Links
Here are some very useful links to other related sites
BASC
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation - is an informative site which provides advice and knowledge about all aspects of shooting. They offer insurance for shooters and their mission is to promote and protect shooting.
Countryside Alliance
The Countryside Alliance is an organisation which campaigns for the countryside, country sports and the rural way of life. It has a huge amount of information which can be useful for a number of shooting activities.
Game Conservancy Trust
Provides all the information you need into the study of game and wildlife. It produces scientific studies and advises farmers and landowners on how to improve their land so that it benefits all wildlife.
National Gamekeepers Organisation
The National Gamekeepers' Organisation (NGO) was founded in 1997 by a group of gamekeepers who felt that their profession was threatened by public misunderstanding and poor representation. To promote, improve and protect gamekeeping in the United Kingdom, thereby securing a thriving long-term future for the profession
Sporting Countryside
The ‘ultimate’ country sports forum, with a new website coming soon.
Happykeeper.com
Happykeeper.com is a great site with lots of useful information on all aspects of 'keeping.
The Kennel Club
The Kennel Club's primary objective is ‘to promote in every way, the general improvement of dogs’. This site aims to provide you with information you may need to be a responsible pet owner and to help keep your pet safe, healthy and contented
Quest
Our growing range of Gundog training equipment has been designed, tested and manufactured under the close supervision of Kevin and Sue Jackson and you will be assured of the high quality standard that this provides.
English Springer Spaniel Club
This site has a wealth of information on the English Springer Spaniel
Aardvark McLeod
Aardvark McLeod provides an exceptional level of service to the discerning fly fisherman based on over twenty years combined experience, up to date information and unmatched technical knowledge of fishing destinations around the world.
Gameflight Gundogs
Graham and his partner Hayley, live in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Graham has been involved with gun dogs for over 40 years. With his first taste of working with gundogs being gained in his early teens, on his friends local farm working their Labradors while carrying out pest control. This got Graham "hooked" on gundogs and he has not looked back since.
Union of Country Sports Workers
The UCSW represents all those employed in the country sports industry and their ancillary trades including: Gamekeepers, beaters, gun dog trainers, gunsmiths, game dealers, pickers up, farriers, grooms, livery workers, hunt staff, terriermen, fencers, saddlers, stalkers, ghillies, vets, B&B's, farmers, cooks, accountants, point-to-point trainers, racing yards, jockeys, fishermen, river wardens and bailiffs, coursing, falconry and pest controllers.
Druimmuir Spaniels
Druimmuir Spaniels is a small kennel run by Nicola Hannan and Gary Anderson and they are based in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland. The local area is ideally suited for dog training and spaniels in particular. With many local syndicates and commercial shoots in the area there is no shortage of game experience for the dogs, and all the spaniels and labradors participate in days picking up and beating during the season. The dogs also have days on wildfowl and pigeon shooting and occasional grouse days. A rabbit pen has been constructed due to the shortage of rabbit shooting in recent days, and may be let out for others for training days.
Dargdaffin Gundogs
Scott and father Bill Forbes have been breeding and training predominantly yellow Labrador Retrievers for around 30 years. Now we are based in the north East of Scotland and our full time business is the breeding and training of gundogs both our own and other peoples
Laochin Gundogs
Laochin Gundogs. Founded by professional gundog trainer Andrew Cullen MBE, Laochin Gundogs offers personalised tuition, across a wide range of gundog breeds, to help you achieve your training goals.With over 22 years experience and multiple field trial awards, Andy offers carefully structured training programs to achieve success in either one-to-one or group lesson formats.Whether your interest lies in field trials, working tests, or picking up on the shooting field, Andy's friendly, supportive and constructive approach will help you build a successful partnership with your gundog.
Gundog Finder
Gundogfinder provides a unique service for trainers, gundog kennels, and the shooting community.Free advertisements for working gundogs. Free webpage designed and hosted for gundog trainers, gundog kennels, gundog societies and clubs.Free Newsletter. Information on field trials and gundog events in all areas
Weimaraner Association
Our aim is to encourage, promote and protect the breeding of the Weimaraner to meet the breed standard and to fulfil its role as a hunting, pointing and retrieving gundog. To help our members achieve these aims, the Weimaraner Association runs a large number of events each year; HPR training classes and courses, seminars on such varied topics as canine behavior, the working gundog, field trials, judging the show dog, field trial tuition days, assessment tests (the Associations version of working tests where dogs are run as closely under field conditions as possible), garden parties and shows. We aim to help our members have fun with their dogs, offer guidance and help when needed, and to give members the opportunity to realize the full potential of their dogs.
Waynnson Gundogs
Waynnson Gundogs are suppliers of working English Springer Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels and Labradors at various levels of ability and all with excellent pedigree available for stud. We also specialize in professional gun dog training, we believe a complete gundog is one that goes about the task with confidence and enthusiasm. Please note - Waynnson Gundogs reserve the right to sell only to owners with whom we are satisfied will provide our dogs with as good a quality home as ourselves.
