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A sad situation

Last month, I was chatting to a farmer in Fife who is thinking of knocking his shoot on the head. He loves his sport but he’s getting on a bit and his keeper, who is part-time and in his early seventies, has said he can’t go on for much longer. It’s a bit of a sad situation really. The bloke in question is pretty conservation-minded and they always have quite a few wild broods on the ground. I suggested to him that surely he’s got enough wild stock to carry on with his shooting but he could just invite his friends over for a bit of a walkaround. He’s got the habitat, he’d just need to keep on with the predator control — and after all, there are plenty of people…

A sad situation

Scottish deer cull targets are ‘nonsense’, say stalkers

Along-standing intention by the Scottish government to implement a limit of 10 red deer per square kilometre across parts of Scotland has come under fire from estate managers and stalkers. The Deer Working Group recommended as far back as 2019 that NatureScot adopted the figure as an upper benchmark for acceptable densities of the iconic species over large areas of open range in the Highlands. A report commissioned by the Scottish government in 2020 estimated that there were around a million deer in Scotland, with densities ranging up to 20 deer per square kilometre. But most professionals agree that the deer population and density is now much higher than that, with some estimates putting it as high as 30 deer per square kilometre in certain areas. “Adopting a blanket density limit would…

Scottish deer cull targets are ‘nonsense’, say stalkers

Rural mental health support ‘never been more needed’

Rural mental health across England is an area of “considerable concern”, according to a report by the cross-party Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. Findings show that the needs of rural communities are not fully reflected in mental health policy, services and national NHS planning, and recommend that Defra and the Department of Health and Social Care should establish a new rural mental health policy, with support for rural health providers. Helen Benson, chief executive of the Gamekeepers Welfare Trust, said: “Publication of the findings of the rural mental health report is timely, given the pressures gamekeepers and their families are under at a time of rapid change. At the Gamekeepers Welfare Trust we are increasingly concerned for the mental health of the sector; long hours, isolation, disease and weather dependency we…

Rural mental health support ‘never been more needed’

Glasgow Boy’s painting hung

The National Gallery in Edinburgh has acquired a watercolour painting by Joseph Crawhall (1861-1913), one of the Glasgow Boys, a revolutionary group of young painters who pioneered modernism in Scottish art. Crawhall’s artwork, titled Cock Pheasant with Foliage and Berries, is now on display, showcasing his distinctive style of capturing animals and birds through watercolours while eschewing the sentimentality of other Victorian painters. The painting joins the artist’s collection of approximately 40 works, which include sketches and illustrated letters exchanged with fellow Glasgow Boys. Curators note that this latest addition exemplifies Crawhall’s passion for wildlife. As a key figure in the Glasgow Boys, Crawhall stood out as the sole member of the group to focus on painting animals, while others rebelled against the conservative Edinburgh-based arts establishment by depicting everyday life in…

Glasgow Boy’s painting hung

To do this week

REGISTER BASC’s inaugural Best In The Field Clay Shoot is a competition with a difference, with targets set to replicate live quarry shooting. The competition will take place on 19 to 20 August at Sporting Targets near Riseley in Bedfordshire. With more than £2,000 worth of prizes on offer, the event is one not to miss. Entry fee is £55 for BASC members and £65 for non-members. Included in the cost is 100 Sporting targets, plus an optional 20 clays on BASC’s sustainable ammunition stand. basc.org.uk/bestinthefieldshoot ATTEND The GWCT Scottish Game Fair will take place at Scone Palace on 30 June to 2 July. With gunsmiths, clothes shops, food stands and Nick Nairn’s tented ‘riverside’ restaurant, the event promises plenty of amusing diversions, with a good chunk of the proceeds going to support the…

To do this week

Defra under fire for general licence failure

BASC is planning to bring a judicial review of Defra’s decision to withdraw general licence GL43, the licence that covers the release of gamebirds such as pheasants and red-legged partridges in certain areas of England. At the same time, Wild Justice has announced it is taking Defra to court over its lack of monitoring of the same licence. Defra was supposed to have introduced a variation of the general licence in line with European statutes barring the release of any gamebirds near conservation areas, but on 30 May, the previous general licence expired and the anticipated new licence is now not being introduced. Therese Coffey, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced that gamebird release can now proceed without a general licence unless they are near a conservation…

