Fishing-Hunting
The Field
Setting An Example At The Table
If you shoot game, accepting a brace at the end of the day is essential, says Deputy Editor Alexandra Henton. And why would you refuse, with so many tasty ways to reduce the current surplus?
4 min |
January 2018
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Becoming A Ballistics Bob
Having reluctantly experimented with a slab of heavier cartridges he was sent, Jonathan Young wonders if his lucky number’s wrong
4 min |
February 2018
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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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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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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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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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A Black Beak But Beautiful Mid Winter
Cold and barren it may be but colourful traditions around the Solstice – expertly adopted by the Christian Church – make this a time of hope and glory, says Sir Johnny Scott
3 min |
December 2017
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Getting A Taste For The Salt
For the third year running, rods headed to St Mawes in Cornwall to compete in the Kilchoman UK Saltwater Fly Fishing Festival for The Field Cup – and the chance to land a wide range of species
5 min |
December 2017
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The Name Game
With human monikers, makes of gun or even gamebirds used to identify gundogs, David Tomlinson prefers the simplicity of the hunt system for naming foxhounds
4 min |
December 2017
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Art In The Field
Raoul Millais came from a family adept at capturing the spirit of the age on canvas. It is time his work was re-evaluated, suggests Janet Menzies
3 min |
March 2018
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Bloat And The Need To Act Quickly
Gastric dilation torsion, or bloat, is not common in dogs – but it is often fatal, as the winner of our Best Family Gundog award discovered, sadly. David Tomlinson describes the symptoms
4 min |
March 2018
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Tricky Cocks At Willey's
Difficult conditions make for testing birds to be added to the Foresters’ gamebook, kept meticulously since 1825
7 min |
February 2017
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Out For A Duck
The foreshore fowling season ends on 20 February. Here are nine species that may feature in the bag and on the table
5 min |
February 2017
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And They Call It Puppy Love
There’s no better way for a man to perk up his dating profi le than by posing with a puppy. It gives a whole new meaning to picking-up…
7 min |
February 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 |