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No nonsense, easy-to-follow words of wisdom for the game Shot, from game shooting coach and Gamebore ambassador Simon Ward.

We speak to Eley Hawk, one of the UK's largest cartridge manufacturers, about the latest trend that is copper-coated lead shot.

A bundle of energy, inquisitiveness and hope. Lock away your slippers and stock up on kitchen roll, the young pup has arrived.

Three weeks in and nothing below knee-level is safe. Tea towels, shoes, firewood, ornaments, even the 13-year-old terrier – who only just tolerates her – are kept out of reach. A glimmer of hope: she is beginning to recognise her own name. She is a puppy proper; exploring, investigating, experiencing things for the first time and chewing everything in her path. Everything is new and exciting – sounds, sights, smells, and the members of her pack.

New thinking, new energy, more writers, more sport, same passion, same name…

Under new publisher Fieldsports Press, the aim is to take everything to the next level – the breadth of content, the quality of imagery, the exclusivity of interviews and stories, an increase in pagination, matt-finish paper – and produce a publication with longevity, a journal-like feel and outstanding substance to match... something that has not been done before.

We know our readers care about details. So do we.

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