Fishing-Hunting
The Field
How To Pick The Perfect Pup
It’s a bit like internet dating: check the breed profile suits your lifestyle, don’t be beguiled by qualifications and ensure the references are bonafide.
8 min |
March 2017
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The Cottesmore's Staying Power
This Shires hunt can trace its origins back to 1666 – and fully expects to be celebrating four centuries of venery in 50 years’ time.
8 min |
March 2017
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Art In The Field
Luci Maclaren depicts traditional sporting scenes in a vibrant, contemporary style. But how little paint can she use?
3 min |
December 2017
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Resolving The Antibiotic Issue
The gamebird sector has made an impressive start to reducing use of antibiotics – but complacency could threaten more than just our sport
6 min |
December 2017
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Flighting The Festive Goose
Christmas and wildfowling are both family affairs in Jonathan Young’s household, where getting up early is not just about surprising Santa Claus
4 min |
December 2017
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Advent And A Bit Extra
When did the 12 days of Christmas become three months, wonders Eve Jones. And can anyone resist temptation for that long in a bid to fit in their party pants?
4 min |
December 2017
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A Pair Of 28-Bore Beretta EELLs
Michael Yardley, admitting a preference for 28-bores, says this well-engraved and finished pair are great fun to shoot but need to be controlled more than bigger guns
3 min |
December 2017
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Masters Of Engineering
Winter is no time to sit back, says Tim Field, as farmers turn their attention to maintenance tasks, ensuring the local lanes run as smoothly as the watercourses
3 min |
December 2017
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Philippa Holland
Often seen riding sidesaddle behind hounds when she’s not designing fine jewellery, her love of racing inspired this month’s Dianas of the Chase race
4 min |
December 2017
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Mad For March
With sporting seasons at an end and precocious weather persisting, the first sights and sounds of spring warm the heart of a countryman, writes Sir Johnny Scott
3 min |
March 2018
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European Championship For Irish Setters On Snipe
Ideal lowland heather bogs on the banks of the Shannon and good numbers of snipe provided the perfect setting for an international field
1 min |
March 2018
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Embracing Change
Just ahead of the new season, farmers’ attention focuses on the Oxford farming conferences. So is it just the landscape that’s going green? asks Tim Field
3 min |
March 2018
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Volkswagen Arteon
VAG’s “flagship” model is a clever, attractive saloon with a real cracker under the bonnet. Charlie Flindt finds little to moan about
2 min |
March 2018
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As Right As Rain
’Tis the season of mists, mud – and moaning, says Eve Jones, wrestling with yet another inside-out umbrella. But hang on. What about the smell of rain on the hill and those hot baths afterwards…
4 min |
November 2017
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Racing Trainers Turn Loaders At East Garston
Lambourn is the home of the racehorse but many of racing’s famous names helped out at this fundraising shoot
8 min |
November 2017
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Golden Ticket Winners At The High Four Day
Four challenging drives, each at a different Gloucestershire estate, tested the lucky guns who won the GWCT raffle
7 min |
November 2017
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Beauty, Beast And A Perfect View
To bag your stag, one of the three parts of the Field Macnab challenge, you’ll need to ensure you have patience – and the best tools for the job
7 min |
November 2017
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Hospital Wings
Falconry has strong sporting and cultural significance in the United Arab Emirates, where medical care reflects the affection felt for these beloved birds
8 min |
November 2017
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Bryony Daniels
Tackling bogs with a garron or taking photographs as #TheHuntress, this producer, stylist and private PA says her heart is in the Highlands
3 min |
November 2017
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Art In The Field
Landseer’s famous portrait of a stag has been secured for the nation but, finds Janet Menzies, this famous 12-pointer is still being shot at.
3 min |
September 2017
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Foraging And Foul Play
The Midsomer Murderers are missing a few tricks, thinks Jonathan Young, with nature’s bounty offering potential both on and off the dinner table
4 min |
September 2017
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A Wild Adventure In The Orkneys
Wildfowling in the Orkneys offers thrilling sport – and helps the island’s beleaguered farmers control the over-abundant geese
8 min |
September 2017
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Spanish Style At Challacombe
How would French redlegs, bred and reared in Spain, perform during a Westcountry southwester?
7 min |
September 2017
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The Best Of Muck
As well as providing a giant breakfast bowl to sustain birds during winter, the muck heap is a valuable tool in the battle against soil depletion
3 min |
January 2018
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Guerini Invictus High Pheasant
With relatively light barrels and good pointing qualities, Michael Yardley finds this gun an attractive proposition for rangy work – with, perhaps, a slight tweak to the stock.
3 min |
January 2018
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The Gun Terrier
At 14 months old, it was time for Betsy, Editor Jonathan Young’s Sealyham x Jack Russell, to venture into the field. How would she perform?
4 min |
April 2018
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Playing The Tubers
With a bit of help from her dad, Eve Jones has transformed her roof garden into a little patch of Oxfordshire. But how can she explain the absence of the begonias?
4 min |
April 2018
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Pike And Pancakes
While he might not have got the better of the batter, Editor Jonathan Young finds tossing a large fly at a huge hen the perfect antidote to abstinence
4 min |
April 2017
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Employing Citizen Science
Through initiatives such as the GWCT’s Partridge Count, farmers are starting to measure their own environmental impact.
3 min |
April 2017
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Building British Guns A Different Way
Does the revolutionary design of the Longthorne shotgun, including barrels made from a single billet, mark James Longthorne Stewart as genius or maverick?
9 min |