Shooting Gazette January 2008

Get the most out of your sport in the New Year with our 12-point guide Gain more success in the field with Mike Yardley's invaluable advice on forward allowance In the first of a new series, we follow Simon Peniston-Bird as he starts a new shoot in Devon John Walker visits the historic Easton Neston estate, where the lowland pheasant is king Year in review - we track the highs and lows of 2007 Don Brunt meets champion clay shot Cheryl Hall at a partridge day in Wiltshire Life in the beating line - our intrepid reporter Martin Puddifer explains why anyone can enjoy beating on a shoot The twilight zone - Graham Downing discusses the best times to go stalking Electric collars work for me - Will Garfit tells us about his experiences in using electric collars for dog training Mike Yardley reviews the Kemen Extra Luxe model A Gamekeeper Guru Malcom Brockless helps you to deal with rats The collecting gene - Chris Austyn investigates what drives the collector Alex Brant visits Ballywalter Park in Northern Ireland for some extremely challenging sport Graham Cox comments on the difficult role of the International Gundog League and our experts offer advice on gundog training