CONSERVATION
66 A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE: How a
farmer in Wiltshire turned hundreds of
acres of land into a wildlife paradise
WILDFOWLING
70 BUCKET LIST: Do you have a bucket
list of quarry? For Alan Jarrett, the
eagle-head snow goose is at the top!
CLAY SHOOTING
18 CLAYS FOR GAME: Clay tuition to
help you shoot better in the autumn
26 GROUND PROFILE: Hownhall
Shooting School
36 CLAY NEWS
92 CLAY GROUNDS
COMPETITIONS
11 Win gun cleaning multi kit
23 Win Seeland Winster jacket and cap
24 Win Seeland Weston Club waistcoat
25 Win a gunslip
77 Our 2020 calendar competition
89 Win Chudleys dog food
GUNDOGS
80 GUNDOG TRAINING: How to
progress with multiple dummies
using the round-the-clock method
84 GUNDOG FOCUS:Ryan’s time-
saving training technique
88 GUNDOG ALPHABET: S is for...
89 GUNDOG EXPERTS: Q&As
Contents
72 CLASSIC GUNS: The original ‘Field
Trials’ weren’t what you might think
74 CROCKETT’S COUNTRY WAYS:
Make a whisk – and beer biscuits!
90 FIND SHOOTING
MARKETPLACE
44 PRODUCTS: Clothing and wads
46 CARTRIDGES: It’s easy being green
48 GUN TEST:Winchester SX4 20-bore
GAME SHOOTING
14 BLACK MAGIC: Glimpse into the
world of modern-day muzzle-loaders
34 ROUGH ROVERS: Happy memories
of a rough shooting day last season
42 TECHNIQUE: Solutions for shooters
who lift their head off the stock
PEST CONTROL
20 PIGEONS: A daytime patrol in a
lupin field in Kent
64 FOXING: Deano may have tussled
with death just weeks ago – but
he’s back out after foxes already!
GAMEKEEPING
55 NGO COLUMN: General licences
57 GAMEKEEPING: Rod tests a whole
host of stalking gear while on a roe
buck and munty stalk
61 UPLAND DIARY: The future success
of grouse shooting
62 KEEPER’S COUNTRY: The oft-times
misunderstood life of an airgunner
ON THE COVER
48 GUN TEST
42 AVOID COMMON PITFALLS
18 MAP YOUR ROUTE
23 SEELAND COMPETITION
84 GUNDOG TRAINING PLAN
20 PIGEONS
66 CONSERVATION
COLUMNS
03 FIRST WORDS
38 COUNTRYSIDE ALLIANCE
51 BASC
69 SHOOTING IN WALES
REGULARS
06 NEWS
24 LETTERS
28 ASK THE EXPERTS: Q&As on all
manner of subjects
30 GUNSMITHING: A life-changing trip
to Tuscany after boar
33 GWCT: Hooray for Ray Mears!
40 NOTES FROM IRELAND:Up early
in the high seat after those crows
and pigeons
Issue 190
AUGUST 2019
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S OO S, O S OOS
PIGEONS:
to protect a lupin cropCrowman’s on patrol
GUNDOGS:
Part two of our time-saving training plan
CONSERVATION:
became a wildlife oasisHow a desolate down
N S o
GUN TEST: