The Blaser shotgun is making its mark on the covertside, but how are they doing it? They may not be among the 10 most expensive guns in the world, but…
Jonathan Young
Duck shooting in Argentina, South America
Duck shooting in Argentina in the wake of a hurricane is for wildfolwers who love the wet. A far cry from wildfowling on Lindisfarne. Wildfowlers either grow to love the…
12 pieces of pigeon shooting kit to keep in your car
Pigeon shooting kit to keep in the car. It might not be popular with the rest of the family, but keeping your pigeon shooting kit ready to go in the…
Fabbri: Italian gunmakers
Fabbri, Italian gunmakers, were the subject of a whispered heresy from one of gunmaking’s heaven born: the Blessed Trinity – Purdey, Holland & Holland and Boss – no longer made…
How to return a shooting invitation
The sporting world throngs with kind hosts who quietly follow that counsel found in the Acts of the Apostles: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Given God…
Return a shooting invitation: Falconry
There’s an ancient beauty in witnessing a falcon or hawk take quarry. “One of my most memorable days in the sporting field was on a soaking, blustery day one October,’’…
Return a shooting invitation: Conger eel fishing
Julius Caesar first saw this opportunity when he landed on our shores, left the legions for a spot of sea-fishing and quipped, “I came, I saw, I congered.” Congers are…
Return a shooting invitation: Pigeon shooting
Many experienced shots consider the pigeon to be the equal of most gamebirds, which is why we all remember the woodpigeon shot on driven days. But despite its abundance, it’s…
Return a shooting invitation: Learn to smoke food
Everyone who shoots, fishes or stalks has a freezerful of dead stuff, some of it rivalling the Siberian mammoth for its years in icy entombment. Those ancient pheasant and pigeon…
Return a shooting invitation: Ballooning
Ballooning may be an unwelcome activity on grouse moors and irk dairy farmers but hot-air balloons do provide a spectacular view of this green and pleasant land. Costs vary,…