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Shooting Gazette: A guide to wildfowling in the UK
Mallard Duck 'drake'It’s an exciting time for duck shooters, with months of the new season stretching before us. After half a year of waiting, the keen hunger for action, which is half the joy of the...
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A Winter’s day wildfowling on the Solway
The lure of the Solway draws many keen wildfowlers to test their wits against the wildest of quarry. Sometimes the more fanatical set up home within sight of the slopes of Criffel, the extensive...
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Wildfowler wins licence appeal
A keen wildfowler and clayshooter has had his shotgun licence restored after an appeal to Gloucester Crown Court. Dean James, from Alvington, near Chepstow, had his licence revoked by Gloucestershire...
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Phil Gray: Words on wildfowling
It had suddenly become perceptively lighter as the pre-dawn darkness succumbed to the stealthy approach of that first hint of brightness in the east. It had been a bitterly cold wait and now, with the...
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Stephen Henderson: A sculptor inspired by Swallows & Amazons
Stephen Henderson produces exceptional wildlife carvings made from an assortment of wood, ranging from driftwood to, his favourite, an America carving wood known as Eastern White Pine, or Quebec...
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How to use a goose flag
Tom Sykes reveals a simple but effective piece of kit that has become an essential part of his wildfowling arsenal – the goose flagTom using a goose flagLike a lot of my current fowling gear, the goose...
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Wildfowling – London Calling!
Wildfowling: An evening in East London was an eye-opener for Ian Mason, who saw how Berwick Marshes has turned from wasteland to shooting wonderlandGary Wilson (left) and Steven Wallis (right) turned...
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Decoy rigging
Tom Sykes explains how to rig duck decoys so that they can be used on motherlines or individual weights. Tangle-free cord will allow you to carry several decoys at once without them getting caught...
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Sink box hunting in Lake Saint Pierre, Quebec, Canada
Sink box hunting dates back to the 1800s and is so dangerous it's outlawed in the US. Jonathan Green throws caution to the wind in Canada. Sink box hunting is still legal on Lake Saint Pierre in Quebec...
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Pinkfoot pursuit
Tom Sykes is lucky enough to live in the land of the pinkfoot. He gives some top tips on how to chase the wildest goose of all.The best position for an ambush is between the roost abd feeding...
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Father of the conservation movement
The conservationist and painter Sir Peter Scott was obsessed with wildfowling, a fact often airbrushed from accounts of his life by those embarassed by it, writes Tim Bonner Sir Peter's experiences as...
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Video: How to set up a Wildfowling rig
Tom Sykes explains how to set up a wildfowling rig so duck decoys can be used on motherlines or individual weightsSetting up duck decoysThere are many different ways to set up wildfowling rigs for...
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Duck Decoys
Ever wondered how duck decoys are made? Kate Gatacre enters the US workshop of Randy Clark a decoy artisan to find outduck decoys“My name is Randy Clark and I’ve been painting duck decoys for a little...
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Duck Calling
Tom Sykes explains some of the techniques needed for duck calling Duck callingIn this video I’m concentrating on duck calling. I believe calling can make a difference to the bag if the skill is...
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Goose Calling
Goose calling can help bring your quarry in range, but replicating Pinkoot, Greylags and Canada geese in the UK can be difficultTom calls in the geese on the foreshorePinkfoot Goose Pinkfoot calling is...
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A week in wildfowling
The best pictures of wildfowlers out with their dogs from sunrise to sunset Wonder what today will bring? Any images you’d like to share with us? E mail us here at Shooting UK More articles on...
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Are you complying with the law on lead?
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC ) and the Countryside Alliance stress that all shooters comply with the simple laws on using lead ammunition. Fail to do so and you not only...
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11 of our favourite semi-automatics for wildfowling
We put forward a range of semi-automatics that we'd recommend for wildfowling. Remington Versa Max-semi-autoLincoln Premier Wildfowling Gun As the name suggests, this fits the bill for a gun that’s...
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The skill of the wildfowling caller
Bill Winster explains why it’s well worth learning to call to lure mallard and wigeon to the gunThe sun had just started to rise, splashing orange hues on to the solid iron framework of the railway...
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Shooting groups unite to condemn law-breaking shoots
Leading shooting representatives have urged DEFRA to introduce new checks allowing the police to trace inland shoots that are believed to be breaking lead ammunition laws Research on duck bought from...
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