Experts warn that Scotland’s new nature bill could disrupt deer management, imposing fines or prison sentences on landowners ...

Over 50 MPs and peers have condemned the Government’s plan to increase gun licence fees by up to 157%, calling it an unfair ...

In what must have come a surprise to many, the Labour Government recognises the value of grouse shooting, ecologically and ...

Amnesty for unwanted guns A firearm surrender programme run by all the UK’s police forces is under way. The scheme, which ...

Shoots offering smaller days are being inundated with enquiries and Barney Stratton’s Stockton Shoot in Wiltshire is no exception. “I have had so many phone calls from interested teams that I have now ...

I knew I wanted an English shotgun, a second-hand side-by-side shotgun. The issue was how I could afford one. I approached ...

Avian influenza prevention zones have been put in place across both countries, with housing orders extended mostly in the east of England. Restrictions are in place across Great Britain to try to slow ...

All of the UK’s major supermarkets have now publicly expressed their concerns over the proposed changes to inheritance tax affecting farms, calling for the Government to pause and consult. Tesco ...

A wildlife ranger employed by the Forestry Commission has received a six-figure settlement following a serious injury caused by a rifle malfunction in December 2020. The malfunction allegedly caused ...

The pilot project, which is being rolled out at six schools across Islay and Jura, is a collaboration between the council and Wild Jura, a new business founded by locals Cath and Andy McCallum.

The public consultation on John Blair MLA’s Private Members’ Bill to ban hunting mammals with dogs has closed. Mr Blair will now draft a summary report using the responses from the consultation to ...

Beaters’ day celebrates the team behind every shoot, marking the season’s end with joy, camaraderie and tradition, says Victoria Chesters-Sutcliffe. Many people, and dogs, are having a well-earned ...