Defra under fire for general licence failure

Shooting market remains buoyant, despite concerns

Driven shooting days have had a torrid few years, with the double impact of coronavirus and avian influenza bringing some parts of the sector to its knees. And despite a market that some claim is facing apathy from shooters and where bookings for shoots are consequently suffering, others are maintaining that the underlying prospects are good. “There are shoots that have closed and syndicates that have folded, but in the main very little appears to have changed,” maintains Liam Bell, ST contributor and head gamekeeper at Millichope Park in Shropshire. “Concerns about avian influenza and worries about the wider economy have done little to dampen game shooters’ appetites for shooting. The shooting community is feeling quite positive and the market is quite buoyant,” he added. Liam did acknowledge that there have been some…

Shooting market remains buoyant, despite concerns

Not a good start for salmon

It’s been a difficult start to the salmon fishing season, with many anglers reporting a noticeable lack of fish. Andrew Flitcroft, the editor of Trout & Salmon magazine, told us he had been monitoring the river reports and thinks the reason for the poor start to the season is low water. Prevailing easterlies have meant a lack of rainfall as well as long-term low water levels. Salmon won’t run in low water, instead staying in estuaries. If they do run, they tend to charge upstream and won’t take a fly. Those that have run will then lie doggo until there’s a fresh flush. At the same time, Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has halted fishing in the River Moy and the Salmon Weir in Galway after water temperatures rose higher than 20°C. That…

Not a good start for salmon

Top man in new role Shooting Times contributor Dee Ward has been appointed the new chair for Scottish Land & Estates (SLE). He owns and runs the Rottal Estate in the Angus Glens, which has a focus on biodiversity and wildlife and also features a hydro-electric scheme. Dee is keen to educate shooting’s critics and has previously invited the RSPB, the League Against Cruel Sports and Revive to visit the estate to see how he is creating a haven for wild game. Snare replacement proposed to MSPs The Scottish Gamekeepers Association has written to ministers recommending existing snares be banned for use and sale in Scotland and replaced with new humane holding devices. The gamekeeper representative body, which has 5,300 members, claims the new devices, which allow an animal to break free, represent a major…

LETTER OF THE WEEK One for the archives Sometime in the late 1950s or in very early 1960s, a friend of my family, Mr Maurice Norman, took some photographs of my uncle in his punt-gun on the Dee Marshes. Mr Norman subsequently sent one of the photographs (right) to Shooting Times, which used the photograph as the cover picture for an edition of the magazine. My father, a founder member of the Dee Wildfowlers in 1952, kept that particular edition, which was eventually given to my uncle. Unfortunately, my uncle has now died and the copy of the magazine cannot be found; it is presumed lost. I have made searches on eBay and the magazine’s own site, but I have been unable to find a copy of this edition of the magazine, though…

The word ‘game’ is creating a barrier

Over the past few weeks we have attended many different shows and events that encompass a whole variety of people. We are there with the sole aim of getting more of the public eating game. At our most recent event, Highclere Show in Hampshire, there was a much more urban-centric crowd than at other events we have attended so far this year, so it provides an excellent opportunity to educate new consumers of game. This year, though, I noticed a real problem, and that quite simply was the word ‘game’. People do not seem to understand what game entails, and this could be one of our greatest barriers to entry. What are the main reasons that might be creating this barrier? Misinterpretation: some people associate ‘game’ with recreational activities, so it might…

One of the consequences of moving house is discovering how few useful things you actually own. Moving to a farm in Weardale, Co Durham, really emphasises how broad the list of useful things can be. For once, I moved prepared: I put a kettle and teabags in a separate box (as all the forums will recommend) so that I was able to make a cup of tea when I got here. I made sure I knew how to erect my bed and apply the mattress, and I even knew which box contained my sheets. So, on day one, I thought I was off to a flyer. As day 70 looms, that initial confidence has proven to be wildly inaccurate, to my cost and to the profit of any hardware store within…

