Fishing_Hunting
The Field
Should We Still Be Shooting Woodcock?
As the resident population of this gamebird declines, should it remain on the quarry list?
7 min |
March 2017
The Field
There's More To Shooting Than Shooting
A growing obsession with continual large bags is destroying the quality of the shooting experience, says Editor Jonathan Young, and damaging the reputation of the sport in the process
4 min |
February 2018
The Field
Art In The Field
Bruce Little’s latest sculpture is now greeting visitors to Longleat after a tortuous journey from South Africa, as he explains to Janet Menzies
3 min |
February 2018
The Field
Tricky Cocks At Willey's
Difficult conditions make for testing birds to be added to the Foresters’ gamebook, kept meticulously since 1825
7 min |
February 2017
The Field
Out For A Duck
The foreshore fowling season ends on 20 February. Here are nine species that may feature in the bag and on the table
5 min |
February 2017
The Field
And They Call It Puppy Love
There’s no better way for a man to perk up his dating profi le than by posing with a puppy. It gives a whole new meaning to picking-up…
7 min |
February 2017
The Field
A Black Beak But Beautiful Mid Winter
Cold and barren it may be but colourful traditions around the Solstice – expertly adopted by the Christian Church – make this a time of hope and glory, says Sir Johnny Scott
3 min |
December 2017
The Field
Getting A Taste For The Salt
For the third year running, rods headed to St Mawes in Cornwall to compete in the Kilchoman UK Saltwater Fly Fishing Festival for The Field Cup – and the chance to land a wide range of species
5 min |
December 2017
The Field
The Name Game
With human monikers, makes of gun or even gamebirds used to identify gundogs, David Tomlinson prefers the simplicity of the hunt system for naming foxhounds
4 min |
December 2017
The Field
Art In The Field
Raoul Millais came from a family adept at capturing the spirit of the age on canvas. It is time his work was re-evaluated, suggests Janet Menzies
3 min |
March 2018
The Field
Bloat And The Need To Act Quickly
Gastric dilation torsion, or bloat, is not common in dogs – but it is often fatal, as the winner of our Best Family Gundog award discovered, sadly. David Tomlinson describes the symptoms
4 min |