The Countryman's Weekly

UK Deer Track and Recovery By Matt Limb. THERE is no secret in the ever-increasing deer population through the British Isles, as it has been extensively reported in recent years and I can well believe a statement I recently heard that there are now more deer in the country than

Feeder time is over By Simon Everett. I GOT into position before it was properly first light, my watch showed me it was 5.15am and even the crows hadn’t left their roost. I slipped into my hide unseen or heard and settled down for a half hour wait. I hoped

A thermal imager that doesn’t break the bank By Old Keeper. THERE seems to be a steady increase in the number of people who are taking up night shooting with the main quarry species being the fox. At the same time, the array of night vision equipment increases and so

A loader’s lot… is a happy one By David Hudson. GILBERT and Sullivan wrote a song about A Policeman’s Lot, which was, according to the Sergeant who sang it, ‘…not a happy one.’ I would suggest that, in contrast, most of the time a loader’s lot is a very happy

Getting the most from ducks By Matt Dutton. DUCK shooting has always given me more enjoyment than shooting pheasants. I’m not sure why but it could be that I enjoy eating them more than game birds. Mallards can be an embarrassment if they don’t fly well, they can also reveal

The subtleties of training a lurcher pup By Penny Taylor. IT is easy to label a certain type of lurcher of possessing certain attributes, such as the stalking and freezing we see in some. It is also believed that collie lurchers are more likely to do this than other types,