Wingshooting in Africa
South Africa offers a variety of wingshooting challenges, from hunting over pointing dogs to driven guinea fowl to pass-shooting pigeons (shown here).
Young Guns
If a child is strong enough to control a shotgun and mature enough to understand instruction and safety, then he or she is ready to begin shooting.
Best Gun & Gauge for the Game
The best guns, gauges and chokes for the uplands
First from the Field
Hunters who practice during the off-season and who develop smooth, fluid gun mounts typically are the first to bag limits of doves.
Get Schooled!
Taking a group lesson or attending a shooting school—such as the author’s British Driven Game Shooting Academy—is money and time well spent.
I Can See Clearly Now
One key to making a better visual connection with the target is to use shooting glasses with the brightest/sharpest colored lenses for the conditions.
A Driven Dedication
The unsurpassed shooting of Bettws Hall.
Indoor Drills
Six simple drills that can be practiced indoors with a minimal amount of equipment.
A Shooter’s Wish List
Whether you’re coming up with your own list or trying to figure out what to buy for a fellow shooter, following are some useful items that most shotgunners would enjoy receiving.
Fit to Hit
The easiest and most accurate gunfittings are given to good shots who have mastered the fundamentals of “shooting straight,” including having a proper grip.
Sharpening Your Ax
In order to prepare properly during the off-season, hunters should practice as much as possible on targets that simulate the birds they expect to encounter.
Sharpening Skeet Skills
It’s hard to believe that a clay-shooting game that is now enjoyed around the world and has achieved the high bar of any sport—a place at the Olympic Games—was invented by a couple of grouse hunters in Massachusetts.