Fresh from The Field
The 7 best recipes for your hedgerow harvest
The hedgerows are bursting with berry delights at this time of year. Don’t amble past…
Merkel: perfect hillside companions
The Macnab Challenge is the ultimate sporting test, requiring fortitude, skill and a generous dash…
Macnab stalking: the toughest part of the challenge?
There is nothing straightforward about bagging a Macnab – it requires fieldcraft, stamina and a…
Heather honey partridge skewers with blue cheese dip
If elevenses is going to be the food stop of the day, do it in…
Shooting
12- or 20-bore: what is the best bore size for women?
12-bores are for men and 20-bores are for women – right? Wrong, insists today’s top…
The Editor’s 12 top tips for grouse shooting
Top Tips for shooting grouse including what to wear and how to shoot your share
Types of grouse: which is toughest?
Types of grouse is a passionately debated point. Are there distinct subscpecies of our favourite…
George Digweed’s guide to grouse
From why grouse present such a challenge to how to shoot successfully on the moor,…
Food & Drink
Apple, honey and carrot cake. Serve for shoot tea
For something satisfyingly rich yet perfectly sweet, Philippa Davis’ apple, honey and carrot cake is…
Partridge, black pudding and sloe gin terrine
Partridge is small, forgiving and the easiest game to cook of them all. So it…
Blackcurrant clafoutis
Clafoutis is traditionally made with black cherries but, in Philippa Davis’ opinion, this twist on…
Palmier with anchovy, olive and parmesan
Social distancing needn’t scupper the shoot day lunch. Host a pandemic compliant picnic, says Philippa…
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Clothing & kit
My favourite bit of kit: Sir Johnny Scott chooses his thumbstick
It may lack aesthetic beauty and the natural elegance of a true hazel thumbstick, but…
The top ten best gumboots
Quintessentially British and remarkably useful, gumboots are essential kit in the field. From smart Le…
