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Police Scotland moves night shooting notices to dedicated inbox

Police Scotland has moved section 18(2) night shooting notifications to a dedicated mailbox, ending the 101 and Contact Us routes for deer managers.
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A good loader slows the Gun down and says less: 20 years at the peg, from Ashcombe to Alnwick

Loader Richard Colbourne, 20 years at Ashcombe and Alnwick, tells Fieldsports Journal how a good loader sets the tempo and is present but never intrusive.
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Actor Jason Wong: from Guy Ritchie’s film set to a voice for game shooting

Star Wars and The Gentlemen actor Jason Wong took up clay shooting on Guy Ritchie’s advice. Three seasons on he is a new ...
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Ian Coley’s grouse masterclass: technique, safety and manners in the butt

Olympic coach Ian Coley MBE tells Fieldsports Journal how to shoot an incoming grouse, where the safe zones are in a butt and ...
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Wildlife crime convictions below 2%, coalition report says

Wildlife and Countryside Link counts 2,149 suspected wildlife crimes and 41 convictions in 2025, and wants notifiable status ...
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Holyrood to review access code after deer managers report conflicts

Holyrood’s Rural Affairs Committee will examine the Scottish Outdoor Access Code after the SGA’s deer survey. The call for ...
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Firearms rules in force: what certificate holders must now tell police

Rules 2026 are in force: holders must report diagnoses, online GP visits and second homes. Police promise a pragmatic ...
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BASC rejects minister’s ‘far-right’ countryside comments

BASC has invited rural minister Jenny Riddell-Carpenter to a day in the field after she called a countryside of warm ale and black Labradors a ‘far-right nostalgic vision’ BASC has rejected rural ...