Lindsay Waddell is a former chairman of the NGO and a retired gamekeeper Mother Nature’s pendulum has swung to dry and stayed there. After a pretty miserable spell early in the breeding season, the weather changed and has not budged for weeks now. Although the very early nesters were caught out, those that were just a week or two behind have reaped the benefit and we have good broods of most species growing like proverbial mushrooms, with heat and food aplenty. On the wing The odd early lapwing that made it is now on the wing, while their younger cousins are a few days old. For the game species, grouse and pheasants, it could not have been better, with pretty much every day dry and warm, and insects bursting out everywhere — protein-packed…

Chris Dalton is a professional stalker and a regular presenter on The Shooting Show In beekeeping terms, we are entering a period referred to as the ‘June gap’, which references the fact that this month honeybees can struggle to find nectar and we must keep an eye on the colonies. This will seem strange to many people when the countryside appears awash with flowers, and so there should be an abundance of nectar, but look closer. June marks the beginning of the summer season when the spring flowering plants and trees shed their blooms, now pollinated, and are starting to form seeds, but the main flow of summer-flowering flora has yet to begin. So, as is often the case, appearances can be deceptive. In my stalking calendar I also have a bit…

JOTTINGS FOR WILDFOWLERS

With a little over two months to go to ‘The First’, the closed season is two-thirds over already, so it’s time to get organised and make sure that the fowling kit is all in good working order. The little outboard that pushes my Medway fowling boat is booked in for its annual service, but the rest is down to me. The boat itself was given a thorough internal scrub when we collected it from its mooring in February, but I’ll be having the cover off for an inspection sometime soon. Being made of aluminium, it is very low maintenance, but a bit of a scrape down of the underside will be in order, along with a new coat of wood preserver on the bottom boards. While I am at it, I’ll…

JOTTINGS FOR WILDFOWLERS

Boots on the ground

An army, so they say, marches on its stomach. Well, as an ex-military man, I can tell you that is only true to a point and can categorically confirm that it marches on its feet. In fact, from the very start of any young military person’s career, the need to look after your feet and boots is frequently stressed. Since my military days, I have spent over 30 years working as a stalking outfitter and, to this day, I am careful in my selection of footwear. I have certainly been through some boots in my time. I prefer a high-leg type and have become particularly enamoured with the range from Brandecosse, having been introduced to the brand a little over a year ago. “Moving around undetected was going to be difficult” There is,…

Boots on the ground

Getting the most bang for your buck

I knew the time would come eventually; it just so happened to be a few weeks before my annual trip to stalk fallow in South Lincolnshire. “Oh, by the way, we’ve switched to copper-only,” the keeper told me as we firmed up a date. I’d been intending to move away from lead for a while; it was a case of waiting for the last of the soft-points in my cabinet to disappear. What I hadn’t anticipated was the difficulty in getting hold of lead-free factory ammunition in fairly short order. The price hike was unwelcome but expected; fruitlessly canvassing not-very-local gunshops to find something suitable was a tedious pain in the haunch. It would be quite easy to get tangled in the detail of how this limited sample of shiny Cu performed,…

Getting the most bang for your buck

A sporting life in Africa

Aidan Hartley is a farmer, keen Shot and fisherman I was walking beneath the purple-blossoming jacaranda trees in Rumuruti town, when a Samburu hailed me by name and said he had met me in Serb Krajina during the last Balkans war. The man was horribly disfigured, with a crushed nose, right eye missing, jaw bone smashed and ragged scars across his face. When I reached out to shake his hand, I saw he was missing three fingers on his right hand. Lekarja was his name. “We met in Knin,” he told me over a beer at the Buffalo Village bar. I recalled the evening in 1993, when I had been reporting events in the Croatian town, a nasty place held by the Chetniks. I was quite miserable there until I ran into…

A sporting life in Africa

A passion of the royal family

A young Prince William — now the Prince of Wales — shot his first Highland stag at Balmoral aged 14, as was widely reported in the press at the time. The announcement was in no way unusual for members of his family; an illustration in The Times from 1858 shows his Victorian forebears engaged in Highland stalking on the very same estate. Stalking has been a passion of the royal family and the landed gentry for as long as firearms have been available to sportsmen. The rifles that evolved as the sport gained popularity in Britain improved dramatically during Queen Victoria’s reign. The history of stalking deer with firearms in Britain began in the flintlock era. However, it required several step-changes in ignition system, barrel making, bullet design, sighting and loading operation…

