The Good Gundog Feeding Guide
Part 1: Pre-season Preparation
What’s the problem with firearms licensing?
One of the aims of the 2016 Home Office guide to firearms licensing law was to bring about consistency in how the police administered firearms licensing in England and Wales, particularly around medical involvement in the process.
Nature vs Nurture
When two dogs from the same family have very different personalities by Will Hetherington.
A proactive approach – small game processing
Marta Jacyna visits a Scottish estate that has set up a profitable game processing operation which could provide the model for shoots of a similar scale.
No room for compromise on safety
It goes without saying that guns should always be unloaded before being put into a vehicle.
A day in the life of a gamebird vet
Mark Elliott is a well-known vet in the shooting industry and a specialist on gamebirds. Here he talks about the challenges vets face in the rearing season.
Dogs on the marsh
BASC wildfowling officer Shane Robinson and head of wildfowling James Green talk about preparing your dog for the first outing of the season.
Harvest management – investigating trends in the US
BASC head of science Matt Ellis is going to the US on a six-month secondment to learn about their adaptive harvest management (AHM) systems and how the UK can learn from this.
The truth about water and grouse moors
Water on grouse moors has made recent headlines and driven online debate. Speculation and misunderstanding have given volume to false assertions and this needs to be addressed.
Ticks and Lyme disease – what you should know
Lyme disease is a growing problem. Dr Sandra Pearson, medical director of Lyme Disease Action, looks at what you can do to prevent it.