Shooting Times & Country – 07 August 2019

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Contents

NEWS& OPINION

06 NEWS

10 LETTERS

FEATURES

16 GUNDOGS

20 PIGEON

SHOOTING

24 EARDEFENDERS

28 ROUGH

SHOOTING

32 GUNMAKING

36 GUNDOG

TRAINING

REGULARS

12 COUNTRYDIARY

14 GAMEKEEPER

40 CAT LOW

42 VINTAGETIMES

44 GUNDOGS

46 COOKERY

48 SPORTING

ANSWERS

53 CROSSWORD

54 PRODUCTS

58 SHARPSHOOTER

4 • SHOOTING TIMES & COUNTRY MAGAZINE

16

Canyouputa cockeronthepeg?

Our experts say it can be done

24

Don’tmesswithyourhearing

Ear defenders are a vital piece of kit^28

Getreadyforgrouse

Preparation for the Twelfth

32

Qualitycanbeaffordable

A superb gun at a realistic price

40

Workbeforeplay

Preparing for the new season

36

Gundogtrainingstepsup

Time for the dummy launcher

46

Eel’swellthatendswell

Venison salad with the smoked fi sh

20

Pigeonsina mistydawn

A successful day over stubble

07.08.

Issue 6,

Inthediningroomof

oneofLondon’smost

pukkagentlemen’s

clubs,DrMarkAvery

is lunchingwithChris

Packham.DrAveryhasreportedly

beena memberoftheReformfor

yearsandMrPackhamis saidtolike

itsexclusivitybecausehe grows

wearyofallhisfans.

“Doyouknow,”saysPackham,

“I thinkthegenerallicencesshould

bechanged.”Througha mouthful

ofpottedshrimps,Averyagreesand

sayshe’lltakeit upwithhiscontacts

intheshootingworld.Hehasmany

ofthem,bytheway.Includingme.

Thatconversationnever

happenedbutit’srumouredtheclub

luncheonsoftendo.Thesadthingis

thatit couldhavedoneand,if it had,

DrAverywouldhavefounda lotof

enthusiasmforreformingthegeneral

licences.ButI guessthatwasn’tthe

waytheywantedit.Whycollaborate,

eh,whenyoucanraisehell?

NewsbrokelastweekthatWild

Justicehasdecidedto‘park’legal

actiononthegenerallicences‘forthe

moment’(seep.7). Somearesaying

they’velostbutI’dliketoknowwho’s

won?They’veburnedbridgeswith

thegovernment,polarisedthe

countrysideandsquanderedpublic

money.Nexttime,Mark,justpickup

theblower.You’vegotmynumber.

PatrickGalbraith,Editor

FollowPatrickonTwitter

@paddycgalbraith

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