Shooting Times & Country
You see, wishes do come true
The garden-raiding muntjac are back, to his mother’s dismay, but Ed Wills is delighted
6 min |
May 05, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Rattled by some unusual sightings
It doesn’t matter whether you spend all your life outdoors, there are still some surprising sights and sounds that you will never ever forget
4 min |
April 28, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
The fallen giants of gun retailing
The household names of Harrods and Army & Navy were stalwarts of the firearms trade, as Simon Reinhold reveals
7 min |
May 05, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Go braque to basics
A host of French gundog breeds remain a mystery to British owners, but David Tomlinson believes the Bourbonnais is a potential star
4 min |
April 28, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Gamekeeper
After a year of uncertainty due to Covid, shoots are receiving bookings and, even more importantly, prompt payments for the coming season
3 min |
May 05, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Making hens meet
Soldier Palmer recalls his efforts to restore grey partridges in Scotland and his realisation that the old-fashioned ways are very hard work
5 min |
April 28, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Stalk or stay put?
During a final cull outing, a roe doe and her yearling are perfect candidates, but they present the stalker with a difficult dilemma
6 min |
May 05, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Conflict, culls and colonies
Tales of huge numbers of wild boar are probably exaggerated and there is no reason why a UK population cannot be sustainable
6 min |
April 28, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Country Diary
Discussions about the future of the UK’s farmland yield fascinating results, but there are clear dangers in the countryside access debate
3 min |
April 28, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Have dog, will travel
Owners are prepared to clock up the miles to get back out in the field after a year of lockdown, as David Tomlinson discovers in Suffolk
5 min |
May 05, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Birds are full of beans
Signs of spring are everywhere and the pigeons are greedily coming in to feed — but not necessarily in the right place for R W Salisbury
5 min |
April 28, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Earning his crust...
A gap in Charlie’s busy schedule allows father and son to revisit the lake where the boy caught his first fish to have another go at the carp
5 min |
May 05, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
A beautiful story
There are a number of important reasons that we keep deer heads, says Graham Downing, not least because they are an essential record
5 min |
April 28, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Is This The End Of The High Life?
The move from lead to steel is likely to force Guns to rethink their range, says Mike Swan
7 min |
May 05, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Wildlife Will Pay High Price For Criminal Acts
As gamekeepers join firefighters to tackle blazes caused by discarded BBQs, tampering with legal traps has devastating effect on wild birds
2 min |
April 28, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Polishing your form
Perhaps always carrying a gun is a step too far — but continual gun handling and aiming will make you a better Shot, reasons Scolopax
5 min |
April 21, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Sweet music to herald the spring
The new season is a time to celebrate growth and regeneration — and an opportunity to prove that we’re still feeling young at heart
5 min |
April 21, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
When is it a time to kill?
Whether you rear your birds or buy them in, the fox will never be far away from them so don’t lower your guard, says Robert Bucknell
6 min |
April 21, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Time for hip shake-up
The current scoring scheme is the best health resource available but a few tweaks could make it more efficient, argues David Tomlinson
4 min |
April 21, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
On cloud nine with the perfect high seat
High seats are an invaluable part of the deer management toolkit and Barry Stoffell says it’s not too hard to knock one up yourself
6 min |
April 21, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Next season in sight
If it isn’t lost to Covid, next season will come round quickly so make sure you’re ready by putting in that vital practice, says Tom Payne
5 min |
April 21, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Reaching the heights in a plum job
With damage by munties apparent in the woodland, a morning stalk fails to find the culprit but a plum orchard yields the perfect opportunity
6 min |
April 21, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Kennel Diary
Moving to a new hunt is daunting but you soon learn about each individual hound, says Harry Beeby
3 min |
April 21, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
A sporting life in Africa
Disease is rife out here but at least when you get a bout of Covid you don’t feel left out
3 min |
April 21, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
What Makes The Best All-Rounder?
There is no one breed ideally suited to all shooting disciplines, so it is crucial to concentrate on temperament and ability, says Ellena Swift
6 min |
April 21, 2021
The Field
WEATHER PROOFING THE FLINTLOCK
ONE of the biggest drawbacks of using a flintlock gun on the sporting field was weather proofing.
2 min |
May 2021
The Field
What lies ahead for our beloved salmon?
What is it about Salmo salar that gets under our skin? And what does the future look like for the king of fish? In the first of a two-part series, avid fishers offer their opinions
10+ min |
May 2021
The Field
SPORTING WAGERS - The Guineas
THE 2000 Guineas is the first of five Classics in the flat-racing season. It was first run on 18 April 1809, although it is usually run in May alongside the second Classic, the 1000 Guineas, which was founded five years later. While the former is reserved for colts, the latter is exclusively for fillies.
3 min |
May 2021
The Field
Rizzini Grand Regal 28-bore
Mike Yardley is impressed by this pretty gun from the Italian maker, which is particularly well engraved and balanced. Missing little, he declares it one of the best 28-bores he has tested
3 min |
May 2021
The Field
BRITISH SPORTING ART TRUST
John Ferneley Senior in his Studio at Elgin Lodge, Melton Mowbray by Claude Lorraine Ferneley (1822-1892)
1 min |