A passion of the royal family

A few pigs on your shoot

If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise. Well, you are if the woods belong to Matt Chatfield, because his are full of sheep. Matt is a silvipasturist, using the woodlands on his farm at Halwill in Devon to graze livestock. Not only does this method of farming benefit the sheep, Matt also believes it has improved the quality of his woods too. The understorey, he says, has become thicker and more diverse, and wildlife has increased. This form of silvipasture woodland management is a technique that could be of great interest to keepers and shoot managers, particularly on farms and estates where regenerative farming practices are being embraced. The pheasant is, after all, a bird of the jungle; it loves the thick protection that…

A few pigs on your shoot

The secret behind consistent shooting

G unfit is, in my opinion, one of the most neglected areas for the large majority of game shots. The reason for this is hard to fathom. One analogy I use is this: if you were out buying a pair of jeans or trousers and the sales assistant asked, “What size are you?” and you say, “I’m a 34in waist, 32in leg,” and the sales assistant replies, “I have a pair of 32in/30in, will they do?” The answer would most definitely be “no” — why on earth would you buy a pair that don’t quite fit? The same can be said of guns. Manufacturers make guns for a generic average build, but of course we do not all fit into this group. I fall into the even more problematic category of…

The secret behind consistent shooting

Time to make a splash

Like many, I am so relieved to finally see the sunshine. It seems to have taken forever this spring and summer to warm up, but finally we are seeing some decent warmer spells. In one respect it is not great for the dogs working as heatstroke is very serious. However, the positive is that as the weather warms up, so too does the water, meaning it is the perfect time to not only train your older dogs but also introduce any younger ones to the water. I have three such dogs all at different levels that could do with some training on water. To begin with, I have a nine-month-old golden retriever puppy. She is working beautifully on the ground with her basics relatively solid. She is steady, walks to heel…

Time to make a splash

RIVER is two years old and working really nicely. He has always been a confident swimmer and has a consistent delivery. I now want to build his skill being handled on water and across the other side. I start with a simple memory retrieve out the other side of the pond. He knows the retrieve is there but obviously had to walk around the pond with me. If you are concerned the dog will run around the water instead of taking a direct route across, sit the dog up one side and simply call them across. This should give them the confidence about taking that line. “Depending on the bit of water, try to ensure they come straight back to you” Line the dog up and send them for the memory. Depending…

Clear observation without a hefty outlay

Binoculars are a very useful accessory that too many shooters overlook. Stalkers know their value when it comes to quarry observation, but they can be a real asset in other branches of our sport, from scanning fields in search of pigeon activity to planning routes along the hedgerows when trying to creep within range of rabbits. The good news is that you don’t have to spend a fortune on a decent pair of binoculars for impromptu recon. I keep a cheap pair stuffed in the rack on the inside of my car door. Konus has a reputation for producing decent optics at sensible prices, and its Mission HD 10x42 WA binoculars are built very much along those lines. They’re robust, produce a sharp, bright image courtesy of their BAK-4 prisms and…

Clear observation without a hefty outlay

Learning the ropes

Let me conjure a little scenario for you. You’re on the peg on the maiden drive of your first shoot of the season. You’ve paid good money to be there. As you wait to start, you feel calm and quietly focused. You’ve done this 100 times before, after all. You acknowledge the Gun to your left with a nod. You don’t know him well but your paths have crossed on shoots before. Then you glance to your right, and you see me. To you, I’m an unknown quantity. As we boarded the Gun bus, you heard me telling someone that this was my first shoot. Looking at me now, it’s obvious. It’s in my recently purchased wardrobe and my demeanour. I’m excited and nervous, and working hard to appear relaxed. You start…

Learning the ropes

A summer of top-notch sport

LAURENCE CATLOW, A PASSIONATE SHOOTER AND ANGLER FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, HAS WRITTEN FIVE BOOKS ABOUT SPORT WITH ROD AND GUN. I think I have already told you that, if push came to shove, and if the shove was equivalent to something way up there on the Richter scale, demanding that I should renounce one of the two sports that I so love, I should almost certainly choose to remain a fisher rather than a shooter. A winter without the opportunity of lifting my gun on to a bird or two would be a grim and cheerless prospect. If, perhaps, I was still allowed to work my spaniels and in this way play my part in shooting days, although it would still be a deprived and diminished life, I can just…

