Shooting Times & Country

Last week, I went to the pub to see Joe Dimbleby, who many of you will remember as my predecessor in the Editor’s chair. Joe now works for the GWCT and we had a long conversation about woodcock conservation. The following morning, feeling slightly wo

The GWCT has announced former world champion and Olympic bronze medal-winning Shot Matthew Coward-Holley as its new charity ambassador. Mr Coward-Holley will be working with the Trust to help promote best shooting practices, the conservation value of

I really enjoyed this week’s Shooting Times, there was a good array of stories and subjects. Of particular interest was David Tomlinson’s section, which mentioned the cheap natural-fertiliser benefits from grazing sheep, over expensive modern chemica

I doubt if there are many shooting or hunting enthusiasts in Scotland who are upset by Nicola Sturgeon’s sudden departure. Her party was responsible for the ridiculous new Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill. It restricts the hunting of mammals in Scot

On 15 March 2014 we said goodbye to the unassailable champion of fieldsports, Clarissa Theresa Philomena Aileen Mary Josephine Agnes Elsie Trilby Louise Esmeralda Dickson Wright. Clarissa rose to fame as one of the Two Fat Ladies, which aired on the

A friend of mine had difficulty when she applied for a store card, because she didn’t exist. Or at least, that’s what the credit rating agency seemed to think. She’s solvent and has no outstanding debts. And that, it turns out, is the nub of the prob