Art in the field

Michael Demain tells Janet Menzies how delivering a piano struck a chord, inspiring him to put down his hod and pick up a paint brush

Adapt training to suit the circumstances

Shoot days and field trials have been deleted from the calendar but that’s no reason to allow your gundog training to lose focus

A KEY PERK OF THE JOB

Is tied accommodation a brilliant fringe benefit in uncertain times, or a relic of days gone by?

Drink To Your Heart's Content

For responsible guns and designated drivers, having a drink meant water. Not any more...

Smells like a HeroRAT

‘Rats’ – a four-letter word to many of us. But thanks to its olfactory skills, that much-decried rodent isn’t necessarily the villain of the piece

Sporting challenges across the Channel

If wanderlust strikes, where should one consider booking game shooting abroad? The Field asks those in the know

Skoda Octavia SE L Hatch

A new model is cause for both excitement and trepidation, finds Charlie Flindt. Would the Octavia remain endearingly practical or veer towards fripperies and pretention?

Paradise hooked

Searching for a place to rejuvenate the soul and reconnect with nature?

No picnic at The Third Pole

A century ago, the Royal Geographical Society and the Alpine Club set the wheels in motion for one of Britain’s greatest epics of exploration – Everest

The 1812 Edition, a triumph for Boss & Co

With a side-lever that fits to right or left, this ambidextrous over-and-under writes a new chapter in the history of London Bests

The pluck of the Irish

Horse power is key if you decide to face Ireland’s dastardly drains, fearsome banks and stone walls. And, perhaps, a desire to join the tumblers club…

A winter's white-tail

So well has the white-tailed deer done since its introduction to Finland that it is now an established sporting quarry, hunted both from high seats and on driven days

Bye bye baby…

This Valentine’s Day is going to be a bit different for Eve Jones, who has an announcement to make to all her devoted readers

Anatomy Of An Auction

Today, there’s no need to visit an auction room to bid for a shotgun. But is internet bidding better than raising a paddle? Or visiting a shop?

Keeping the faith of our fathers

Reformation, repression, recession – just some of the obstacles faced by the owners of historic houses with private chapels

Picking up the perfect bottle

A decent beer is a wonderful thing but perhaps not a serious enough libation to salute every shoot day. So which are the best wines to uncork for lunch?

The enduring appeal of the side-by-side

Often considered a ‘traditional’ sporting weapon, a relic from a previous era, the side-by-side still has plenty to offer the modern gun – once you’ve busted the myths

Art in the field

Dee Taylor combines the pop-art of Lichtenstein with the colour of the racecourse to winning effect, as he explains to Janet Menzies

Subaru XV

It once occupied the gap between the Forester and the Impreza, but does it still? The key, finds Charlie Flindt, is in the suspension

Ring out the old, ring in the new

Deeply rooted in our culture and heritage, church bells are the sound that welcomes in the New Year

Guerini Forum 32in 20-bore

Michael Yardley compares the respective shooting qualities of 30in and 32in models. How would this deluxe Forum fare? And which barrel length does he prefer?

Callie Coles

Hunting may have skipped a generation but now this keen hunter is delighted to be passing on her love of the sport to the next generation

Angmering Park West Sussex

Sheila Flavell takes the first of the day, a sublime high partridge, and soon all the guns are in action, latching onto challenging birds that set their wings at distance.

Pony-Mad Moments Captured On Canvas

No artist understood the bond between young rider and pony better than Anne Bullen, as a new exhibition illustrates

The Proper Balance Of A Sporting Gun

An unusual item discovered in the Long Room at James Purdey & Sons demonstrates not only gun balance but the firm’s professionalism

It's Christmas, But Not As We Know It

From keeping carp in a Czech bathtub to shooting ptarmigan for the Icelandic table, we look at festive traditions and customs across the continent

The Percy: hunting as it should be

As Old English hounds cross this stunning country, community is as much a part of a day in Northumberland as the unceasing sport

THOMAS BECKET, THE MAKING OF A SAINT

Before becoming Archbishop of Canterbury he was the sidekick of the king. What changed?

Geese at first light or on a moon-flight

Morning flight is the surest source of spectacle for a wildfowler but a moonlit night can offer a touch of magic

Fly-fishing adventures in Chilean Patagonia

Wild places, pristine waters and plentiful trout are the hallmarks of a trip to this South American rainforest – with a touch of luxury to bookend the day