The Field
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.
7 min |
January 2021
The Field
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?
9 min |
January 2021
Shooting Times & Country
High and dry
Richard takes his son, Charlie, to bag grey squirrels with an airgun, but while wildlife abounds, the boy learns about its unpredictable nature
5 min |
December 09, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Scraping a living on sheer brazen cheek
Life was hard for the poor in the 19th and 20th centuries, with many living on their wits — and other people’s game, says David S D Jones
6 min |
December 09, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Why all the very best Shots rough it at first
What is it that makes the best stand out from the rest on a shoot day? Simon Reinhold explains how to become the best possible Shot
6 min |
December 09, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Surprise on a surreal caper
A ‘hybrid hunt’ in Scotland results in an extraordinary encounter for Soldier Palmer
5 min |
December 09, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Seek him here, seek him Yair
In the UK, it is possible to cast for salmon in every month of the year, so Sam Carlisle heads to Scotland for the last day on the Tweed
6 min |
December 09, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Jumping jack flash
No longer on the quarry list, the smaller relative of the common snipe is a colourful addition to our countryside
4 min |
December 09, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Check mate
Tawny is the queen of the ferreting game and knows all the right moves, allowing Simon Whitehead to harvest the bunnies
6 min |
December 09, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A last mad dash in the dying day
When the migrants arrive to boost our homegrown birds, woodcock abound in Galloway and are ripe for the taking in the ‘blue dark’
5 min |
December 09, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A double dose of pest control
Dealing with unwelcome visitors is top of the agenda as Simon Garnham encounters a lone predator and a gang of barley thieves
6 min |
December 09, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A bit of a knees-up
Why do we shoot better some days than others? Is it pure luck, mental confidence — or simply the lack of a hangover, wonders Colin Willock
5 min |
December 09, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Stolen hours with the gun
Enchanting woodland and abundant wildlife create a perfect afternoon for Jamie Tusting
5 min |
December 02, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Thanks for all the memories
Even in a year of frustrating restrictions, there is some consolation in reflecting on glorious shooting days
5 min |
December 02, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Fleeing from a baying pack
How does it feel to be the hunted, rather than the hunter? Richard Negus takes to his heels in front of bloodhounds to find out
6 min |
December 02, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Sporting smorgasbord is the luck of the Irish
The fieldsports paradise of Ireland offers something for everyone, making it a match for anywhere in the world, argues Barry Stoffell
5 min |
December 02, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Upland keeper
A timely study has confirmed what many of us already knew — a sense of belonging to the countryside community is good for our well-being
3 min |
December 02, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Country Diary
December days may be all too brief, but an early morning riverside excursion with the rifle is a rewarding way to keep winter blues at bay
3 min |
December 02, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A golden age
The arrival of the railways made fieldsports more accessible, writes Graham Downing
6 min |
December 02, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A Sporting Life In Africa
A trip to Britain serves as a reminder of the many uses for a really good, stout stick
3 min |
December 02, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Are You Being Too Forward?
We’ve all heard some well-meaning amateur shout ‘you’re behind them, mate’ — but they may be entirely wrong, says Simon Reinhold
5 min |
December 02, 2020
Sporting Gun
Locked, stock and barrel!
Robin Scott bemoans a lack quick access to his gun for some impromptu pest control, and the pesky Wild Justice
4 min |
January 2021
Sporting Gun
Turn-up for the books
Peter Theobald tells how he and his shooting partner, Paul, have fared on the pigeon during the past, mostly very strange 12 months
4 min |
January 2021
Sporting Gun
Selection criteria
Jon Snowdon recalls two memorable outings in the coronavirus-curtailed season
4 min |
January 2021
Sporting Gun
Behind the scenes
Geoff Garrod says you can never do enough reconnaissance for your day, especially at this time of year when pigeon can be elusive
4 min |
January 2021
Sporting Gun
Never had it so good
Tom Sykes recounts a flight to remember, an epic morning chasing pinkfooted geese on the foreshore with his dad and brother
4 min |
January 2021
Sporting Gun
Bring me my bow…
Patrick Hook has a flight of fancy about his Christmas wish list
4 min |
January 2021
Sporting Gun
Power struggle
Ed Cook warms to the task of dealing with rabbits in and around solar farms
2 min |
January 2021
Sporting Gun
On manoeuvres
Nick Ridley hails the foot soldiers of the beating line, who go into battle with military precision to make every drive a success
4 min |
January 2021
Sporting Gun
A Gun to inspire
Richard Faulks speaks to Jean-Paul Gaudin, who has overcome adversity to become a trailblazer for wheelchair shooters
6 min |