The Field
A GOLDEN LESSON IN PIGEON SHOOTING
Olympic gold medallist Richard Faulds is a fiend at Double Trap – but how would he fare when facing pigeon over stubbles…
7 min |
July 2020
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Keep your eye in
Tony Bracci gives some training tips during this enforced absence from the clay ground
4 min |
July 2020
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Sweetness and light
Since the 1880s the most enjoyable rods to fish with have been made from split cane so why don’t we all use them, wonders Edward Barder.
6 min |
June 03, 2020
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Toyota RAV4 hybrid Excel AWD £37,245
Toyota’s RAV4 was unveiled in 1994. It’s evolved in shape and style, but the latest incarnation is powered by futuristic witchcraft, says Ed Coles
4 min |
June 03, 2020
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The book of Dutteronomy
Like his father and his grandfather before him, Gary ‘Boy Dutter drags nets from a trawler to scoop flatfish — he is the last of his kind in Southwold
6 min |
June 03, 2020
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Will the springer ever bounce back?
The quintessential rough shooters’ dog is falling from favour — but why are so many of us shunning the springer spaniel, asks David Tomlinson
6 min |
June 03, 2020
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Shooting back on as COVID lockdown restrictions ease
In a welcome announcement, the Government confirmed that shooters in England can now return to the field to enjoy their sport once again
2 min |
June 03, 2020
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Power of a Shire with the speed of a sprinter
Once we all used a classic .22 rifle for pest control but Richard Hardy thinks the .17HMR has now well and truly knocked it off its perch
7 min |
June 03, 2020
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Gone with the wind
A new permission has great potential but Tom Payne’s plans are scuppered when the pigeon choose shelter over sustenance
6 min |
June 03, 2020
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Old dog, neat tricks
Don’t write off mature dogs — their slower, thorough approach to finding retrieves can make them invaluable, says Ellena Swift
4 min |
June 03, 2020
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Country Diary
Early summer is when the many benefits of habitat improvement are at their most glorious — and this year has been particularly bountiful
3 min |
June 03, 2020
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Back at the bunnies
They say absence makes the heart grow fonder and Mat Manning’s first rabbit shooting outing post-lockdown proves it’s absolutely true
5 min |
June 03, 2020
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The land of plenty
Peter Theobald was uncertain for a host of reasons when one of his farmers asked for some lockdown help
3 min |
July 2020
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Target group
The popularity of rifle shooting has been on the rise but where to go to practise? Gamekeeper Mike Appleby has the answer, says Paul Quagliana
5 min |
July 2020
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The Airgunner's Companion
In this extract from The Airgunner’s Companion: A field guide to hunting with air rifles, author J D J Braithwaite takes us through the importance of continued target practice
4 min |
July 2020
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Sound the alarm
Jon Snowdon explains the specific purposes of the various different barks of roe deer
4 min |
July 2020
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Game changer
Dr Roger Draycott of the GWCT discusses the environmental impacts of gamebird releasing and management, and says Wild Justice only tells half the story
3 min |
July 2020
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Pink-footed goose
Charles Smith-Jones evokes the mystery of this prized quarry for wildfowlers
3 min |
July 2020
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Boom bang a bang
Fran Ardley goes through the training stages needed to get your dog used to gunshot
4 min |
July 2020
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Bargain hunter
Charles Smith-Jones looks at the merits of a second-hand Steyr Mannlicher Pro Hunter
3 min |
July 2020
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The March Of The Woodies
Pigeon numbers have escalated due to the general licenses shenanigans last year and the lockdown this, which is bad news for farmers, says Robin Scott
4 min |
July 2020
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Man of modest means seeks small shoot
Everyone has thought about what it would be like to own a sporting patch and Patrick Laurie thinks it’s possible if you look hard enough
5 min |
May 27, 2020
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Targeting perfection
A switch to handmade ammunition is an eye-opener for Soldier Palmer
5 min |
May 27, 2020
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Spectacular samphire
The crisp asparagus flavour of the marsh samphire now wins favour ahead of rock samphire, but it wasn’t always so, says John Wright
4 min |
May 27, 2020
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Marvel at the mayfly
It has been around for millions of years, yet we are still fascinated by the brief but brilliant life of the mayfly
3 min |
May 27, 2020
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RSPB claims big lockdown rise in raptor persecution
Shooting groups hit back hard as charity highlights 56 alleged incidents, most of which it claims were near sporting estates
2 min |
May 27, 2020
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Irish muntjac – myth or menace?
The tiny muntjac has an outsized environmental impact and sightings on the island of Ireland are causing alarm, explains Barry Stoffell
5 min |
May 27, 2020
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Opening up a can of worms
Social distinctions in fishing are relatively new and most regrettable, says Tom Fort
6 min |
May 27, 2020
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Ferreting fact or fable?
An old wives’ tale says that if you don’t breed from a female ferret she will die, but is this true? It’s a thorny subject, admits Simon Whitehead
4 min |
May 27, 2020
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Enjoying shooting's Golden Age
But when exactly was it? Did the Edwardians experience our sport’s finest hour or did it occur between the wars?
6 min |