If you have a crowd to feed on the 25th, you can guarantee there will be a few figgy pudding nay-sayers. Having an alternative to hand is essential to keeping…
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The Country Food Trust Winter Appeal: donate this Christmas
This Christmas, the Country Food Trust Winter Appeal has launched – and they need your support. With over 8.6 million people in Britain struggling to afford food, the Country Food…
Browning 725 Grade V
Micheal Yardley is pleased to test another Browning 725, an old friend featured several times in The Field. This time it is the ‘bells and whistles’ version, the Browning 725…
Fillet of venison with sloe gin and anchovy sauce
Use Christmas as an opportunity to serve your guests game. Philippa Davis’ fillet of venison with sloe gin, anchovy sauce and warm roasted sprout, chestnut and pancetta salad is the…
Geoffrey Sparrow, sporting artist
Geoffrey Sparrow served in the trenches, worked as a country doctor and was a true Corinthian sportsman. He painted ceaselessly throughout it all, offering hunting and country scenes from an…
Training with treats: chewing over rewards
Though edible rewards are banned by many professional trainers, or viewed as bribes by others, some advocate the use of gundog training with treats. David Tomlinson decides whether reward-based training…
Anne Woodcock, sporting Diana
It all started with a fishing taster day with Northumbrian Water. Now, Anne Woodcock runs Ladies Fishing UK, inspiring more women to fish with her infectious enthusiasm. For more sporting…
Winners of the 2018 Purdey Awards for Game and Conservation announced
The winners of the 2018 Purdey Awards for Game and Conservation have been announced. In a ceremony held in London gun and rifle maker James Purdey & Sons’ famous Long…
FREE Naked Strewth Charity Calendar 2019
The Naked Strewth charity calendar encompasses bosoms and bottoms from field to far afield. Each month a plethora of the sporting and scantily clad send in the best of their…
12 bores are for men, 20 bores for women, right?
According to my shotgun certificate, the Menzies arsenal currently includes: 1 x Beretta Silver Pigeon 12-bore over-and-under; 2 x Churchill 20-bore side-by-sides; 2 x Arietta 20-bore side-by-sides. And, since you…