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Shooting advice: tips, techniques and expertise for clay, game and rough shooting
Whether you’re a novice stepping onto the clay ground for the first time or an experienced Gun looking to sharpen your technique, this is where you’ll find the knowledge to shoot better.
Sporting Gun’s shooting section covers every discipline – driven game, walked-up days, roughshooting, pigeon and corvid control, wildfowling and clay shooting across all formats. Our team of professional shots and industry experts delivers first-hand advice on technique, gun mount, footwork, reading the line and everything else that separates a good day from a great one.
Beyond technique, we cover the seasonal rhythms of the shooting year, from early-season partridge to the final pheasant drives of February, alongside practical guidance on etiquette, safety and getting the most from every day in the field.
Latest articles
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ShootingWhen to retire an older gundog: Signs, ages and how to make their final seasons count
Howard Kirby explores one of the most difficult moments any handler faces: knowing when to retire an older gundog. Drawing on decades of experience training and working dogs in the shooting field, he ...
By Howard Kirby
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ShootingMini driven days at Abercairny: small bags, big memories
Mini driven shoot days offer affordable, mixed-species sport in stunning settings — and Abercairny in Perthshire is one of the finest examples. Matt Kidd reports
By Matt Kidd
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GundogsFirst shoot success: transitioning from dummies to game
Transitioning your gundog from dummies to real game is a critical step. It ensures your dog retrieves game instead of succumbing to instinct.
By Howard Kirby
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ShootingClay ground Guide
Plan your next clay day at some of the best shooting grounds here in the UK.
By Sporting Gun
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Rough shooting
Walked-up rabbits
Nick Ridley enjoys a therapeutic couple of hours rabbit shooting in Wales and is reminded of the importance of fieldcraft
By Sporting Gun
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Driven
Vegan to hunter
Emily Damment tells the extraordinary story of one man’s transformation from full veganism to harvesting his own wild meat, with plenty of lessons to learn along the way.
By Sporting Gun
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Wildfowling
Generation game
James Green recounts an unforgettable week of wildfowling on Scotland’s Tay estuary, where three families shared the joys, challenges and triumphs of outdoor adventures
By Sporting Gun
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GundogsThe right choice
Choosing a new dog can be a minefield. Breed, temperament, working lines and energy levels all play a role in finding the right fit for you. Howard Kirby provides guidance
By Sporting Gun
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GundogsFit for purpose?
Shoot day fever, trouble with cock birds and damaged game are all problems that demand immediate attention at this time of year, as Ben Randall explains
By Sporting Gun
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GameDrenched and disappointed
Constant rain has plagued farmers right across the UK, while pesky pigeons have only added to the misery on Andy Crow’s farm by hammering his precious pea crop.
By Sporting Gun
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