The British Game Alliance is continuing its work in securing a future for game shooting and a market for game meat by unveiling its lead-free shoot register. The organisation remains committed to the five-year phase out of lead ammunition as it strives to grow the amount oof game meat consumed in the UK, while appreciating that much of the food industry is demanding lead-free game. BGA chief executive Liam Stokes explained: “To protect that future, we need to have a strong sense of what it is going to look like, and from every conversation we have ...

A special limited-edition Beretta 694 is being unveiled at The Game Fair to celebrate the 50thanniversary of UK distributor GMK. The 694 is a newly developed platform with a steel forend, providing constant opening pressure and even greater longevity. The gun has a completely different feel thanks to the new stock and forend shape. Better peripheral vision is achieved, as the stock now blends seamlessly into the action. This 50th Anniversary edition 694 features 31in barrels, a tram line 9mm rib and 10 year warranty while still sporting the clean nickel finish action with blue text, ...

Devon-based shoot photographer Jeremy Pascoe has been a Game Fair visitor for more than 15 years but this time he is actually exhibiting, showcasing his stunning field sports images and his services, including luxury shoot books, equine portraiture and even wedding photography. We were keen to find out more…   TGF: Firstly, how did you start out? Jeremy Pascoe: Growing up on a small farm in Cornwall, hunting fishing and shooting were very much part of normal family life. Getting my first shotgun, a very old side leaver 410 when I was seven (my father said ...

A celebration of the Best of British Shooting…  The GWCT London Committee are delighted to be bringing back the annual London Summer Clay Day in partnership with world-class shooting grounds West London Shooting School and Sportarm on Thursday 9 September 2021.  The day includes a one-off opportunity to test your shooting skills, in the ultimate summer clay day competition. You will have the opportunity to shoot with some of the finest English shotguns in the world, provided by Sportarm. The collection includes rare models from Britain’s best gunmakers, including Purdey, Holland & Holland and Boss & Co.  This ...

This season Jones Bootmaker will be celebrating the simplicity of beautiful natural materials in a nod to rustic minimalism and a celebration of the natural world – and you can find out more at The Game Fair. Its Spring/Summer collection is matched with washed-out linens and natural floral prints to bring to the forefront the grounded realism of quality leather footwear. Set against the backdrop of an elegant country house the timeless collection feels of the moment yet steeped in leather craftsmanship tradition. For her the collection of luxury loafers showcases embroidery and fringing to update ...

Simon Reinhold, who currently handles operations at Holts Auctioneers, has been in and around the gun trade for over 25 years. He grew up chasing his meals in Norfolk and this fostered his obsession with wild sport, especially pigeon shooting. There then followed a developing passion for vintage guns which first found an outlet working in Bonhams Gun department. After that came his first stint at Holts Auctioneers before moving into retail managing as a gunroom manager. He then spent a decade working for the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, latterly as regional director for ...

Joint owners of Fieldsports Press, publisher of Fieldsports Journal and Gundog Journal, Selena and Simon K. Barr entered the world of publishing three years ago following the acquisition of Fieldsports Journal from BPG Publishing. After a decade running one of their other businesses, internationally acclaimed country pursuits PR agency Tweed Media which is now in its eighth year of supporting The Game Fair, the addition of owning a fieldsports-focussed publishing business was the natural extension in the portfolio of this ambitious Edinburgh-based, fieldsports-obsessed, husband and wife duo. “We felt there was an opportunity to offer British ...

Shooting distributor Highland Outdoors has secured a deal to supply the UK market with the latest Vario novo hearable products. Available in a choice of models, Vario Novo is designed to protect your hearing from the sounds of gunshot while allowing you to continue your conversations. it is a simple option for those wanting electronic audio enhancement in a sleek, off-the-peg design without the need for time-consuming ear impressions at a great price point while providing impulse protection from gunshot without compromising your situational awareness. The Novo Natural effectively gives you a talk-through sound level, which ...

Game Fair exhibitor and Spey casting demonstrator Scott Mackenzie is helping everyone celebrate Father’s Day by offering 15 per cent off his popular range of rods and lines. Scott, who will be in the Fishing Village throughout the weekend, showing his latest products as well as offering tips and advice on the Casting Pool, says the offer runs until Sunday, June 20th. Since it was first founded back in 2017, the Mackenzie brand has been a market leader in innovation and the adoption of new materials and engineering techniques. There is no better example of this than ...

Shoots up and down the country have been benefitting from a smart initiative from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, where regional staff visit and offer useful advice. Since the start of May, more then 100 shoot visits have already taken place, with plans to fit in another 300 prior to the start of the season. Included within a Shoot Visit are briefings on understanding of and compliance with evolving regulation including gamebird release on and near to designated sites, and post-Brexit game meat hygiene regulation requirements. There is also best practice advice on good ...

Rory Kennedy has been appointed as the new Director Scotland for the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. Formerly chair of the Scottish Country Sports Tourism Group (SCSTG) and a member of the Conservation Capital senior team, a global consultancy providing business-led conservation solutions, Rory is aA chartered accountant specialising in economic development and the rural sector. He is also currently a Scottish council member of the British Association for Shooting and Conservation, the Scottish Tourism Alliance and former chair of the Scottish Association for Country Sports. As SCSTG chair, he was the primary force behind the ...

A bold new initiative from the Countryside Alliance Foundation, called Castaway, will bring the health benefits of fishing to those affected by all types of cancer – and it is being launched at this summer’s Game Fair. Castaway will support both men and women affected by cancer, improving their physical and mental health by engaging with fishing and the restorative and pastoral qualities of the countryside. Castaway’s one-day fishing mini courses and introduction to angling – and beyond – caters for those who have finished their treatment – inviting them to have an introduction to fishing and the wellbeing benefits ...

With everything opening up on July 19th, the team at The Game Fair can’t wait to welcome you to Ragley Hall the following week for the best-ever celebration of the great British countryside. Our plans remain unaffected by this week’s Government announcement of a four-week delay to the lifting of all lockdown restrictions and we have been buoyed by the promise that July 19th really will be Freedom Day. But, in truth, the organisers have been ready to host this event at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, for months and back in April the event was given “Good ...

In reaction to the Government announcement this evening The Game Fair team can confirm the event will be going ahead safely from 23-25th July as planned. Events such as The Game Fair, agricultural shows, flower and garden shows, were previously sanctioned as part of the Government’s Phase Two relaxations announced on April 12th with greater freedoms given as part of May’s Phase Three measures. “We have been overwhelmed with positive support and reaction” commented Managing Director, James Gower. “The Game Fair team have already planned and implemented additional measures to safeguard and reassure our visitors and ...

If you want to inject some distance into long-range shooting, then the Vortex Venom riflescope is a great first step. Packed with great features including a 5-25x mag range built into a 34mm tube for a huge amount of turret travel (85 MOA / 25 MRAD maximum elevation / windage), the Venom also boasts Vortex’s RevStop Zero System for a fast, easy and reliable return to zero. The First Focal Plane EBR-7C reticle ensures accurate holds at distance while the addition of a throw lever allows fast transitions between maginifcations. If you’re looking for a quick ...

As well as being the managing director of East Anglian gun importer and distributor ASI, Edward King has also headed up many of the shooting industry’s bodies, including the Gun Trade Association and the Gun and Allied Trades Benevolent Society, among others. He said: “Back in the early 1990s, when I had been in the gun trade for half a dozen years or so, I had the opportunity to join the council (board) of an organisation called the Shooting Sports Trust; it was a body which specifically represented the importers, wholesalers and manufacturers in the UK ...