Shooting Times & Country
Good riddance 2020
COVID-19 chaos, soaring puppy prices, shoot day disruption and field trial cancellations — David Tomlinson reflects on a year to forget
5 min |
December 30, 2020
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A bit of a curve ball
An old curling pond near the coast ticks every box to make it suitable for flighting — apart from one vital component, as Jack Bell discovers
6 min |
December 30, 2020
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Unending muse of the wildest places
Not every sporting artist actually participates in fieldsports but it seems the best work is created by those who do, says Richard Negus
6 min |
December 23, 2020
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The freedom of the city
The success of the Manchester Syndicate’s urban shoot shows what can be achieved in the most unlikely of places
6 min |
December 23, 2020
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Playing catch up with Covid
It’s very frustrating but you can’t just start packing more shoot days in says Liam Bell
4 min |
December 23, 2020
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No time to rest on our laurels
As fewer shoots are taking place this season, this offers a chance to jump ahead with those conservation projects for the close season
5 min |
December 23, 2020
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Winter and all content
Most of our canine companions love snow but freezing conditions can pose a challenge for gundogs in the field, says David Tomlinson
6 min |
December 23, 2020
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More in hope than expectation
There are few greater pleasures than heading out with your dog for a day of mixed sport, says Mike Swan
5 min |
December 23, 2020
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Mallard in the flood
As a tiny brook turns into a raging torrent with the winter rains, it gives Goldeneye and his shooting partner a glorious opportunity at the duck
4 min |
December 23, 2020
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Guard dogs to guard dogs
With theft on the rise, let’s make life as difficult as possible for the culprits — and what they hate most is a noisy dog, says Ellena Swift
6 min |
December 23, 2020
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Getting a tune out of a Disco
Land Rovers have a certain notoriety but are hard to beat, insists Poppy McKenzie Smith
5 min |
December 23, 2020
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CZ 455 Mini Sniper .22 rimfire £842.99
A perfect blend of hunter and target rimfire, this is a great little rifle that instils confidence with every shot, says Bruce Potts
5 min |
December 23, 2020
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Ding dong merrily on high
For Patrick Laurie, heading out to try to bag a duck for the Christmas table is as much of a tradition as putting a fairy atop the tree
6 min |
December 16, 2020
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Moving the goalposts
It’s not the classic time for pigeon roosting but in a far from normal year you should take your chances when you can, says Tom Payne
5 min |
December 16, 2020
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Polar's express style
An evocative description by BB of a typical small shoot on an overcast November day, with enjoyment surpassing the relatively modest bag
5 min |
December 16, 2020
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The good life
Deer and duck turn up in numbers to add some timely variety to the freezer
3 min |
December 16, 2020
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High time for a cull
Stalking as a team is an excellent way to get on top of deer numbers but it can be difficult to know whom to invite, says Graham Downing
5 min |
December 16, 2020
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Game cookery, Roman style
Philip Womack delves into antiquity to discover how our forebears prepared, cooked and served game meat, from boar to dormice
5 min |
December 16, 2020
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Easy come, easy go
A new permission across three boggy woodlands offers an excellent chance to go hunting for migrant woodcock — but nothing lasts forever
6 min |
December 16, 2020
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Country Diary
A woodcock or two over dogs is one thing — but is it right for Guns to shoot the migrants on days when there is plenty of reared game?
3 min |
December 16, 2020
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A little light work
The ratting season is in full swing, when the farmyard offers easy pickings and decent night-vision kit helps Mat Manning clean up
5 min |
December 16, 2020
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A Low Blow To Calm A Squirming Grayling
Formerly reviled by trout anglers, the sweet-scented ‘lady of the stream’ makes for a fine sporting challenge, says Edward Barder
7 min |
December 16, 2020
The Field
Keeping the faith of our fathers
Reformation, repression, recession – just some of the obstacles faced by the owners of historic houses with private chapels
9 min |
January 2021
The Field
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?
9 min |
January 2021
The Field
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
7 min |
January 2021
The Field
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
4 min |
January 2021
The Field
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
3 min |
January 2021
The Field
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
7 min |
January 2021
The Field
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?
4 min |
January 2021
The Field
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
3 min |