Guns’ dogs – has the peg dog had its day? salmon fishing in the Westcountry – the Exe is the answer; the Land Rover Defender – in homage to a…
Alexandra Henton
August 2016
GROUSE SPECIAL George Digweed – the World Champion on how to shoot grouse; grouse beaters – who are the men and women who walk the hills? Olympic hopefuls – our…
INFINITI QX70 Ultimate
For a car that can fit a flatcoat in the boot see Charlie Flindt’s review of the Dacia Duster Commercial. INFINITI QX70 ULTIMATE I’VE never really got my head round…
Macnab advice from old hands
Anyone undertaking the ultimate sporting adventure will be keen to receive some well won Macnab advice. The Field’s expert contributors and successful macnabbers reveal their Macnab advice for novices, from…
John Buchan: the author who wrote John Macnab
John Buchan (1875-1940) penned more than a hundred books, including historical studies and novels, biographies and the adventures for which he was best known, including The Thirty-Nine Steps. His 40…
Perazzi Ribless Game
The Perazzi Ribless Game over-and-under, developed by Sportarm of Dorchester, is lighter than most of the maker’s guns and slightly unnerving in the lack of a sighting rib. But with…
How to tackle anti-hunting social media
Anti-hunting sentiment is nothing new, but the medium of social media ramps up the vitriol to unscaled, and altogether unpleasant, new heights. Following the weekend where a tragic accident in…
Pheasant an aphrodisiac? We’re game to eat that…
Aphrodisiacs have long been consigned to the ‘hocus pocus’ school of science. Chocolate might make you feel better, but there is no scientific fact linking the gloopy brown stuff to…
BBC exclude gunmakers from Countryfile show
UPDATE 31/03/16: Countrylive File! has announced it is not an anti-shooting show. Read the story on Shooting UK. The Field and Country Fair, 10-12 June 2016, is looking forward to…
April 2016
Why we LOVE labradors – and does colour make a difference? are over-and-unders really better than side-by-sides – the editor dispels the myths; what happens when hunts go visiting –…