Field Sports
Alasdair’s life provides him with a heady Brew
Big game hunter, Nile perch champ and sporting agent – there’s no doubt this Kintyre ghillie knows how to have fun. In this job I’m lucky enough to meet some remarkable characters. Few, however, are more memorable than Alastair Brew. Ostensibly this larger than life madman is a Kintyre-based ghillie, gamekeeper, estate owner and sporting…
Read MoreGetting hooked – line and sinker – for a new angler
When I went fishing, to learn about the sport and to understand more about salmon, the one thing I did not expect was a fish for my supper. But then that’s the lure of fishing – you never catch what you expect. I was lucky enough to spend a day on the Spey, a river…
Read MoreNew app will help those who like to shoot
A newfree app ‘created by guns, for guns’has been launched. The Shoot App, which was created by Robert Dubsky, himself a keen game shot, was designed as an ‘all in one app for guns’: part social network, part memory bank, part planning tool. Users of the app will be able to list all their days…
Read MoreGlad Rags and Cartridge Bags are sharp shooters
Glad Rags and Cartridge Bags blasted off their autumn schedule of events with a fantastic day at the iconic Gleneagles shooting school. Glad Rags and Cartridge Bags is the country’s foremost ladies shooting club, holding events mainly around the north east of the country. Mhairi Morriss is the owner of Jomm Events and founder of…
Read MoreGlamis Estate offers a unique field sports experience
Few places in Britain have the history on offer at Glamis Castle and its surrounding estate. The Glamis Estate offers unique and well managed field sports set amongst 14,000 acres of rolling landscape. The Game Department works tirelessly to conserve the beautiful landscape and biodiversity of the Estate for the benefit of guests and the…
Read MoreElectronic tags for Moray Firth salmon in new project
An amibitious salmon tagging project will begin in the Moray Firth this week. Ness District Salmon Fishery Board hope will give vital information required to better manage declining stocks of Scotland’s iconic wild fish. The high-tech scheme will examine adult salmon movement in the Firth and pinpoint which rivers they head for. Chris Conroy, director…
Read MoreOptimism that 2019 grouse season will be a success
Scottish estate owners are cautiously optimistic that this year’s grouse season will show an improvement on last year’s wash-out. They say that demand from domestic and international shooters remaining strong. Around 60% of visitors come from England, 10% from within Scotland and 30% from overseas – primarily the USA, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, France and Spain.…
Read MoreA shot at glory with simulated game days
Findrack Sporting estate are now adding simulated game days to its already impressive sporting portfolio. Findrack Sporting, set in the glorious hills of Royal Deeside, was founded by Hal Salvesen born from his belief that Aberdeenshire has some of the most diverse sporting opportunities anywhere in the world. The estate which has been in the…
Read MoreThey are setting their sights on finding romance
It could be love at first sights, if all goes well at a shooting event. Scotland’s premier all female shooting club, Glad Rags & Cartridge Bags is hoping to add a bit of romance to their event in June. It’s a first for the club as Mhairi Morriss, owner of Jomm Events and founder of…
Read MoreCelebrating salmon and fishing on the Tweed
Arguably the greatest salmon fishing system in Europe, the River Tweed is well known for its 98-mile long stretch of water that is perfect for the sport. While many writers such as William Scrope and Tom Stoddart have previously written about salmon fishing on the River Tweed, none have managed to cover the stretch in…
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