Magical pheasant shoots – this season’s most covetable coverts; fieldsports’ deadly sins – can we forgive those who have trespassed? killer drinks for house parties – 12 dangerously delicious brews;…
Alexandra Henton
SSIT Side-saddle Dash at Wincanton
The inaugural SSIT Side-saddle Dash, kindly sponsored by the Andy Stewart Charitable Foundation, is set to be an extraordinary spectacle. For the first time an on-course side-saddle race will be…
CLA cancels the Game Fair
The CLA Game Fair is no more. A statement released today by the CLA has announced that the planned event at Ragley Hall in 2016 has been cancelled. The show…
October 2015
Classic wild partridges – how top guns cope with coveys; once more into the breeks – the best shooting-party clothes, by day and night; hunting in Dorsetshire – the county…
Pot roast grouse with brandy, tarragon and wild mushrooms
Pot roast grouse is the only way to deal with a late season bird. Any older grouse or bird that you have dug out of the freezer should be cooked…
September 2015 issue
Golden days – how to shoot partridges in style; stag parties in the Highlands – where to stalk rutting beasts this season; the Spitfire’s deadly weapon – firepower and tactics…
Where to do a Macnab: the estates who can
Where to do a Macnab is a frequently asked question at Field Towers. Those who have read John Macnab or seen The Field’s Macnab Challenge want to know how to…
August 2015 issue
Glorious on grouse – how to master the king of gamebirds; thrusters and rogues – who should lurk in your hunting library? we’re gonna need a bigger boat – is…
July 2015 issue
Shooting stars – we reveal this year’s Top of the Shots; foreign beauties – Europe’s slinkiest guns; it’s Pimm’s up North – the Game Fair arrives in Yorkshire; save the…
The Duke of Wellington and Waterloo, by the 9th Duke
The Duke of Wellington speaks to The Field, on the anniversary to mark 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo, about his ancestor and the pivotal battle. For victory recipes…