Sporting Shooter

Sporting Shooter is the most vibrant magazine for modern shotgun and rifle enthusiasts. Each month, we bring you valuable tips, expert advice, and engaging stories from top professionals in the shooting world. Our coverage includes everything from syndicate game and sporting clays to stalking, wildfowling, rough shooting, and pigeon shooting. We also explore topics like gundogs, ferreting, keepering, and managing vermin. Sporting Shooter is published every month, totaling 12 issues a year.

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Should I spay my working bitch?

Jul 18, 2023 | sportingshooter.co.uk | Vicky Payne

If you own a female gundog, it is likely that at some point your vet will have asked if, or when, you plan to spay her. Is spaying the best option for gundog bitches, and if it is, when is the best time? When I started my veterinary career, we spayed most bitches three months after their first season, unless they were required for breeding.
Gundog behaviour: why is my dog acting aggressively?

Jun 19, 2023 | sportingshooter.co.uk | Vicky Payne

Something that we often take for granted in the shooting field, but which amazes other people, is how well gundogs get on. It isn’t unusual for there to be more than 10 dogs of mixed ages, sexes and breeds on our beaters’ wagon or to see several crammed into the back of the shoot Land Rover with their owners.
How to protect your working dog from parasites

Apr 17, 2023 | sportingshooter.co.uk | Vicky Payne

I found myself standing in the dispensary last week looking at the bewildering choice of anti-parasitic agents and wishing for the simpler days when I was training – when the only options were cans of flea spray, worming powder for pups, and tablets for adult dogs. Things have moved on because the old products weren’t always effective and contained ingredients found to cause health problems. Sadly, we face more parasite threats now than in the past.