Camelwoodlabradors
Gary Jago and 'Camelwood Labradors' are based in Padstow, Cornwall and have been keeping and breeding quality Labradors for many years. A lot of time and effort has been put into producing working Labradors to the highest standards. Gary says that he would like to think that he has acquired, and bred, Labradors which have excellent temperaments and have an exceptional talent for working in the shooting field.
Mid-Sussex Working Spaniel & Training Club
In 1972 a group of spaniel enthusiasts came together to train their dogs at Wanford Mill, Surrey and formed the Mid-Sussex Working Spaniel & Training Club. They held their first Field Trial in November 1974 a Novice Any Variety Spaniel stake at Goudhurst in Kent won by the late Harold Norrington. The club changed it's name in 1980 to the Mid-Sussex Working Spaniel Club and held its first Open Qualifying Field Trial in 1982. The Club has a membership of approximately 500 and encompasses any variety of sporting spaniel, including, Clumber, Sussex and Field Spaniel. Although the majority are English Springer Spaniels, over a third of the membership consists of Cocker Spaniels and we actively encourage all breeds of Spaniels to take part in Club events.
ThreeValleys Gundogs
Due to the amount of gundogs required on a first class commercial pheasant shoot, Threevalleys gundogs was formed. Based in the Mid-Wales countryside, (the central base for Three Valleys and Long Mountain Shoot). Top quality gundogs are bred and trained for this demanding vocation. Our dogs are worked over a variety of different terrains ranging from the steep valleys of Three Valleys Shoot to the dense woodland at Long Mountain Shoot. As we shoot six days a week in the shooting season, our dogs have to possess impressive levels of agility and stamina to work full time throughout the season.
Purbarn Golden Retrievers
Jenny and Richard (Frankland) Mace, we met through our mutual love of dogs and the countryside and after being together for 11 years we became Mr & Mrs on the 19th March 2005. Jenny has owned the Affix PURBARN since the early 70’s when she had her first Golden. Richard is a Gamekeeper and has always been a Spaniel man, but now owns the Goldens in partnership with Jenny
The HPR forum
A discussion forum dedicated to all things Hunt Point and Retrieve!
Torngat Gundogs
Torngat Gundogs specialises in four main breeds of Gundogs; English Springer Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels, Labradors and Golden Retrievers. Young novice to experienced field trial champion. Working Spaniels, Retrievers and Labradors with excellent pedigree available for stud. Training undertaken by experienced professionals with excellent rates. Torngat Gundogs has a wealth of experience in supplying exceptional Spaniels, Retrievers and Labradors to the USA and has established very strong partnerships to make sure that the best is available on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Gundog Club
A brand new gundog training club, aimed at ALL gundogs, not just the KC registered ones, using structured training with six levels of competency they aim to help you train a gundog to be proud of in the field. They have classes for all breeds of dogs and each level you successfully pass, you receive a rosette and certificate for. They have a comprehensive website and discussion forum, which will enable you to locate a trainer in your area.
Tamarack Outdoors
At Tamarack Outdoors we are committed to offering outdoors clothing and equipment from specialist brands from around the world, often difficult to find in the UK. The range we carry caters primarily for the bushcraft and outdoors person as well as the hill walker and camper. We have found that whilst there are some good items in the UK market, to find a range of quality clothing , that will stand up to the job in hand you often, unfortunately, need to look outside the UK.
Trans-K9 Kennel & Dog Transit Products
Attention to detail has been a priority in the design and manufacture of all our products. Drawing upon over 25 years experience in kennel management and design we offer a range of maintenance free kennel systems that we are totally confident not only offer excellent value but also will give you many years of satisfactory service.
UK Shooting Directory .
This site is aimed to provide all country sports enthusiasts with a starting point to locate all the relevant organisations, clubs, business's and products related to their type of field sport.
Northern School of Game and Wildlife
at Newton Rigg the major provider of training courses and education in gamekeeping and related subjects in the north of the UK
Amy Garland
A wildlife and pet portrait artist located in Cornwall. specialising mainly in working gundogs.
Caroline Spencer - " Your Dog Listener "
Trained and recommended by Jan Fennell. I teach people how to correct undesirable behaviour in their dogs, using a non confrontational and no gadget method called " Amichien Bonding"
Eley and district Wildfowlers
Founded in 1956, Ely and District Wildfowler's Association is one of several clubs shooting over land falling between the Flood-banks of the Bedford Level's or, Ouse Washes as they are more commonly known.
The club has a long history associated with this man-made semi wetland habitat. The club's first President was former professional Wildfowler and Marsh Shepherd, Mr Josh Scott. Scott later went on to become the first Warden of the Wildfowl & Wetland's Trust reserve at Welney at the request of a young Peter Scott (before his Knighthood) who often travelled to Welney from Cambridge to shoot Wildfowl over the Bedford Level's
