Pot-roast partridge with apples, crème fraîche, lardons and tarragon This pot-roast partridge recipe is good natured and leaves you time to get on with other things whilst it is cooking.…
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Hedgerow recipes: 8 of the best for your harvest
Don’t forget to take a basket out with you when you’re walking in September. It’s a time when the hedgerow is groaning with goodies. Pick plenty of blackberries and see…
George Stubbs: master of the horse
One of the best places in the bustling hubbub of London for a moment of quiet reflection is Room 34 of the National Gallery. Right in the middle of it…
Pickers-up: the golden rules of the job
Read old gundog training books and you will find no chapters advising pickers-up on picking up because, traditionally, birds were collected by the keeper, estate staff or individuals training for…
Falconry: a most ancient and noble art
Falconry is one of the fastest-growing country pursuits, with 25,000 people (5,000 of whom hunt with hawks) involved, who between them keep about 75,000 birds of prey. There are more…
Best shooting gilets: overs or unders
Shooting gilets have become a staple of any countryman’s wardrobe. They are versatile, hardwearing, easy to wash and a staple of every country man (and woman’s) wardrobe. The best shooting…
The history of the pheasant
Pheasants may be the commonest gamebird, but their history is distinctly uncommon
11 Pheasant shooting tips
Whether you are an experienced Shot or a new Gun, everybody could do with some pheasant shooting tips. So if you feel your technique isn’t quite as sharp as you’d…
Partridge recipes. The 10 best partridge recipes.
It’s that time of the year again. So we bring you our 10 best partridge recipes, which will see you through the upcoming season and beyond. There’s a recipe for…
October 2024
The October issue of The Field sees the season get underway with a bang. It is brimming with carefully curated, exclusive content and the very best sporting articles. We’re on…