Shooting
The code of good shooting practice
This Code applies to all game shooting - walked up, driven, wild bird or reared - and we encourage our clients to read it...
The Country Food Trust's fundraising event at Syon House
We were delighted to support The Country Food Trust's fundraising event at Syon Park in London last month. The evening raised an astonishing £200,000 for the fantastic charity. Please read on for the full report from the organisers...
The Roxtons 2016/17 season round-up
It is that time of year when we return to our desks after spending six months out in the field and have time to reflect on the customary highs and lows of the season which has just passed...
Say NO to excessive firearms licensing fees
The Home Office is proposing a massive and unjustified hike in firearms licensing fees for approved shooting clubs, museums and those dealing in prohibited weapons...
Summer Fun: new drives announced at Hilldrop Estate for simulated game days
The end of the season is here but if you are looking for some sporting fun this spring or summer then we would be delighted to welcome you to a simulated game day like no other...
Glyn Satterley talks about his fantastic photo book 'Going to the Hill'
Here is a short film in which photographer Glyn Satterley talks about his fantastic photo book 'Going to the Hill' which lifts the lid on the fascinating life of Highland sporting estates...
Afghanistan war casualty returns to shoot at Wellshead
A couple of seasons ago, on a wet Exmoor day, I greeted a team of guns at Wellshead, only to be taken to one side by the host who quietly explained that one of the guns was the last bad casualty from The Afganistan war and was in a pretty bad way...
MPs unanimously decide to take no further action against grouse shooting
The Government has dismissed calls for a ban on driven grouse shooting after hearing it would be an 'epic gamble for rural economies' and result in 'an ornithological desert'...
Enthusiastic young guns at Druids Lodge
We are always keen to encourage the young, believing firmly that they are the future of shooting. Dan Reynolds hosted a day on Saturday at Druids Lodge where these two enthusiasts energetically joined their father with their toy guns...
A private view of Hamish Mackie's latest works
We were delighted to sponsor a private view of acclaimed wildlife sculptor Hamish Mackie's work on Tuesday evening at Mall Galleries, SW1. We partnered with the Countryside Alliance and Country Life magazine and invited clients and friends to join us at Hamish's phenomenal 'Life in Bronze' exhibition. Read on for some photos of the evening...