The excitement is reaching fever pitch as the stars align for this year’s Game Fair at Ragley Hall – and the team is ready to welcome you next week for an unforgettable event. With Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirming that almost all restrictions will be lifted in England from Monday as Phase Four of the Roadmap To Recovery gets the green light, it’s time to unlock the potential of the festival of the great British countryside. As one of the few shows to be taking place this summer, the stage is set for a bumper ...

As well as being managing director GMK, the largest distributor of civilian shooting brands in the UK, Karl Waktare has been involved with decision-making and ideas at the highest level of the industry for many years. Indeed, the Waktare family has been a hugely influential part of the gun trade for decades. Karl said: “This is a special year for GMK as we celebrate our 50th year in business. And what a peculiar year it has been. “Shackled for the first three months followed by a massive bounce back ever since; there seems to be a determination ...

One of the biggest celebrations of angling, National Fishing Month, kicks off once again at The Game Fair next week From Friday, July 23rd until August 30th, National Fishing Month will see hundreds of events at fisheries, on rivers and canals up and down the country, for everyone to get involved in. The initiative is organised and overseen by the Angling Trades Association and designed to get people – youngsters, individuals and whole families – to try or return to the sport as well as explain the important economic, social, health and environmental roles that fishing ...

The latest addition to the Peachy Belts range is a detachable fish buckle, which will be on view at The Game Fair. Peachy Belts has previously impressed fieldsports customers with a cartridge belt buckle and many more designs to complement its luxurious Italian leather belts, all designed and handmade in England. Peachy Belts’ Zoe Gibson explained: “This year I have been rather inspired by well-known angler Marina Gibson and her ongoing support of the belt and buckles, and so have produced a fish buckle.” The company also offers a wide selection of other exclusive detachable buckles ...

For a successful day in the field, let’s get your 4x4 working to its full potential! Even if you have chosen the right vehicle for your needs, it’s choosing the correct tyres that will get your 4×4 over any terrain that lies ahead. BASC’s 4×4 and SUV Tyre Partner, General Tire, offers you the top 10 things to consider on the field: 1. Choosing the right type of tread pattern for the terrain you’re driving on ensures you get the best possible grip for terrain you are traversing on. The options are a road, all-terrain ...

We’ve all had enough of Covid… Enough of restrictions… Enough of masks and enough of checking in where-ever we go… But at Stand K735, BestFoxCall would like to invite you to “check in” one more time… Visit the BestFoxCall stand at The Game Fair and using your phone, “check in” using the QR Code on the stand – this will take you to our website where you can enter to win a fully programmed, ICOtec GC500 Hellion Caller and AD450 Decoy worth over £250. Says Rob Crampton, Director of BestFoxCall, “It’s been a tough 18 months ...

Game Fair exhibitor and demonstrator Scott Mackenzie has unveiled a special three-day fishing and casting course, in response to demand. Scott, who will be showcasing his Spey casting skills on the dedicated Casting Pool in the Fishing Village as well as selling his own range of rods and tackle, has been running courses for more than 18 years. Now, for the first time, he is offering a unique package to those wishing to fine-tune their fishing and casting. The three-day package includes accommodation at the beautiful Holm Lodge, Ness-side, a private chef providing breakfast, lunch, and dinner, ...

More than 2,000 schoolchildren were treated to an upland educational experience during this year’s Let’s Learn Moor events. Talks and interactive presentations were provided by those who live and work in the uplands including gamekeepers, farmers, conservationists, local organisations and the emergency services. Now in its fifth year the project continues to offer local schools an unrivalled, free outdoor education experience. Taking place over five days at seven upland locations this was the largest and most successful Let’s Learn Moor to date. The events were organised by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and ...

After months of teasers, Game Fair visitors will get their first look at the INEOS Grenadier 4x4, which has just revealed its purpose-built interior. Designer Toby Ecuyer took his interior inspiration from future Grenadier owners – the vehicle will be officially launched next year – who would be using it day in, day out. He knew it needed to be hard-wearing, practical and simple – a tool to be used in different ways, by different people. So what’s inside? Firstly, everything is here, by design. Any unnecessary electronics have been stripped out, in favour of analogue ...

Savile Row Sporting Tailor is the bespoke tailoring firm of Andrew Granger with roots firmly grounded in the history and traditions of the world of Savile Row handed down ‘on the cutting table and sewing bench.’ Andrew learnt his trade as an apprentice tailor under the watchful eye of his father John Granger, master tailor and owner of Walter Norton & Sons on Savile Row, which was established in 1821 – which means the business has 200 years of experience and know-how. For two centuries, the business has dressed ‘the great and the good’ and counts among its ...

