in the year I use for either photo sessions or for training the cockers. In truth, I quite often realise I have forgotten to get them out to defrost or, as happened the other day, I forgot I had got them out and Mrs R found a rather smelly mess in her workshop!
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