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🎉Pheasant shooting season: optimism across estatesAs the 2025-26 pheasant shooting season begins, UK gamekeepers report ...
10/10/2025

🎉Pheasant shooting season: optimism across estates

As the 2025-26 pheasant shooting season begins, UK gamekeepers report high-quality birds, strong poult survival, and abundant natural feed, creating optimism for a successful season.

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The Browning 825, successor to the legendary B25, revolutionises hunting with improved ergonomics, a low action frame fo...
08/10/2025

The Browning 825, successor to the legendary B25, revolutionises hunting with improved ergonomics, a low action frame for quick aiming, and mechanical quality true to Browning. The Game and Game Prestige models combine elegance, refined engravings and high-end wood for an exceptional shooting experience.

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The latest issue of Shooting Times is out now!This week’s issue is packed with the latest news from the world of shootin...
08/10/2025

The latest issue of Shooting Times is out now!

This week’s issue is packed with the latest news from the world of shooting, including industry updates and regulations that every enthusiast should know.

📩Got something to say? We want to hear it! Write into the editor and have your say in Shooting Times. Share your thoughts, tips, or experiences with the community.

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Influence more with BASCBASC is the voice for sustainable shooting in the UK, championing our community at every level f...
08/10/2025

Influence more with BASC

BASC is the voice for sustainable shooting in the UK, championing our community at every level from Westminster to local councils. By becoming a BASC member, you help shape policy, protect rural traditions, and ensure the positive impact of shooting is recognised nationwide. Together, we influence more, securing the future of shooting and conservation for generations to come.

Find out how you can make a difference: basc.org.uk

🎉 Black grouse breed on North York Moors for first time in 200 yearsBlack grouse have successfully bred on the North Yor...
06/10/2025

🎉 Black grouse breed on North York Moors for first time in 200 years

Black grouse have successfully bred on the North York Moors for the first time since the 1840s, following a translocation project that moved 20 birds from the North Pennines last autumn.

👉 Full story: tinyurl.com/4azk7mur



Photo credit: Holly Appleby

🦅 Sixteen raptor species recorded on Scottish moorlandsA decade-long study tracking birds of prey across Scottish moorla...
04/10/2025

🦅 Sixteen raptor species recorded on Scottish moorlands

A decade-long study tracking birds of prey across Scottish moorland has recorded 16 different raptor species in the past year.

Full story: tinyurl.com/396mbevt

🐐 Reserve approves feral goat cull after population surgeTarras Valley Nature Reserve in Scotland plans to cull 160 fera...
02/10/2025

🐐 Reserve approves feral goat cull after population surge

Tarras Valley Nature Reserve in Scotland plans to cull 160 feral goats over two years following an 800% population increase.

👉 Full story: tinyurl.com/yck5nfm7

The latest issue of Shooting Times is out now!This week’s issue is packed with the latest news from the world of shootin...
02/10/2025

The latest issue of Shooting Times is out now!

This week’s issue is packed with the latest news from the world of shooting, including industry updates and regulations that every enthusiast should know.

📩Got something to say? We want to hear it! Write into the editor and have your say in Shooting Times. Share your thoughts, tips, or experiences with the community.

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🍂And just like that it’s 1 October again. For many, it isn’t just a date, it’s the sound of wings breaking cover, the we...
01/10/2025

🍂And just like that it’s 1 October again. For many, it isn’t just a date, it’s the sound of wings breaking cover, the weight of a cartridge bag, the shared anticipation at the first drive.

Whether you’re in the beating line, behind a gun, working a dog or cooking a game supper later tonight, the season ahead is yours to enjoy. Here’s to making it memorable.

📰 Stalker numbers could be halved by “flawed” deer BillA controversial Bill moving through the Scottish legislature coul...
01/10/2025

📰 Stalker numbers could be halved by “flawed” deer Bill

A controversial Bill moving through the Scottish legislature could dramatically affect deer management.

Proposals include mandatory training for stalkers and – most contentiously – giving NatureScot the power to intervene in deer management on private land for “nature restoration”, a term that is still undefined.

Industry groups warn these changes could halve the number of stalkers and give NatureScot broad, unchecked powers.

🦌 Full story here: tinyurl.com/48te6v3p

🦌 Scottish crofters push to extend deer culling rightsThe Scottish Crofting Federation and Scottish Tenant Farmers Assoc...
29/09/2025

🦌 Scottish crofters push to extend deer culling rights

The Scottish Crofting Federation and Scottish Tenant Farmers Association are pressing ministers to extend deer culling rights to moorland and common grazings as part of Natural Environment Bill reforms.

👉 Full story: tinyurl.com/a6h5s375

🐿 Grey squirrels under fire on National Trust estateThe Holnicote Estate in West Somerset has launched an innovative app...
26/09/2025

🐿 Grey squirrels under fire on National Trust estate

The Holnicote Estate in West Somerset has launched an innovative approach to grey squirrel control, deploying trained volunteers with air rifles.

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