A summer of top-notch sport

True all-round HPRs

IT’S NEARLY 25 YEARS since I shot my first pheasant off a point. Shooting birds over pointing dogs may not be particularly challenging, as the shot is often quite simple, but as anyone who has tried it will confirm, it’s still awfully easy to miss. The real challenge and satisfaction comes from the hunt itself: watching the dog work the ground, seeing how it handles the scent, then enjoying the excitement as it locks on to the point. There’s always the thrill of the flush itself, followed, hopefully, by a satisfying retrieve. Through I’ve been out on the moors with both pointers and setters, I’ve never had the good fortune to carry a gun on such occasions — I’ve always been armed with my camera. Shooting grouse over pointing dogs may…

True all-round HPRs

Most canine visitors to the Tomlinson household are gundogs of one sort or another, and what they all have in common are floppy ears. Okay, some may be much more floppy than others, but there’s not a single breed of gundog with upstanding, pointed ears. Yet there’s no wild canid, be it wolf, coyote, jackal or fox, that has anything other than pointed ears. I was reminded of this by an unusual visitor, a Cardigan Welsh corgi bitch, that stayed here recently. Appropriately named Cardi, she is a French-bred Cardigan that belongs to my niece, who lives in Normandy. I’m not sure how many Cardigans there are in France, but they are a rare breed here, with around 100 to 200 puppies born a year. Cardigans are easily separated from the…

Hooked in to a fighter

Leon Challis-Davies is a chef who loves to cook with wild ingredients in the open air There was no shotgun, nor a rifle, but instead a rod. This time of year is slow for shooting; a lot of quarry is out of season, so venison is high on many agendas, but I wanted to turn my hand to the fly. This doesn’t mean I stop eating the bounty of game in my freezer, but it’s an opportunity to look at other wild offerings. I admit I am no fly-fisherman, but I am a chef and I love cooking trout. The early summer months see trout, scallops and crab all hit restaurant menus in full force, and seeing as the simple but stunning trout is classed as a game fish, I was keen…

Hooked in to a fighter

Most packs at this time of year will have set a date for their puppy show and all hands will be on deck to make sure the kennels are looking their best for the day. Anything that doesn’t move will have either been painted already or will be about to be so, lawns carefully mown, hedges trimmed and hanging baskets set out. The tea for after the prize-giving will have been arranged and the judges organised. But all this is only one side of the equation, and many would argue the least important side, for preparing the young hounds for the puppy show is not something that happens overnight. It takes plenty of practice and patience to ensure the young entries are ready for the day and looking their best. The…

The leaders of the future

RICHARD NEGUS IS A PROFESSIONAL HEDGE LAYER AND WRITER. HE IS A KEEN WILDFOWLER AND HAS A PASSION FOR GREY PARTRIDGES If there is one thing that Young Farmers are known for, aside from the belief that beer is a suitable breakfast dish, it is their fiercely competitive spirit. At county shows throughout the land, you will see this largely good-natured dog-eat-dog trait in all its glory. Everything from muscular trials of strength such as log splitting and tractor pulls to surprisingly delicate flower arrangements and works of art are all mediums used for testing and judging the prowess of one club against another. I have a long-standing relationship with the Young Farmers in Suffolk, particularly the Hadleigh and Debenham branches. They have enlisted my support in all manner of activities —…

The leaders of the future

Spring in Strathspey

Winter in Strathspey lasted virtually until 14 May. The day following, appropriately a Sunday, we saw the first real sunshine of the year. It had been a long, cold winter in these parts and it ended so suddenly and dramatically. By 19 May the water temperature was hitting the 11°C mark, but even on the 16th it had risen from 6.5°C to that magical figure of 9°C, with the shade air temperature hovering on the 21°C mark. Mercifully, the river also fell back to a good fly-fishing level. Heavy snow on the Cairngorms melted only slowly and it is now predictable that the best fly-fishing conditions are just arriving as I prepare to go home after my seven-week stint. By the time this appears in print, however, I hope to be…

