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How does a trout catch a fly?
Understanding how a trout recognises a fly and then intercepts it is key to your choice of fly – and success
8 min |
May 2020
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Feathering their nests
An obsession with fly-tying led to a bizarre theft from the Natural History Museum and huge sums changing hands. Fact can be stranger than fiction…
8 min |
May 2020
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Dukedoms of hazard
When Princes William and Harry were made royal dukes, their titles were chosen with care. Some carry rather too much history…
6 min |
May 2020
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Top 10 Gundog Crimes
There are times when we, as gundog owners and handlers, wish the ground would swallow us up. Fear not. Here are the cures for the worst sins
8 min |
April 2020
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Resurrecting a Purdey rook rifle
After searching for a decade, the writer finally acquired a now-obsolete rook rifle. But could the Purdey, formerly the property of a 19th-century playboy, be adapted for muntjac?
7 min |
April 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mountains high
Upper Donside’s mountain hare population is thriving, thanks to the work of grouse keepers like Alex Jenkins
7 min |
March 2020
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Rizzini ‘Grand Regal' 20-bore
The Regals represent a significant step in the evolution of the Rizzini range, says Michael Yardley, offering good shooting qualities as well as value for money
4 min |
March 2020
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It's my obsession
Collecting is an admirable hobby, agrees Roger Field, as a collection of Winchesters came to the market. But to what lengths should you go to add to your hoard?
9 min |
March 2020
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The battle over saving the hen harrier
A Government-backed recovery plan should have ended the controversy surrounding this bird of prey; however, the conflict continues
7 min |
March 2020
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Securing wildlife habitat for the future
Since its inception in 1986, the Wildlife Habitat Trust has helped clubs and projects across the UK to acquire land and enhance conservation
6 min |
March 2020
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Create your own nature reserve
With a little effort and for minimal cost, we can all have more wildlife in our countryside and towns
7 min |
March 2020
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Riding the high moor
Once a year, the Two Bridges Hunt Club unites the four hunts that call Dartmoor home, for dinner and a day’s challenging sport
7 min |
March 2020
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Ashes to ashes: the devastation of dieback
This much-loved native species faces an uncertain future due to a relentless pathogen, which is damaging landscapes and wrecking our woodlands
7 min |
March 2020
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Driving Ireland's grouse moors again
The Irish Grouse Conservation Trust has produced driven Lagopus lagopus hibernicus for the first time in more than 60 years – and won the 2019 Purdey Awards
7 min |
March 2020
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A helping hand for wild trout
The Wild Trout Trust provides hands-on advice for fishing clubs, landowners and other groups on providing the perfect habitat for this iconic fish
4 min |
March 2020
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Shooting sprites with Clint Eastwood
For the modern bounty hunter, wild and westerly Ireland provides a worthy opponent in the snipe. Missing, however, is unforgiven
7 min |
January 2020
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Purdey Trigger Plate Sporter
This latest, all-London-made iteration of Purdey’s over-and-under is the gunmaker’s response to a collective interest in sporting clays. Superlatives are in order, says Michael Yardley
4 min |
January 2020
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Handsome was as handsome did
Before the Victorians created the concept of pedigree, working dogs were defined by their purpose and bred accordingly
7 min |
January 2020
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THE KENT FANTASY FOUR
The winning ticket in a GWCT raffle proves to be the perfect prize: four fabulous drives on shoots in Kent to share with friends
7 min |
January 2020
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Cigars to savour
Churchill likened smoking one to falling in love; lighting a cigar certainly adds an air of celebration
7 min |
January 2020
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A touch of quality
A traditional pack, the Midlands-based Grove & Rufford offers proper country and exceptional resilience
8 min |
January 2020
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Rugged up and raring to go
You’d rug up a thoroughbred after a race, so why not a gundog after a drive or day on the foreshore? David Tomlinson finds in favour of dog coats for working breeds
4 min |