Sporting Gun
Soldier arms
Charles Smith-Jones admires the rugged capability of the Mossberg 590 Persuader, a model favoured by the US military
3 min |
May 2020
Sporting Gun
Game theory
Wild Justice has turned its attention to the release of gamebirds. Patrick Hook addresses the salient issues with regard to predators
4 min |
May 2020
Sporting Gun
Velvet glove approach
Jon Snowdon addresses sustainable culling and how this affects woodland management
4 min |
May 2020
Sporting Gun
Gear test
Adam Cope gives his verdict on the Sologne Skintane Optimum hunting trousers and Grand Nord hunting jacket from Percussion
3 min |
May 2020
Sporting Gun
Alpine rifle reaches the heights
Tom Cackett says the Haenel Jaeger 9 proves that good things come in small packages
4 min |
May 2020
Sporting Gun
A cheap shot
After facing controversy, Nick Ridley considers what is an ‘unsporting’ bird
4 min |
May 2020
Sporting Gun
The problem: Protein in diets
It seems to me that protein levels in diets obsess people. I admit to being confused as to how much dogs need. So, how much? Vet’s advice Neil McIntosh SG’s gundog health expert
3 min |
May 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Ready for action
Having finally emerged from the wettest of winters, it is time to step up crucial preparations for the stalking season, says Richard Hardy
4 min |
April 08, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
No guarantees with this most wily foe
Over the years, fox shooting kit has become very hi-tech but many of the basic principles for success remain the same, says Liam Bell
6 min |
April 08, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
When it comes to the crunch
Finding the right diet for your gundog is tricky; do you go gluten-free or dry, or should you try raw only? Ellena Swift looks at the options
7 min |
April 08, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Ford Raptor Ranger
The versatile Ranger has been given a Ford Performance upgrade and the impressive new Raptor can handle anything Ed Coles throws at it
4 min |
April 08, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Taking it on the chin
High winds add spice to an afternoon in a beech and fir wood, where Tom Payne gets his eye in
5 min |
April 08, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Citizen science: why the bird count matters
This year’s Big Farmland Bird Count smashes previous records and red-listed species appear to be benefiting from conservation work
1 min |
April 08, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Porche versus Polo
The cost of insuring your dog should be linked to the healthiness of the breed, says David Tomlinson, who advocates a ‘group’ system
4 min |
April 08, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Ammo, amas, amat
There is nothing Britain’s best-known ferreter loves more than a day in the North Yorkshire hills and he decides it is time to put steel shot to the test
6 min |
April 08, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Turning tables on the greedy greys
A test to find out which bait has top pulling power when trying to lure grey squirrels out of the trees confirms Mat Manning’s suspicions
5 min |
April 08, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
A memento — or a lifesaver?
Charles Smith-Jones argues trophy hunting is vital for wildlife and local communities
5 min |
April 08, 2020
The Field
Resurrecting a Purdey rook rifle
After searching for a decade, the writer finally acquired a now-obsolete rook rifle. But could the Purdey, formerly the property of a 19th-century playboy, be adapted for muntjac?
7 min |
April 2020
The Field
Letting our oldest vertebrate back in
Glaciers and waterwheels have blocked the path of the salmon, our oldest native vertebrate. Can it, yet again, stage a comeback?
8 min |
April 2020
The Field
Rage against the machine
Do those ‘Buy’ buttons really conspire against you, wonders Roger Field. Or is it just that too many of us have the same impeccably good taste?
7 min |
April 2020
The Field
Of love and lettuces
As we hand over Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies, it’s timely to consider the worship of fertility throughout the ages
6 min |
April 2020
The Field
FAIR Iside 20-bore
This lightweight, Italian side-by-side won’t break the bank – but it had no trouble breaking clays. Michael Yardley is impressed
4 min |
April 2020
The Field
Battle for the uplands
The cessation of grouse-moor management will end a way of life – and perhaps call time for a number of our iconic species, too
7 min |
April 2020
The Field
Barnstorming businesses
The cows and threshing machines have gone but a diverse range of businesses is breathing new life into our derelict farm buildings
7 min |
April 2020
The Field
Putting Britain on the map
Ordnance Survey owes much to the remarkable work of William Mudge, who died 200 years ago this month.
6 min |
April 2020
The Field
1750-1930 Creating the foxhunting interior
Great halls, libraries, art and furniture have been used to venerate venery, creating the perfect environment for reflecting on the day
9 min |
April 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Time to bring on their A game
We all know that some shoots struggle to make use of excess shot birds but game dealers are rising to the challenge, believes Jeremy Hobson
6 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
TB vaccine is given cautious welcome as cull phased out
The Government has changed its policy on controlling bovine tuberculosis but a new vaccine has yet to be fully tested.
2 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Send for the duck docs
Disease among our wildfowl is thankfully rare but how prepared would Great Britain be to deal with such an outbreak, wonders Stanley Duncan
2 min |
March 18, 2020
Shooting Times & Country
Righting a terrible wrong
The value of hard-won hillcraft is brought into sharp focus when stalking a hind amid the snow-covered mountains of Cumbria almost ends in disaster.
6 min |