The Field
The women who paved the way
Between the 18th and 20th centuries, a group of pioneering females defied the expectations of their time by playing a central role in the world of fieldsports
8 min |
September 2023
The Field
The challenge of the heather
When working with grouse, a dog’s training, experience and fitness level are markedly more relevant than its breed, as David Tomlinson discovers
4 min |
September 2023
The Field
Georgina Preston
The photographer explains how hunting helped her to find her place and inspired a passion for capturing beauty on camera that has blossomed into a career
3 min |
September 2023
The Field
Autumnal magic
The back end of the season commences when the weather changes, awaking salmon from their torpor and giving Scotland its most productive fishing period
7 min |
September 2023
The Field
A new pack in old country
Hunting is the glue that holds many rural communities together but we must adapt in order to keep this tradition alive. Picking up where its predecessors left off, the Fife Bloodhounds are doing just that
8 min |
September 2023
The Field
'Turkish' delights
Famous for their health benefits, so-called Turkish baths soared in popularity during the Victorian era. Today, the heat is on to protect the few that remain
7 min |
September 2023
The Field
In pursuit of the game
Women have hunted with hawks and falcons for hundreds of years, and are still helping to keep this most ancient sport alive today
7 min |
September 2023
The Field
Art in the field
Through her work, painter Skye Holland celebrates the unspoilt and often challenging beauty of wild animals.
4 min |
September 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Grouse shooting in trouble
United Utilities, Britain's largest water company, has announced it will not be renewing any grouse shooting leases when they come to an end
2 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
White-tailed eagle success
A white-tailed eagle chick has hatched in England for the first time since 1780
1 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
The Field Guide To British Deer - BDS 60th Anniversary Edition
In this excerpt from the 60th anniversary edition of the BDS's Field Guide To British Deer, Charles Smith-Jones considers the noise they make
4 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Stalking Diary
Stalkers can be a sentimental bunch, and they often carry a huge attachment to their hill
2 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Gamekeeper
Alan Edwards believes unique, private experiences can help keepers become more competent and passionate custodians of the countryside
3 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
The Duchy of Cornwall helps curlew recovery
ST readers will be relieved to learn that the Duchy of Cornwall is set to release a further 30 curlew in July and August, having already released 60 on Dartmoor to date
1 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
They're not always as easy as they seem
While coneys of the furry variety don't pose a problem for Blue Zulu, he's left frustrated once again by bolting bunnies of the clay sort
5 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
United we stand
Following United Utilities' decision to end grouse shooting on its land, Lindsay Waddell asks what will happen if we ignore our vital moors
5 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
When the going gets rough
Al Gabriel returns to the West London Shooting School to brush up on his rough shooting technique
5 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Debutant gundogs
There's lots to think about when it comes to making the decision about when to introduce your dog to shooting
4 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Shooting proving hard to sell as season looms
It will come as no surprise, given the pinch we’re all feeling, that shooting for the forthcoming season is proving hard to sell.
1 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Serious matters
An old gamebook prompts a contemplation on punt-gunning
3 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Country Diary
Patrick Leigh-Pemberton presents a beginner's guide to becoming a model houndsman at a new hunt - even if you might be bluffing it
3 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Two bucks before breakfast
A journey from old South London to rural Hertfordshire to stalk muntjac suggests that the two aren't as far detached as they might seem
6 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
A step too far?
Simon Garnham wonders whether a new dog, a new gun and two different fields in need of protection might have been asking too much for one afternoon's work
6 min |
August 02, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
The gun that every one of us needs
After enjoying a productive day on the woodies above the maize, Mark Ripley considers the merits of using a semi-automatic shotgun
5 min |
July 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Getting the lay of the land
Tom Payne tries his luck over laid barley and rues missed opportunities earlier in the year
5 min |
July 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Rocksteady rabbiting
Mat Manning hunkers down for a bipod-based airgun ambush as the bunnies continue to bounce back on his patch in Somerset
5 min |
July 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Training or breaking?
Though first published in 1848, General Hutchinson’s Dog Breaking contains plenty of gems for owners of today
5 min |
July 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Grouse numbers - how are they looking?
There are hopes that the grouse season should be a good one this year, thanks to the rain coming just in time to break the dry spell
1 min |
July 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
Breaking new ground
Al Gabriel has a new permission that’s just 50 acres but it has everything you could want to be a real deerstalker’s paradise
5 min |
July 26, 2023
Shooting Times & Country
It's not all lost
When it comes to shooting kit, Felix Petit learns that British brands are still thriving
5 min |