In this issue

In our grandfathers’ footsteps
Ed Wills extols the simple pleasures of walked-up days and hard-won bags.

The hunting horn
Grosvenor Merle-Smith has written a comprehensive guide to the instrument that punctuates a day with hounds.

Stills going strong
Some of our finest whisky distilleries have been in the same families for generations, as Jack Croxford-Scott reports.

Walking in our grandfathers' footsteps

There’s no better way to enjoy unspoilt countryside, companionship and testing birds than on a walked-up day – just how it used to be

8 mins

HOW TO… … plan for a year of sporting achievement

As the first page of the 2022 calendar is turned, here is our month-by-month guide to ticking off those sporting firsts

10 mins

The hunting horn

A passionate American hunter has compiled a comprehensive reference on the instrument that punctuates a day’s hunting

8 mins

Dreaming of the perfect pools

As your mind wanders while sat on the riverbank during a slow day, try conjuring up the perfect stretch of salmon water

7 mins

Scotland, Fleming's other secret agent

Much like an extra character, Scotland has had a starring role in many Bond films – but was 007 a Scot?

8 mins

Stills going strong

Some of our finest whisky distilleries have been run by the same families for generations, their spirits as unique as their history

8 mins

Well I'll be blowed

Bagpipes, long associated with royal reveille and haggis, are hitting the right note in other areas

8 mins

Strange encounters

While digital demons have upped the horror ante, medieval ghost stories still have the power to chill host stories have all but

8 mins

Art in the field

Madeleine Bunbury is travelling the globe to find 80 subjects to fill her life-size canvases. Janet Menzies tries to think of 80 breeds

4 mins

The battle for birds

Part of the fun of a shoot day is letting your dog retrieve a few of your birds, says David Tomlinson, bemoaning the advent of the big picking-up packs

4 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.