HERE in the South West the current hard weather kicked in around December 23, 2009. Heavy rain in the wee hours of December 24 had frozen into treacherous sheets of ice by dawn. Since then it has been a glorious time weather-wise with day after day of clear blue skies following night after night of hard frosts. The only rain I can remember is an early isolated shower on Boxing Day morning.
Gamekeeper
Every week we publish news, views and reports that are essential reading if you are involved with any aspect of gamekeeping. Within the section our authorative features and reviews of guns and articles on shooting are written by the Country's top experts.
Below are some of the articles that have appeared in recent issues. For the full picture order a subscription to Countryman's Weekly now!
BLACK powder – I love it! Some of my shooting colleagues, though, shake their heads in disbelief when I mention that I sometimes shoot with an 1870 black powder hammergun. I also mention that I use a BP drilling for stalking.
Nick Hammond discovers that overdoing the dummy can make training sessions stale
I AM frequently told by enthusiastic cartridge collectors that they have not come across any worthwhile vintage examples for a long time and surely nowadays everything that has survived has been found. How wrong they are. Rare items are still coming to light, albeit not as frequently as they did a few years ago.
ONE of the things I’ve always enjoyed about living in our part of France is the lack of rural crime. Perhaps foolishly, I never lock the house when leaving it and, whilst the sheds are equipped with padlocks, it has been a long time since the hasps have been pushed shut.
I HAVE been shooting since 1962 so have seen the sport go through many changes in the UK but Governments come and go and common sense will eventually prevail with shooting returning to what we ‘Oldies’ remember.
BEST quality shotguns are still commanding high prices even in the current recession. Those by legendary London makers are always in demand and last year an over-and-under sidelock ejector Pigeon Gun by James Woodward & Sons was sold at auction for a staggering £30,000.
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