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Bridget Lansley, sporting artist
Despite the importance of people to a shoot day, the guns, beaters and pickers-up are…
Portuguese-style mussel stew: an early spring supper
It’s time to move away from hearty, meat feasts and embrace lighter suppers and fresh…
The Field Gundog Awards 2018: the best shoot day companions
The Field Gundog Awards 2018, kindly sponsored by Skinner’s Pet Foods, was hotly contested, with…
Gundog collars: when tag is no game
It is a legal requirement for dogs in public places to wear a collar, with…
Shooting
Guide to shotgun choke. Everything you need to know.
How to make the most of shotgun choke...a how-to guide from The Field
The 10 most expensive guns in the world
Buying one of the most expensive guns in the world won’t, sadly, make you a…
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…
Grouse moor management debate: the burning question
It’s a contentious question – is cutting or burning the best way to improve a…
Food & Drink
Partridge hot pot
Philippa Davis’ partridge hot pot is wonderfully warming, and a great way to clear an…
Pheasant Keralan curry
Philippa Davis’ pheasant Keralan curry makes for a wonderfully warming supper. Delve into the freezer…
Partridge fideuà: a nourishing, winter feast
Try something different with your brace by giving a Valencian dish a game twist. Philippa…
Pheasant chilli with black beans and chocolate
Bleak January evenings call for chilli. Philippa Davis’ pheasant chilli with black beans and chocolate…
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Clothing & kit
The top ten best gumboots
Quintessentially British and remarkably useful, gumboots are essential kit in the field. From smart Le…
My favourite bit of kit: Rob Fenwick chooses his shooting box
With a sliding compartment for guns, hidey hole of ammo, enough room for wet clothes…
