The experts
THE ULTIMATE SHOOTING QUIZ TEAM
BILL HARRIMAN
BASC’s head of firearms and global authority on guns
MAT MANNING
Airgunner and journalist from the West Country
DIGGORY HADOKE
Vintage gun expert, firearms dealer, author and journalist
BRUCE POTTS
Shooting Times rifle reviewer and stalker
MIKE SWAN
Conservation expert and head of education for the GWCT
DAVID TOMLINSON
Highly regarded writer and ornithologist
LIAM BELL
Shropshire gamekeeper, keen wildfowler and amateur naturalist
GRAHAM DOWNING
Shooting consultant and sporting author
TONY BUCKWELL
Veterinary surgeon with a special interest in gundogs
TOM PAYNE
Professional shooting instructor and avid pigeon shooter
ELLENA SWIFT
Award-winning gundog trainer and canine behaviour specialist
TIM MADDAMS
Former head chef at River Cottage and runs a shoot in Devon
SIMON WHITEHEAD
Author, professional ferreter and rabbit controller
IAIN WATSON
Keen stalker and senior CIC international trophy judge
CHRIS DALTON
Professional stalker and regular presenter on The Shooting Show
MARK RIPLEY
Well-known fox controller and long-range shooting expert
Contact the team
Email: ollie.harvey@futurenet.com
Post: Shooting Times, Future, 121-141 Westbourne Terrace, London W2 6JR
AT THE COALFACE
A chat with the men and women at the heart of the shooting industry
When Arthur Ellwood, owner of Gamekeep, announced his retirement earlier this year, there was only one company that he could entrust with the Bird Puller brand — Collins Nets. Over the past eight years, manager Chris Warne has been helping to establish the Bridport-based business as a one-stop shop for gamekeepers across the country.
As business decisions go, the addition of Bird Puller was a no-brainer for Collins Nets. “The brand is quite iconic, with the winking pheasant,” explains Chris. “It’s cheesy, but gamekeepers like it and we sell a hell of a lot of it.” Bird seed is only one area that Collins Nets has diversified into in the past decade, moving (as its name suggests) from netting into all manner of country
