In light of everything that's happening right now regarding the Home Office consultation regarding firearms laws in the UK, it's even more important than ever to ensure you have as many basis covered as possible before applying for your Firearms licence, or variation. Let's take a closer look at the experience you should have before applying for your Firearms Licence in the UK. When I initially applied for my firearms licence I only had access to a Sako .22 rimfire, which I u

Yep, that's me in the photo, about 15 years ago. My first ever visit to the Sporting Targets Shooting Ground to try my hand at clay...

If you've gone to the trouble of getting your shotgun licence, you should have an idea by now of what type of shooting you want to do, whether that's game shooting, pigeon shooting or becoming the next champion clay shooter. Maybe you've been out with a friend or family member on the marsh and realised you enjoy the idea of being out in nature whilst hunting your own food for dinner. Or maybe you've been shooting an air rifle - like my son pictured here shooting his first pig

I found this recipe a few years back when I lived on my farm and was growing my own herbs, vegetables and edible flowers, and have adjusted it to suit my taste. Growing your own food is so rewarding as well as the whole carbon footprint thing - and it's handy being able to just pop out the back door when you're in the middle of cooking dinner and realise you've run out of carrots! It is, however, a lot of hard work. Everything from the weather, to caterpillars and other bugs,

At the point of writing this blog I'd been pigeon shooting in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk for around 12 years, and it's one of my fave hobbies. I help to protect farmers' crops with this method of pest control, whilst providing myself nutritious, wild food which in turn has fed on natural food only. Plus, it's such a buzz - anyone remember the duck shooting game on Nintendo from the 80's? Well yeah, it's even more fun than that! It does involve carting quite a bit of kit aroun

So, the way I cook is a mixture of following recipes and throwing my own things in - I also believe in 'human measurements' more than...

Finding your own land to shoot on is tough - the first farmer or land owner will say someone already does it, the next person doesn't agree with pest control, and the third has a syndicate that you have to pay for but maybe you can't afford (or don't want to pay - we spend enough as it is on cartridges, kit and fuel as it is, right?!) There's been many times I've had to bow and scrape and offer gifts to people over the years to make sure I keep shooting permission, and to be

Welcome to the website, and my new blog - I'm hoping to entertain and inform, but if you find it boring and non-informative - please feel...