The Forester has always been a Field favourite, so I was eager to see if the latest version – complete with hybrid ‘e-Boxer’ power plant – would still feature on…
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English Setters
‘Of all sporting dogs perhaps there are none more generally useful, beautiful and sagacious than the setter.’ So wrote Edward Laverack, who was instrumental in the development of the modern…
A Highland Odyssey
Scotland, 1773. In the sparsely roaded northern ‘Highlands’ the countryside is wild and romantic but devoid of many of the luxuries of life. Extensive felling of the native Scots pine…
Venison fillets with chanterelle, blackberry, heather honey and whisky sauce
This rich earthy sauce is delicious with the herbaceous, complex flavour of venison or, if you are lucky enough to get some, grouse. I prefer to use a non-smoky whisky…
5 grouse shots you need to know this season
Adam Calvert gives the lowdown on the five essential grouse shots you need to know for this season, and the golden rules to stick to. The Field’s Macnab Challenge is…
Best Shooting Jumpers
Here, The Field celebrates the best shooting jumpers: an often overlooked piece of essential kit. They can be a gun’s best friend: a versatile extra layer that keeps out the…
George Digweed’s guide to grouse
From why grouse present such a challenge to how to shoot successfully on the moor, George Digweed shares his top tips in this guide to grouse. Whether this season will…
170 years of The Field
The Field (or Country Gentleman’s Newspaper) trotted smartly off the printing presses for the first time in 1853 and became the indigenous organ of enthusiastic sporting households. Our first correspondent…
Field Interview: Feargal Sharkey
A punk rocker is nothing without his anger, and Feargal Sharkey, former lead singer of The Undertones, is furious. Sitting beside the sparkling River Lea at Amwell Magna Fishery, with…
Macnab mentors and their stories
Most sporting sorts know what a challenge it is to undertake a proper Macnab, by which we mean the modern classic iteration, inspired by John Buchan and tweaked for the…