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 |
May 2021
The Field
Have big teams had their day?
The pandemic may well have a lasting effect on our sport, says David Tomlinson, with a return to smaller days and rough shooting – and, perhaps, the omnipresence of the springer spaniel
4 min |
May 2021
The Field
Black magic for May
For Neil Cross, mid May is the time to engage with the branchers at a Suffolk rookery, while Serena Cross is busting clays on behalf of the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers
3 min |
May 2021
The Field
Art in the field
Layers of glaze and colour bring Chris Sharp’s salmon to life – and an understanding of their environment, as he explains to Janet Menzies
3 min |
May 2021
The Field
An alliance to save salmon
What must be done to halt the alarming decline in our wild salmon? Five leading conservation bodies are pooling their knowledge to find the answers, as Mark Bilsby explains
4 min |
May 2021
The Field
Alexandra Henton
For a country girl, what better job than PA at The Field? Well, Editor, of course, to champion rural causes and keep 168 years of heritage relevant
4 min |
May 2021
Sporting Gun
Stalking course
Richard Faulks joins a couple of voucher experience days as a dummy run for the real thing
5 min |
April 2021
Sporting Gun
How to smash it
David Turner catches up with clay shooting hotshot Dave Ferriman
3 min |
April 2021
Sporting Gun
Out of season
Jon Snowdon reflects on how the pandemic has affected what he and his deer group have done over the past year
4 min |
April 2021
Sporting Gun
The problem: Epilepsy
“My springer spaniel had a couple of fits a while ago and now needs twice daily treatment. Do you think that I will ever be able to work him again? I have read little or nothing about this condition.” ARTHUR ASHMORE, DERBYSHIRE
3 min |
April 2021
Sporting Gun
Stay your fire
Geoff Garrod on how to approach some of the difficult decisions posed by the lockdown
5 min |
April 2021
Sporting Gun
Fair play, little fella
Ed Cook talks about his deep admiration for what he says is the most underestimated animal on the planet
3 min |
April 2021
Sporting Gun
Fausti Magnificent
The editor tests an overand-under 12-bore from Fausti, but does the gun live up to its name?
5 min |
April 2021
Sporting Gun
Under pressure
Robert Morgan explains how a valve was the last piece in the jigsaw that created the sophisticated, and expensive, pneumatic airgun
5 min |
April 2021
Sporting Gun
Adventures of Nick & Ted
What to do with a dog like Percy? Nick Ridley muses on the problem before putting us in the picture
4 min |
April 2021
Sporting Gun
Pick Of The Crop
Tom Sykes explains the tactics and methods he uses to shoot around farm buildings
5 min |
April 2021
Shooting Times & Country
All the gear, no idea
A trip to catch zander, the cod of the canal, for a fish supper quickly proves that fancy kit is no guarantee of success
6 min |
February 24, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Reviving an old ritual
A traditional final pheasant day is the perfect chance to take stock after a strange season of aborted days as well as memorable ones
4 min |
February 24, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Kennel Diary
As snow brings an end to the current season, a game of musical chairs begins, says Harry Beeby
3 min |
February 24, 2021
Shooting Times & Country
Royal lines of duty
The Queen’s passion for pets is well documented, but she has also played a part in breeding the Sandringham gundogs, as Martin Deeley finds out
4 min |