How to get your ‘back-sight' right

It’s almost impossible to shoot consistently well unless your gun fits and accommodates your eye dominance. So how do we ensure that all is correct?

Forging ahead

Few village forges exist outside racing country or the shires; however, the fires are still burning bright for blacksmithing and farriery

A vet is for life

Or, at least, this used to be the case. Today, many private practices are being bought up by corporate ventures. David Tomlinson bemoans the loss of the personal touch

Planting trees for profit and posterity

We all want more trees, that’s agreed; however, we must balance the competing interests of rewilding schemes and commercial forestry

Arthur's eight-bore returns to the marshes

Having inherited an old R Scott behemoth, there’s no better place to use it than on a wild day on the foreshore – its rightful home

The toughest part of the Macnab Challenge?

Grassing a salmon and bagging a brace require considerable fieldcraft but that third component of a Macnab, the stag, requires, in addition, physical fitness for the hill and rifle skills to satisfy a professional stalker

Why you should eat your greens

And so much more, for the wild cabbage – and its many descendants – is associated with health, wealth, romance and more

William Powell Viscount

So, the side-by-side has had its day, has it? Not if this bespoke model is anything to go by. Michael Yardley is happy to find a traditional gun that dares to be a bit different

A dazzling partridge day on Exmoor

The landscape at Molland would still be familiar to Lorna Doone, though now lively partridges soar over its V-shaped valleys

Watch this space

The ultimate face mask was bound to tempt post-lockdown buyers but will other luxury items fare as well without the events at which to flash them, wonders Roger Field

WHIPPING-IN THE RIGHT WORDS

A top hunting correspondent must master a strange horse, unknown country, and capture the colour of the day – while staying in the saddle

Manors fit for an Englishman

Restoring our grey partridges and the farmland ecology they depend on reaps conservation rewards far beyond just a shootable surplus of the gamebird, as work on four pioneering partridge manors proves

Grimsthorpe: new season, new shoot

The team who took on the Park Syndicate used the first day of the season to test its potential on friends and family

Rizzini BR550 side-by-side

Michael Yardley shoots a 16-bore in competitions, so is interested to see how this round bar side-by-side compares. Would it prove to be a sweet 16?

Art in the field

Theodore Gillick used lockdown to build his own foundry, providing him with new opportunities, as he explains to Janet Menzies

Building a fit and healthy working dog

All dogs need the correct nutrition, however, this is even more vital for a gundog, its needs changing with the season. Fortunately, help is at hand

A season for family dogs

With more shoots planning less formal days, the old-style mooching gundog will be in its element

A puppy for shoot or sofa

If you require a gundog, then pick a puppy from working lines, says David Tomlinson. However, some unlikely dogs prove themselves excellent shoot-day companions

A Borders day to remember

Enchanting Thirlestane Castle provides the perfect setting for a testing day facing Scotland’s iconic grouse

Our Love Affair With Quarry

As the Twelfth approaches – and the inevitable media assault – Editor Jonathan Young says that it is now more important than ever that we champion our wildlife

Love In The Time Of Lockdown

Eve Jones finds that there’s a big difference between living with someone and L-I-V-I-N-G W-I-T-H S-O-M-E-O-N-E.

Victoria Maloch

A two-year scholarship to study in the UK has introduced this American to the joys of clay shooting, while helping her advocate for rural interests

The next generation

Before they can take their place in the pack, this year’s hounds will need to mature. And puppy walkers are a vital part of that process, as David Tomlinson explains

Now little Jimny's gone…

… he disappeared one day. With no test cars available during lockdown, Charlie Flindt ponders the fate of The Field’s favourite little four-by-four

It's time for ch-ch-change

We find ourselves at an odd point in time, says Philip Howard, who is both excited and fearful of what the future holds. We need to talk...

Coveys, curlew and a castle

Testing conditions and Yorkshire Dales terrain gave guns a thoroughly sporting day at Bolton estate

Empowering those ‘up the glen'

Late changes to the Animal and Wildlife bill in Scotland were bewildering to moorland managers, however, Gift of Grouse and regional groups are giving them a voice at las

Art in the field

Few of us will ever get to see a capercaillie lekking live. However, thanks to Justin Prigmore we can still appreciate the spectacle.

AyA Legend De Luxe 20-bore

It would be hard to better this nicely-proportioned Spanish over-and-under, says Michael Yardley. However, excellence comes at a price…

Too close for comfort

There is only so much that can be achieved at a distance, finds Philip Howard, trying to strike a balance between solitary confinement and essential repairs