Our shoot is very keen to present a gift to a member who is moving away. He has been an excellent and amusing part of our team and will be…
Country House
Shotguns: to break or not to break
Have safety practices with shotguns changed over the years? I refer to the cover of the June issue of The Field. Her Majesty has a gentleman with a closed shotgun…
How to separate a stuck fishing rod
A few months ago I lent my wife a favourite carbon fishing rod while loch-fishing in Scotland. The fishing rod tip separated from the base section and a well-meaning gillie…
The Tweed Run
The Tweed Run is vintage bicycles and plus-fours. "Jolly good show chaps!" We salute those taking part in the Tweed Run
The best clothes brush to clean a hunt coat
I am struggling to find a clothes-brush to clean my hunt coat, which is often very muddy (although last winter was much kinder than most). Do you know a company…
Where to find a speed loader
My father saw a speed-loader in a magazine around Christmas time. I believe the speed-loader looked like a rope that had been joined together at its ends, then you slipped…
Repairing vintage fountain pens
I have come across three nice old fountain pens that belonged to my mother: a Conway Stewart fountain pen, a Waterman fountain pen and a Swan, all dating from the…
Repairing a leopard skin rug
I have a complete leopard skin, backed with green felt and including full mounted head, which has seen better days. Do you know someone who can advise me how to…
Is your car mascot secure?
A mascot mounted on my car bonnet for a number of years is secured with the plastic screw recommended by Lejeune. I heard of an issue with the authorities in…
How can you encourage owls to nest?
Last year we were lucky enough to have little owls nesting in our barn. Do they return to the same place each year and is there anything we can do…