Shooting Times

Mike Tindall, James Haskell and Alex Payne to host The British Shooting Show main stage and the Great British Shooting Awards in February 2027. media.twsgroup.com/go/zkufcb

In Scotland, every airgun above one joule needs an Air Weapon Certificate. Our guide explains how to apply for one, or for a Shotgun Certificate, Firearms Certificate or dealer registration, and what each costs: shootinguk.co.uk/shooting/fi…

Remove the grazing, plant for carbon and walk away, and the hills stack up fuel for the next wildfire. Upland keeper Lindsay Waddell on the fuel load being built, and who puts it out. shootinguk.co.uk/gamekeeping…

Put your season on the table. The Great British Game Cookbook, £29.95 from the TWS shop. shop.twsgroup.com/books/the-…

Four greys off a baited feeder, and a seven-month-old fox red Labrador carrying his first retrieves back to the hide. Danny Brookfield's morning on a pheasant estate. Full story: shootinguk.co.uk/shooting/ai…

Premium Optics Clarity in Thermal ACE 2 delivers premium daytime-optic fidelity with NETD as low as 12mK, an F1.0 lens and R+2.0 imaging. media.twsgroup.com/go/klzar6…

Hen harriers in Ireland have declined by more than 50% in 25 years, with no keeper in sight. David Whitby on what a grouse moor stands to lose when its keepers go. shootinguk.co.uk/gamekeeping…

A dozen or more mink in one small river, let out of a fur factory. Dorset keeper Mike Appleby on why mink trapping is never the job to drop: shootinguk.co.uk/gamekeeping…

More than 2,000 of you have already emailed Defra about game shooting. BASC’s Conor O’Gorman on why your game book is evidence Whitehall cannot find, before 1 November: shootinguk.co.uk/legislation…

Falling carcass prices are tempting stalkers into head shots on wild deer, and some animals are dying slowly with broken jaws. David Whitby, 46 years in deer management, on the better shot and the freezer it fills: shootinguk.co.uk/shooting/de…

Three stages, three days. The British Shooting Show adds dedicated rifle and airgun stages for 2027, NEC Birmingham, 12 to 14 February. media.twsgroup.com/go/vaiura

Alan Jarrett had 123 pigeons on the clicker by 5pm when the farmer’s texts arrived: a dozen Canada geese were on the same stubble and he wanted them dealt with. The Countryman on rich pickings after harvest: shootinguk.co.uk/shooting/wi…

A lone mallard, an old spaniel that would not swim and a borrowed gun left on the tideline as the spring tide came in. AL Jarrett’s two true foreshore tales, first published in Shooting Times on 11 October 1979: shootinguk.co.uk/vintage-tim…

A week on the open hill after Highland stags, then a partridge day near Dunning that tested him harder than any stag. East Anglian deer manager Chris Rogers on why getting off your own ground pays: shootinguk.co.uk/shooting/de…

Whooping after a shot, counting the bag at elevenses, leaving a pricked bird for someone else. Jean-Paul Gaudin on why manners matter as much as good aim: “The gun may be modern. The manners need not be.” shootinguk.co.uk/shooting/ga…

The best-selling cookbook by celebrated game shooter Rachel Carrie. Game & Gatherings, £30.00 from the TWS shop. shop.twsgroup.com/books/game…

An airgun competition is largely settled before you reach the firing point. Entries, power checks, pellet batches, a kit list and a routine you trust: how to arrive with nothing to think about but the target. shootinguk.co.uk/shooting/ai…

Communication. Connection. Control. Great gundog training isn’t simply about commands. It’s about understanding the dog in front of you, communicating in a way they understand and developing a partnership that works in the real world. From young dogs starting their training to established working gundogs needing refinement, Ian Cooper brings almost 60 years’ experience to bespoke residential and 1-to-1 training in North Devon, welcoming dogs from across the UK. iancooperdogs.co.uk/gundog-t…

The British Shooting Show moves to Halls 17, 18, 19 and 20 at the NEC for 12 to 14 February 2027: 25% more floor space and three stages. media.twsgroup.com/go/305vjr

A seven-year-old who rears poults and never missed a Saturday in the beating line has won the Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust Young Gamekeeper Award (junior): Elaina Love of CherryValley Estate, Co Antrim. media.twsgroup.com/go/fu7085…