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Beijing 2008 Olympic hopes

Claire Zambuni meets the GB Shooting Team as they
run through their last-minute preparations for Beijing

Shooting Industry Awards

Find out who won what category this year and vote for your 'Best of the Best.'

All eyes on the Humber

Is legislation intended to conserve birds fowling's biggest threat? Alastair Balmain reports on a local battle that could have a direct impact on the sport's future

Is there a need for new coastal access?

Should Britain's coast be more accessible?

Are foxes being dumped in the countryside?

Ian Valentine investigates allegations that urban foxes are being dumped in the countryside - a wildlife crime or rural myth?

Human beings cannot beat the weather

Will human beings ever master the climate? Shooting Times discusses

In awe of Loch Awe

Ian Valentine is taken out on the majestic Loch Awe by seasoned fisherman Alister McKellar, in search of the trout that inhabit its dark waters

On the dummy run

How did the canvas dummy come about and is it really necessary?

Stay vigilant against ticks

With as many as 2,000 Brits expected to suffer a tick-related infection this year, Ian Valentine investigates whether tick numbers are spiralling out of control

Reviving the trend for hammerguns

As hammerguns are experiencing a surge of popularity, John Newton looks at how they have developed since their invention 140 years ago by a few innovative gun designers

Thought for food

With an ever increasing concern for health and expanding waistlines, could huge shoot lunches be a thing of the past? Robert Cuthbert suggests a lighter alternative

Heading for cover

You could well find yourself on a steep learning curve if you are a covercrop novice. David Lyles offers expert advice on planting and growing, with a view to fine sport

Readers' picture gallery

A collection of pictures sent in by readers, out and about in the field.

Top tips for buying at auction

To the amateur trader, a sale room can seem like a daunting place. Shooting Times asks experienced auctioneer, David Porter, for his tips on buying at auction.

How important is the barrel length of a rifle?

To what extent does barrel length affect the velocity of your full-bore rifle? In the name of science and with some trepidation, we take up the hacksaw...

Counting deer in the dark

The Deer Initiative is using high-tech thermal imaging equipment to monitor deer populations.

The 2007 pointer and setter Champion Stake

With great weather and high quantities of game on the ground, this year's pointer and setter Champion Stake kept dogs and competitors busy.

The risks of riding quad bikes

Quad bikes may have revolutionised keepers' and stalkers' lives, but the accident rate is alarmingly high. Here we look at the risks of driving ATVs and how easily injury can occur.

The fight to save County Cork

Housing projects are posing a threat to shooting in County Cork. Ian Valentine meets the chairman of a gun club desperately trying to save its grounds from the bulldozer.

Changing faces of gundogs

Would an Edwardian gentleman recognise the gundogs of today? Paul Rawlings considers the influences and changes to our gundog breeds over the past century

August caption competition - Just for fun!

What do you think this poor worn out mum is thinking?

Gundog bloodlines

When choosing a puppy or a stud dog, don’t be blinded by a famous name in a dog’s pedigree. Joe Irving reveals why creating a successful bloodline requires consistency

How to treat allergies

Harvey Carruthers discusses some of the most common skin allergies in dogs and the best way to treat them

Six of the best on...shooting courses

Introduction courses are now available in many areas of shooting, from beating to game hygiene. David Frost talks to six shooting professionals about training

Preparing to stalk

Amateur stalkers rarely fire a rifle away from the field and have little opportunity to practise and iron out bad habits. Ian Valentine attends a course designed to do just this

Grey ghost of Africa

Moving silently through the scorching territory of South Africa, the kudu is a spectral quarry that can test even the keenest stalker, as N. S. Berridge-Sharp discovered

Dogs in the USA

Over-enthusiastic, over-the-top and over there. Ever wondered what happens to UK gundogs that get sent overseas to the US? Vic Barlow goes Stateside to find out

The five-acre shoot

The Hallett’s shoot, in Hampshire, is a bijou affair, but one that can offer a wealth of sport. Robin Marshall-Ball looks at the best way to make the most of a small plot of land

Labrador rescue

Hugely popular as a breed, but not suitable for everyone — what happens when Labradors need rehoming? Tony Jackson on the work of the Labrador Rescue Trust

Game books of Euston Estate

Shooting may have changed over the years, but in the gamebooks of the historic Euston estate David Tomlinson finds preserved the style, manners and birds of a bygone era

Trapping squirrels

Ian Valentine continues ST’s vermin crusade with some grey squirrel trapping care of a keeper determined to keep their numbers under control

Rebel with a cause

Charles Williams is a man with the ambition and drive to make his vision of a thriving countryside community into a reality. Robin Page encounters a true Cornish rebel

Antler growth and healing

Spurred on by a question to ST’s “Letters” page, deer specialist Mark Malins explores the phenomenon of “self-healing” antlers

Boom time for Best guns

Ian Valentine asks industry leaders their opinion of the current state of the gun market. It is buoyant, especially at the top end, but are smaller businesses suffering the consequences?

Doing the rifle rounds

Shadowing keeper Mark Round, Pete Wadeson discovers it is a full-time job controlling the vermin on this shoot

The Shooting Industry Awards

The 2007 Shooting Industry Awards were announced on 15 May at a presentation held at E. J. Churchill Shooting School. Here are the winners.

Batsman "KP" goes shooting

Star England batsman Kevin Pietersen knocks clays for sixes, fours and even a few singles, too, as he takes on ST’s Ian Valentine at the West London Shooting School

The pros and cons of rape seed

The English countryside seems to have been daubed in the yellow paint of oilseed rape. Robin Marshall-Ball investigates the pros and cons of this booming cash crop

A perfectly legal hunt

Tony Jackson follows a unique pack of Griffon Vendeen hounds on the hunt for rabbits in Devon

The history of camouflage

Graham Roberts slips unseen into a new exhibition devoted to camouflage and learns more about its history