As the first shooting show of the year, every year there is a huge expectation for the British Shooting Show to deliver. This year, it certainly did! First to get the award thing out of the way - being nominated as finalist for the Media Contributor Award 2026 was a personal win for me, just to be included in the line up as the only female! And even though I didn't win the award - being nominated alongside my hero Andy Crow was a lifetime achievement as far as I was concerned

I recently admitted to someone that I was really afraid of the dark as a kid. They asked if I'm still scared of the dark. I couldn't answer them, but I've just realised the answer is yes, I am. But not when it's outside in nature... There’s something magical for me about the silence and temperature drop that comes just before sunset. As I prepare to go out into the field, I always take a deep breath to steady my mind to focus on the task at hand, and it's like the field and t

The quick answer to the question above is - yes, obviously - and although some fantastic things happened in my life last year, now it's definitely time to focus on the year ahead... I never make New Year's resolutions. Instead, I make mini promises to myself throughout the year, that I work hard to turn into action in the months ahead. So, what's the latest promises I've made? And have any of the promises from the last few months come to fruition yet....? Promise 1 - Focus o

Earlier this year I became the first ever female - and black - HikMicro ambassador; a position I am extremely proud to hold. The Company has been around for almost a decade; and amongst many other products which they offer to the industrial, security and military market, they offer thermal monoculars, binoculars, and scopes for hunting and wildlife observation to a worldwide market - only a couple of years ago they ranked 3rd in global shipment! I first learned about HikMicro

Nicole Moore, partridge shoot in Dorset - image by Charlotte Cranwell Photography It was a very strange feeling, yet extremely liberating and exhilarating, to be able to choose my own gun after so many years of shooting. As a newcomer to the sport 16 years ago, being a female in my mid-twenties surrounded by men, I accepted that I knew nothing and therefore I should take the advice - and guns - that I was given. However, after several years of doing this and with more experie

I shot my first rabbit with a .22 around 8 years ago, and I was hooked. I didn't know much back then about the 'why' and 'how' in terms of the field craft, I was just thinking about my meals for the week and ensuring I took an ethical shot. I learned a lot on those first few outings; about my ability to shoot at certain ranges with a .22, about how the rabbits behaved in certain weathers - and I certainly learnt how good they are at picking up the slightest noise! But it wasn

As I write this I am looking at my kit laid out on the living room floor, ready for an outing with the night vision scope hunting rabbits...

Using the HikMicro Alpex 4K day/night scope Firstly, I assume that if you're looking for a hare recipe you're either a hunter - hello fellow hunters and huntresses - or you have a butchers or farm shop nearby that sells wild hare meat - lucky you! Skip to recipe Wild Brown Hare Management In my opinion, brown hares are some of the most beautiful game animals that we see in the UK. Although not a popular animal to hunt, they can cause a menace to crops especially in areas whe