The Field
Treehouses, living the high life
With timeless appeal, whether balanced on branches or supported by stilts, treehouses enable visitors to look down on the world
8 min |
June 2020
The Field
Browning 725 Sporter
The changes to this version of the popular over-and-under are both cosmetic and functional, says Michael Yardley; it is a gun he would consider buying
5 min |
June 2020
The Field
The perfect playground
What makes the ideal sporting estate? Situation? Range of sport available? Luxury accommodation? Leading sporting land agents offer their opinions
9 min |
June 2020
The Field
Play at crystal palace
Was The Field of Cloth of Gold, the meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I 500 years ago this month, the greatest party ever thrown?
9 min |
June 2020
The Field
Calling on Dr Carrot and Potato Pete
During wartime rationing the British became both inventive and green-fingered. Culinary skills we are, perhaps, appreciating today
10+ min |
June 2020
The Field
Art in the field
Argentinian sculptor Hernán Álvarez Forn tells Janet Menzies how a childhood among horses and the discovery of raku has shaped his work
3 min |
June 2020
The Field
A farewell to hounds
The role of huntsman or Master is a huge commitment for small remuneration. But handing back the horn isn’t easy, as several former incumbents explai
7 min |
June 2020
The Field
Shooting Clays Can Improve Your Game
Whilst a clay day will not exactly replicate time on the peg it is good practice – and could become an enjoyable activity in its own right
8 min |
June 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Tackling a tide of rats
Early morning flighting on the marsh reveals unwelcome companions —rats destroy nests, eggs and ducklings, so Tower-Bird goes on the attack
5 min |
May 13, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Sanity is restored
As the coronavirus crisis continues to weigh upon the population of County Kerry, the countryside offers a glorious escape for one besieged shooter and his setters
6 min |
May 13, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Play the long game with cover crops
The next shooting season will certainly look different but it is vital to keep everything ticking over, including your crops, says Liam Bell
4 min |
May 13, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Keeping in the swing
Many of us have a lot of time on our hands at the moment so why not get some shooting practice in at home suggests Simon Reinhold.
5 min |
May 13, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Keeping an eye on you
How well can deer species see and why does the blaze orange of European hunters not expose them? Graham Downing investigates
6 min |
May 13, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
It's a bug's life
Paying a bit more attention to creepy-crawlies could reap great benefits for your shoot
5 min |
May 13, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Extinction rebellion
The huge Irish elk was a fearsome foe for our forefathers — one of many, says Richard Negus
5 min |
May 13, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Apocalypse now
Rabbits have no respect for the lockdown and are running riot, so Simon Whitehead heads out to put a dent in their numbers
5 min |
May 13, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A little local difficulty
Experienced roe stalker Richard Hardy finds the new kids in town, muntjac, present a whole new challenge
6 min |
May 13, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Toyota Hilux £20,423
The Toyota Hilux has been shifting loads for 52 years and its latest incarnation lives up to that workhorse reputation, says Ed Coles.
5 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Slipping out of our grasp
There is a real risk that we will lose thecapercaillie forever,
5 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
War and peas
Frustratingly for farmers, there is nothing that woodies like more than young peas — Tom Payne heads to Norfolk to tackle the issue
6 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Waterloo sunset
Now illegal under the Hunting Act, hare coursing has a rich history, from the Romans up to the Blair government, says Sir Johnny Scott
6 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Ireland's goat talent
County Kerry has a healthy population of feral goats that cause much damage but luckily they’re tremendously tasty,
4 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Highs, lows and hilo
There is nothing like the joy — and despair — of a quiet day fishing in the sunshine to escape the troubles of the world, Jamie Tusting.
6 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Anyone can make a mistake
There is a fine line between a shot that kills and one that wounds, so why do so few people stalk with a dog, wonders Richard Negus.
6 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A Nordic nirvana
With bear, elk, reindeer and red deer and its stunning topography, Norway makes for an exceptional and challenging sporting destination
5 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Gamekeeper
The immediate fallout from coronavirus is having an impact on all our daily lives, but the effects on shooting could last for many years
3 min |
May 06, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Casting Shadows Fish And Fishing In Britain
In his cultural history of fishing, Tom Fort charts the rise and decline of eel trapping in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland
7 min |
May 06, 2020
Sporting Gun
Written in the stars
A group of deer was proving tricky for Jon Snowdon, until a stalker with a different approach arrived on the scene
4 min |
June 2020
Sporting Gun
A toxic message
Robin Scott tries to look on the bright side but remains to be convinced about the move away from lead shot
5 min |
June 2020
Sporting Gun
Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria
Charles Smith-Jones looks at one of the most distinguished and fast birds to visit our shores
3 min |