We’re all more than capable of turning up and looking the part for a day in the field but it is what lies beneath that counts. Are your underpinnings less Bear Grylls and more threadbare and chills? Are your thermals, in fact, pants? Done correctly, layering can keep you as…
I wonder how many of you reading this are wearing a gilet? A fair few, I’ll wager. From modest, practical origins in the 15th century it has become quite the status symbol, subtly, or not so subtly, announcing one’s social and professional persuasions with its form, fabric and the likely…
Deer stalking is far more of a challenging day than a day spent on the peg. It also offers incomparable surroundings and almighty views, which change quickly with the weather. (Read my account of stalking red deer in the Highlands.) It is energetic and requires a certain level of fitness.…
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