Spring in Strathspey

We all have recipes for gamebird breasts as they cook quickly and are easy to use, while the legs are often overlooked and thought of as not worth the effort. But how wrong you would be, and this recipe proves it. You can use just pheasant legs or a mix of different gamebird legs to make a starter that works well over the summer months. CONFIT GAMEBIRD TERRINE THE METHOD Serves 8 Ingredients PREP TIME: 24 HOURS COOKING TIME: 3 HOURS • 2 STAR ANISE • 50G GRANULATED SUGAR • 50G MALDON SALT • 2 LEMONS, ZESTED • 2 ORANGES, ZESTED • 10 PHEASANT LEGS • 800G DUCK FAT • 6 LEAVES GELATINE • 3 TSP CHOPPED CHIVES • 12 SLICES SERRANO HAM 1 Pound the star anise using a pestle and mortar, then place it in a bowl. Add the sugar, maldon salt and the…

SPORTING ANSWERS

The experts THE ULTIMATE SHOOTING QUIZ TEAM BILL HARRIMAN BASC’s head of firearms and global authority on guns MAT MANNING Airgunner and journalist from the West Country DIGGORY HADOKE Vintage gun expert, firearms dealer, author and journalist BRUCE POTTS Shooting Times rifle reviewer and stalker MIKE SWAN Conservation expert and head of education for the GWCT DAVID TOMLINSON Highly regarded writer and ornithologist LIAM BELL Shropshire gamekeeper, keen wildfowler and amateur naturalist GRAHAM DOWNING Shooting consultant and sporting author TONY BUCKWELL Veterinary surgeon with a special interest in gundogs TOM PAYNE Professional shooting instructor and avid pigeon shooter ELLENA SWIFT Award-winning gundog trainer and canine behaviour specialist TIM MADDAMS Former head chef at River Cottage and runs a shoot in Devon SIMON WHITEHEAD Author, professional ferreter and rabbit controller IAIN WATSON Keen stalker and senior CIC international trophy judge CHRIS DALTON Professional stalker and regular presenter on The Shooting Show MARK RIPLEY Well-known fox controller and long-range shooting expert ART AND THE ARTIST Richard Ansdell PAINTING…

SPORTING ANSWERS

Across 6 A pigeon family member on a boulder dived American-style (4,4) 7 Sandy terrain is outstanding around Norway’s capital (4) 8 Catch clever-minded pests (6) 9 Gets to one’s feet at Game Fair trading posts (6) 11 Is the weather fast becoming chilly? (5) 13 A roe ends up unsettled as we approve firearm certificate applications (7) 15 Game Fair dog challenge requiring aggressive capability from both sides? (7) 16 Flying insects seen for months without nitrogen (5) 18 A textbook example of a cartridge component (6) 19 A deer is curious about sea ducks (6) 21 Damage to clothing from brambles reminds us of an eye drop (4) 22 With guns in such a state, the clay target is still in one piece (8) Down 1 After a shout from the golfer it’s on hand, the trigger squeezer (10) 2 Take some off…

The Shooting Times Almanac 14 – 21 JUNE 2023

THOUGHTS FROM THE FIELD Mid-June, rain permitting, is the time to make hay. The sugars are up in the stalks and the seed has ripened and set. After making the decision to cut, farmers pray for a continuing period of sunshine, which enables them to ted (turn) the grass a number of times, allowing air and sun to ‘make’ the hay. During tedding, seed falls to the ground, encouraging the mixed species of grasses and wildflowers to reproduce next spring. The now made hay is rowed up into lines for the baler to follow. While small bales are greatly favoured by horsemen due to their practical size for manual handling, in agriculture hay is more usually baled in large rounds or square ‘tonne’ bales. Once baled, the hay is left outside to cool…

The Shooting Times Almanac 14 – 21 JUNE 2023

I caught a fox in a landing net recently. I should explain that my old stone farmhouse is set into the hillside, separated from it at the back by a brick-lined trench about 7ft deep and perhaps a couple of feet wide. Over the years, a number of hapless critters have had to be rescued from this trench, the most notable of which — until now — being a sheep. Stealthy burglar At one point, the back wall of the house has a window, at about waist height, allowing daylight from the trench into the house. A few nights ago, I was just going upstairs to bed when I heard a faint scratching sound floating up from the passageway. I eased down the stairs and listened; there it was again. It seemed…

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