As the director of communications, marketing and membership for the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Andrew Gilruth works hard to correct some of the false narratives from groups like Wild Justice, surrounding animals, their welfare and conservation science. Andrew said: “I love this role. The opportunity to point out where and when people have oversimplified the situation or made selective use of evidence is challenging but vital. It is made somewhat easier by the fact that, thanks to the financial support of the sporting community, much of the available conservation science behind game management has been ...

Compact and elegant in design, this easy-to-operate pocket-sized thermal imaging monocular is great for exploring the outdoors, either at night or in low-light conditions. It boasts a wealth of features, including a resolution of 384x288 pixels, a 17μm thermal imaging sensor, 14x magnification, 8GB memory and 50Hz frame rate. The EYE Ⅱ reveals your surroundings and helps you see people, objects and animals over one 1,000m away. Simple to use, with still image and video recording, it is the perfect companion, whether in the back country or your own backyard. www.highlandoutdoors.co.uk ...

Young journalists keen to learn their craft and promote shooting are being invited to apply for the British Association for Shooting and Conservation Young Shots Journalists project for 2022. The project seeks out young individuals with an interest in journalism, who are willing to step forward and become shooting ambassadors. Successful candidates will spend the year learning about the different forms of journalism. They will be given first-hand experience and lessons from BASC experts and have their work featured on the BASC website and in its Shooting & Conservation magazine and weekly newsletter. In its fourth ...

The main shooting organisations urging everyone to get involved and complete a major Game Shooting Census – with participants in with a chance of winning a Loden Field Jacket from Purdey, worth more than £900. The Game Shooting Census – the biggest annual survey of the shooting community – is run by GunsOnPegs and Lycetts – with the support of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation and the Countryside Alliance. The survey focusses on driven game shooting with the results being used to help improve game shooting going forward. ...

Famous shooting brand Charles Lancaster Gunmakers is relaunching at The Game Fair this summer, backed by new owners, who are themselves extremely well-known in the trade. Co-owners George Juer (formerly of Purdey) and Tom Cosby (formerly of Atkin Grant & Lang and Purdey), have rolled their existing gun trade businesses into the new Charles Lancaster Group. They are joined on the board by Francis Beardsworth and Margarita Booker, who have owned the Lancaster brand since the untimely passing of Margarita’s late husband, the great riflemaker, Ronald Wharton. The company is already manufacturing new ‘best’ grade guns and rifles under the Charles Lancaster ...

Coming hot on the heels of the expected ’unlocking’ of the country on July 19, The Game Fair looks set to be the perfect time to celebrate a return to normality and enjoy all that the great British countryside has to offer. That’s the message from the whole Game Fair team – many of whom have already been on site at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, for the past week or two, installing the vital infrastructure and the stands, ready to welcome valued exhibitors and visitors alike. As the show begins to build, so too does the excitement, ...

Tractor brand Farmtrac will be debuting the industry’s first all-electric compact tractor at The Game Fair. What Farmtrac as a brand and attendees at The Game Fair have in common is an appreciation and enthusiasm for the Great British countryside and that’s why the star of the Farmtrac stand is the revolutionary FT25G electric tractor. Hailed as the ‘future of the industry’ with its lithium-ion battery, it’s sure to be a big draw, said Farmtrac sales manager Steven Haynes. “For those who love the countryside and want it to be a quieter, cleaner place then electric ...

Gundog equipment expert Sporting Saint, which is also one of the main sponsors of the Gundog Arena, has introduced the Meadow Dog Bed. Available in two sizes – small, measuring 60x80cm or large at 80x100cm, this fits in the boot of a Discovery. It’s just 30mm in depth, which means it is thin and easy to place wherever needed. It’s a room saver and easy storage in one. Although it’s made in UK by Sporting Saint using durable, rip-proof material and is water resistant, it’s not chew-proof! See all the latest goodies from Sporting Saint on ...

The chairman of the Angling Trades Association for the past year and a half, Andrew Race has been in the industry for 30 years and is also the owner and managing director of weighing scale manufacturer Reuben Heaton as well as the European distributor for Eagle Claw hooks. A lifelong angler who fished in the England junior nationals, Andrew is also a shotgun licence holder with plenty of experience working dogs and on local shoots. He is also mad-keen on antique tackle. He said: I have a list of goals that I would like to achieve ...

A painting of a pair of hen harriers flying over open moorland has been revealed as the artwork on this year’s Wildlife Habitat Trust (WHT) conservation stamp. Painted by leading wildlife artist Simon Turvey, the male and female hen harriers were painted at the Swinton Estate in North Yorkshire. This year’s unveiling also comes with the announcement that all the money raised from the sale of the stamps will go directly towards supporting hen harrier conservation. This sum will go alongside the £4,800 grant awarded by the Wildlife Habitat Charitable Trust this month to Swinton Estate ...