Black-powder day at Holkham
Guns headed to Norfolk for a day with muzzle-loaders, as Martin Crix reports.

Hunting with the Percy
Octavia Pollock enjoys a thrilling day on the Northumbrian coast.

Birds, flying high 
Feel-good pheasants at Cocking...

Big guns boom on the marsh - Flighting geese with vintage eight-bores.

Giant salmon from the Tay and Tweed - When 60lb behemoths might take your fly and more...

A Borders day to remember
Guns enjoyed a testing day when they faced Scotland’s iconic grouse at Thirlestane Castle, reports Sir Johnny Scott.

A season for family dogs
With many shoots planning less formal days this season, the oldstyle family gundog will come into its own, as Janet Menzies explains.

Tussling with Australia’s tuna
Each autumn, the East Coast Current brings monster pelagics within reach of the shore – if you have the strength to land them, says Joe Brennan..

I would sell my soul for a day’s driven grouse 
Sir Max Hastings’ love affair with the moors.

Gundogs born to flow over the heather 
Pointers and setters, poetry in motion.

Living wild
How a hunter-gatherer can feast like a king all year round.

WINSTON CHURCHILL’S PERSONAL GUN COLLECTION
Sidelocks, revolvers and sub-machine guns; he was armed for everything.

USING STEEL SHOT: THE HARD BALLISTIC FACTS
How steel compares to lead and what you need to kill a 40-yard pheasant cleanly..

The perfect playground
What makes the ideal sporting estate? Anna Tyzack asks some of our leading sporting land agents for their opinions.

Treehouses, living the high life
These rooms with a view offer peace and timeless appeal, as Daniel Pembrey explains..

Tales of the riverbank - How to best those slippery customers with the right fly.

The attack on lead shot - Why shooting bodies have jumped the gun.

Modern master gun engravers - Turning decoration into high art..

Terrier tales
In the first of our season-by-season Field photo essays we celebrate our small ruffians.

Letting our oldest vertebrates back in
Charles Rangeley-Wilson looks at how man and nature have conspired to prevent the salmon reaching its spawning grounds.

Of love and lettuces
Spring is associated with fertility by many cultures, with celebrations involving everything from maypoles to salad vegetables, says Ian Morton..

Real conservation
The heroes who make Britain a wildlife paradise.

This year’s top gundogs
We launch The Field Gundog Awards 2020, in association with Chudleys.

A helping hand for wild trout
Shaun Leonard describes how the Wild Trout Trust is working with fishing clubs and other groups to improve habitat for these fish..

Partridge fiesta 
High birds in the hills of La Mancha.

Monstrous fish in dangerous places
A bucket-list for the brave.

Shooting the pigeon roosts
How to make a bag at dusk..

The resurrection of Graythwaite - Shooting has resumed here after 20 years, as Adrian Danger reports.

In the wake of 1,000 years of history - Janet Menzies enjoys a day at Courteenhall in Northamptonshire and more...

Pheasants with style - Traditional friends' days on old shoots.

Driven capercaillie in the Scottish glens - What it was like, by the men who did it and more...

Finding form on the shoot - How to recover quickly when the wheels fall off.

Bonefishing With Partners - The perfect mix of sun, sea and sport.

Buying New Kit For The Season - Top ties, shooting vests and hearing protection and more...

Partridge Special - How to shoot the conveys crisply.

Gundogs from ancient lines - The true aristocrats of the canine world.

Catching 40lb British salmon - The glory years of the River Wye and more...

New pigeon and crow licences - What's now legal with the pest species.

Are bitch packs better than dogs? - Senior Masters and huntsmen appraise and more...

British gunmakers of the 20st Century - Donald Dallas highlights a long tradition of quality shotgun design and engineering.

The Field's Top Shots 2019 - Our annual roundup of those who have shone with a shotgun, whether snap shooting at pigeon or reaching for the high birds in the heavens and more...

Curry and spice and all things nice - Young women arriving in British India had to learn a new style of cooking - quickly.

Firearms to stop charging big game - Empire introduced new quarry and conditions and more...

The mayfly monsters - How to find and catch titanic trout.

European Fine Guns - Continentals that grace British coverts.

House Parties With Game Clays - Shooting weekends that go with a bang and more...

How to buy a gun at auction - Picking a beauty from the beasts.

Fishing Russia's salmon rivers - Where to catch the fish of a lifetime and more...

The Beretta Silver Pigeon - The World's most successful shotgun?

Port And Sport With The Scarteen - Hunting with Ireland's black and tan hounds and more...

How to treat your gun stocks - Secret recipes that make walnut glow.

Solving the hen harrier dilemma - Why managing broods can work and more...

Working a family gundog - How pets can star on a peg.

Muzzle-loaders on driven game - Old guns that still make the bag and more...

Mantraps, moonlight and blood - The Victorians' deadly poacher wars.

How to build a best English shotgun - Master craftsmen reveal its intricacies and more...

Vintage shotguns for higher birds.

Grayling, the winter princess of fly-fishing.

The joys of hunting with a visiting pack and more...

High birds galore - Real corkers to start the new season.

Buying another shooting coat? - We review a range of top waterproofs.

Steaming stews for sportsmen - Tasty, easy recipes for the lunch hut and more...

Partridges to test the best - Rising to the challenge of high redlegs and wild greys.

Record day on bolting rabbits - When six guns bowled over 6,943 conies.

Golden retrievers 150the anniversary - Glamours gundogs still working stylishly and more...

The thrill of grouse shooting - Why every Shot should enjoy its glory.

Purdey's new high-bird gun - Exclusive review of its trigger-plate 12-bore and more...

The art of gunmaking - Birmingham's glorious best.

Sea Trouts' Steady Rise - Time to switch from salmon?

Top Shots Of The Season - The birds that none will forget and more...

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