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The hottest of rods – we reel off the cast of Britain’s finest fishermen; pigeon plotting – cunning kit to help bag the ‘grey grouse’; completely choked? How to choose…

Daylesford Sparkling Rose

Chateau Léoube, the Bamford family’s Provencal vineyard, have just released their new 2013 vintages, which include a delicate, pale pink sparkler just perfect for a spring (or any other) time…

Fly Fishing

A true celebration of fly fishing, RISE is in it’s 8th year and brings gripping footage from Australia, New Zealand, Iceland, Costa Rica, Argentina, Tahiti, USA and Bolivia to screens…

Devised by Gamekeepers Welfare Trust trustee Lady Scott, this award highlights the invaluable contribution many women make to the success of the gamekeeper in their life. Often unrecognised and unpaid…

Holkham keepers wearing "Cokes", the original bowlers designed by James Lock - The Field's top 50 sporting estates

The sporting world throngs with kind hosts who quietly follow that counsel found in the Acts of the Apostles: “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Given God…

Falconry

There’s an ancient beauty in witnessing a falcon or hawk take quarry. “One of my most memorable days in the sporting field was on a soaking, blustery day one October,’’…

Pigeon shooting

Many experienced shots consider the pigeon to be the equal of most gamebirds, which is why we all remember the woodpigeon shot on driven days. But despite its abundance, it’s…

Smoked fish

Everyone who shoots, fishes or stalks has a freezerful of dead stuff, some of it rivalling the Siberian mammoth for its years in icy entombment. Those ancient pheasant and pigeon…

A hot air balloon ride

Ballooning may be an unwelcome activity on grouse moors and irk dairy farmers but hot-air balloons do provide a spectacular view of this green and pleasant land.   Costs vary,…