In this issue

Grouse-moor management: a burning issue
Ian Coghill makes the case for controlled burning.

Bed and banquet
A professional cook is the icing on the cake of a lodge week, enthuses Rory Knight Bruce.

Mackerel, summer’s glittering prize
These pelagic beauties are part of the fun, and flavour, of our coastal breaks – for now, says Adrian Dangar.

Phoines Estate Highlands

Twenty-six lines of butts set within five corries, each rising to 3,000 feet, offered a roving syndicate a red-letter day on red grouse

7 mins

Community spirit

For too long the voice of the upland gamekeeper has gone unheard. Now, Regional Moorland Groups are providing them with a platform

6 mins

GROUSE-MOOR MANAGEMENT: A BURNING ISSUE

Is controlled rotational burning an important tool to preserve moorland, prevent wildfires and keep carbon in the soil – or should we ‘ban the burn’?

7 mins

Selecting the best guns for grouse

Shooting grouse requires quick reflexes and tough, reliable guns that handle instinctively and can be reloaded quickly. Here are 10 to take to the moors

8 mins

Mackerel, summer's glittering prize

Whether caught from boat, beach or pier with a simple lure, these pelagic beauties are part of the fun – and flavour – of the British coastline

7 mins

Make way for the young thrusters

Don’t expect these youngsters to hang about –they’ll be over the gate before you get there

8 mins

Bed and banquet

Reminiscing about the day’s sport over dinner is an essential part of a week in a sporting lodge – so it makes sense to splash out on a cook

8 mins

Sherry picking

The fortunes of this fortified wine rise and fall like the bow of a Spanish galleon – so what is behind this much-maligned drink’s current revival?

8 mins

For those in peril on the sea

A valuable aid to maritime safety, Britain’s lighthouses are also marvels of engineering; The Field picks five of its favourites

8 mins

Electric dreams

How easy is it to convert your classic car to electric power – and is it worth the effort? That probably depends on whether you drive a Land Rover or a Ferrari

8 mins

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The Field Magazine Description:

The Field is published monthly and dedicated to those brave souls who shoot, fish and hunt way beyond the call of duty. Since 1853, its staff has selflessly brought its readers the cream of rural life, be it pheasant shooting, dry-fly fishing or the distinct merits of Cheval Blanc. If you love field sports, errant terriers and very foxy friends at hunt balls, The Field is for you.