With excitement building for the Game Fair, Simon West reflects on the progress we have made and the obstacles that remain as we struggle back to that elusive ‘normality’. Here we go! With us facing the roll back of restrictions—hopefully…
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Game Fair 2021 preview w/ Simon West
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20 reasons to visit The Game Fair in 2021
Finally, a chance to get together The Game Fair in 2021 – after the last 18 months we’re not really sure we need any reasons to attend, other than that it will be a highly enjoyable outing (and they’ve been in v…
Latest auction news from the gun trade
Diggory Hadoke throws his head back and draws in a deep draught of that old, familiar smell… What is it? Why, freedom of course! June saw Holt’s return with a flourish and a full sale, held over two days on…
Welfare Bill given short shrift in House of Lords
A bill that could “curtail country sports” has been mauled in the House of Lords as peers attacked it as ‘unnecessary’ ‘ill conceived’ and ‘anthropomorphic’. The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill was introduced in the Queen’s Speech in May. The seemingly…
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Our Favourite: Thermal Imaging Riflescope
This article is sponsored by Thomas Jacks Pulsar have produced a long-line of high-end thermal imaging riflescopes to-date, but none more deserving of acknowledgement than the Thermion Series. This Series consists of the Thermion 2 XQ38, XQ50, XP50 and the…
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Ticket sales for The Game Fair 2021 soar
As life returns to normal, the green wellie brigade is gearing up for The Game Fair, taking place from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 July at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire, like never before! With some much-needed light at the end…
Top things to see and do at The Game Fair 2021
After last year’s cancellation, The Game Fair 2021 will be bigger and better than ever this summer, the wide array of family-friendly features and attractions ensuring that there is something for everyone. Returning to familiar territory, Europe’s largest outdoor countryside festival will…
New clubhouse for Thimbleby
A North Yorkshire clay shooting ground has unveiled its contemporary new clubhouse, the result of significant investment and expansion of its facilities. Thimbleby Shooting Ground, which is located in a beautiful, rural setting on the 3,000-acre Thimbleby Estate, offers self-caddied…
Wild Justice launch more legal actions against shooting
Undeterred by recent failures, Wild Justice keeps hurling its legal eagles at general licensing. The anti-shooting campaign group has launched two more legal actions seemingly designed to attack shooting. In a newsletter sent to its supporters, the campaign group said…
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What do Guns look for in a shoot?
In an article that first appeared in Shooting Times, Guns on Pegs editor George Browne ruminates on what the modern-day visitor to a shoot is actually after. I have been shooting since I was 11, but it is only since…
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