Posts by Gunplan
Gunplan Wins Highly Commended Award
Gunplan took home the Highly Commended award at the 2019 Insurance Choice Awards, in the UK’s Best Specialist Insurance Provider category. The prestigious ceremony took place in London’s West End and the award was voted for entirely by our own customers, making the accolade even sweeter. John Woosey, our Managing Director, commented: “Gunplan is built… Read more →
A Guide To The New Shooting Licenses For Wales
From October 7th, new general shooting licences will come into effect in Wales. This means the existing laws for trapping and shooting pest birds (GL001, GL002, GL003 and GL004) will no longer be valid from that date. Here’s everything you need to know about the new licenses and how you can prepare yourself for the… Read more →
How To Train Your Gun Dog
Training a dog or a puppy can be a laborious task, but it is even more complicated training a gun dog. Not only do you have to cover the usual commands of sit and stay, you have to perfect their ability to retrieve game on command. Fortunately, there are several techniques you can implement to… Read more →
A Lowdown On The 2019 Glorious Twelfth Shooting Locations
The 2018 shooting season was largely disappointing, with low stock levels and cold weather having an impact. Experts are confident this year will have a more positive outcome, but it’s still difficult to predict exactly what will happen, and where’s best to shoot. That’s why we’ve created a guide to the best Glorious Twelfth shooting… Read more →
Everything You Need To Know About The Glorious Twelfth
This year’s Glorious Twelfth marks the start of the grouse shooting season. From August 12th to December 10th, the UK’s grouse moors will ring with the sound of gunshots, and many a hearty meal will be eaten. Ahead of the Glorious Twelfth, here’s everything you need to know about one of the most important dates… Read more →
We’ve Been Nominated For An Insurance Choice Award!
We won the award for Best Specialist Insurance Provider in 2017 and we’d like to take it home again this year! We’ll need your help to make that happen though. You can vote for us quickly and easily here, and each customer that votes will be entered into a £1,000 cash prize draw! (T&Cs apply)…. Read more →
The Ins And Outs Of The New Shooting Licenses
On 25th April, a new legislation was introduced which revoked specific licenses for shooting certain species of crows, magpies, pigeons and other birds. With the old licenses now a thing of the past, here’s everything you need to know about the new general licenses and how they work. What licenses have been revoked? As of… Read more →
New Legislation To Ban Crow And Pigeon Shooting
As of 25th April 2019, birds that are classed as “pests” such as woodpigeons, crows, rooks, magpies and jays can no longer be freely killed in England due to the revocation of three General Licenses. Here is everything you need to know about the law changes and how it might affect you. Why has this… Read more →
The Do’s And Don’ts Of Archery Training
It’s important to get in as much archery training as possible before a tournament, regardless of how much free time you have. Even a short session can have a positive impact on your game in the long run. While archery training is important, it is easy to neglect a specific aspect of your game which… Read more →
A Guide To British Game Birds
Here in Britain, we’re proud of our greatly varied landscape – the ancient woodlands, the rolling fields, and the beautiful coastlines, to name just a few. This environmental diversity does a lot more than merely provide us with a few picturesque views – our British game birds have been able to breed and thrive successfully… Read more →