The Field
Letting our oldest vertebrate back in
Glaciers and waterwheels have blocked the path of the salmon, our oldest native vertebrate. Can it, yet again, stage a comeback?
8 min |
April 2020
The Field
Rage against the machine
Do those ‘Buy’ buttons really conspire against you, wonders Roger Field. Or is it just that too many of us have the same impeccably good taste?
7 min |
April 2020
The Field
Of love and lettuces
As we hand over Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies, it’s timely to consider the worship of fertility throughout the ages
6 min |
April 2020
The Field
FAIR Iside 20-bore
This lightweight, Italian side-by-side won’t break the bank – but it had no trouble breaking clays. Michael Yardley is impressed
4 min |
April 2020
The Field
Battle for the uplands
The cessation of grouse-moor management will end a way of life – and perhaps call time for a number of our iconic species, too
7 min |
April 2020
The Field
Barnstorming businesses
The cows and threshing machines have gone but a diverse range of businesses is breathing new life into our derelict farm buildings
7 min |
April 2020
The Field
Putting Britain on the map
Ordnance Survey owes much to the remarkable work of William Mudge, who died 200 years ago this month.
6 min |
April 2020
The Field
1750-1930 Creating the foxhunting interior
Great halls, libraries, art and furniture have been used to venerate venery, creating the perfect environment for reflecting on the day
9 min |
April 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Time to bring on their A game
We all know that some shoots struggle to make use of excess shot birds but game dealers are rising to the challenge, believes Jeremy Hobson
6 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
TB vaccine is given cautious welcome as cull phased out
The Government has changed its policy on controlling bovine tuberculosis but a new vaccine has yet to be fully tested.
2 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Send for the duck docs
Disease among our wildfowl is thankfully rare but how prepared would Great Britain be to deal with such an outbreak, wonders Stanley Duncan
2 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Righting a terrible wrong
The value of hard-won hillcraft is brought into sharp focus when stalking a hind amid the snow-covered mountains of Cumbria almost ends in disaster.
6 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Remington McMillan stocked special .308
Remington is at the forefront of rifle design and has hit the mark with the tough, accurate 700 McMillan Sporter, says Bruce Potts
5 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Masters of the sky
There are a lot of people who turn their nose up at driven duck but done properly it is a glorious sight to behold, says Charles Grisedale
4 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Let us spray
It is vital to protect crops and this must govern your decisions out in the field, says Liam Bell
4 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Keeping him sweet
Has your gundog ever collapsed on a shoot in challenging conditions? It could be suffering hunting dog hypoglycaemia, says David Tomlinson
3 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Gaudy, proud and so painfully vulnerable
A blackgrouse lek — the mesmerising display he puts on to attract a female — is something most people will never see, says Patrick Laurie
6 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Covering all the bases
The right game crop will allow shoots to deliver more than just good sport
4 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Wet and wild
Mike Swan suggests simple ways to transform your shoot into a haven for birds and insects
4 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Travelling light to flight
The weather is atrocious and the ground’s a quagmire but the pigeon still need to be controlled, so Tom Payne goes flighting
6 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Tracking a troublesome fox
With a neighbour’s newborn lambs under threat, Simon Garnham details his night-time pursuit of the predator
5 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
The lie of the lunde
Using hounds to flush a fox to guns is standard practice in Scotland and is an activity that seems likely to increase, says Megan Rowland
4 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Taken down a peg
A good beating dog is essential to a successful day on the shooting field but advice on training is in short supply, says David Tomlinson
4 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
The fantastic four
Four gold heads from the same estate that yielded three in 2018 were highlights of the 2019 Scottish roe review, says Iain Watson
4 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Reeling in a record-breaker
Helping to land a friend’s personal best pike makes for a memorable outing on the Great Ouse
5 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Going back to school
Many shooters forget that a flighted pigeon is a difficult target but it can be great fun once you have re-learned the basics, says John Humphreys
5 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Lead Shot Use — The EU And Beyond
As the shooting industry prepares to phase out lead over the next five years, Diggory Hadoke looks at how other countries have fared
5 min |
March 11, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Licence to kale
Sea kale is the coastal gift that keeps on giving, but don’t go mad — you only need to take a little at a time, says John Wright
4 min |
March 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Waxing lyrical
Instantly recognisable by their bright blazes of colour, waxwing are among our prettiest birds — but you may have to travel to see one
3 min |
March 04, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Gamekeeper
Managing woodland areas for game birds is a difficult balancing act, but careful planning and meticulous work will be richly rewarded
3 min |