Simulated game shooting is an easy way to repay a whole host of hosts in a day. Whether they’re keen grouse-shots who would appreciate a tune-up or lowland shots who’d…
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Return a shooting invitation: Wine tasting
Most shooting hosts appreciate a decent drop. The Field’s sister title, Decanter, holds a series of “fine wine encounters”, at which it’s possible to sample some of the world’s best…
Macnab a double? The editor takes on The Field’s Classic Macnab Challenge
Jonathan Young and friend set out to nab a classic macnab. First one to catch a salmon gets the chance of a stag. Will our heroes be defeated by time,…
Forgotten fieldcraft: nature and etiquette
Fieldcraft is an art worth preserving. The laws of nature and etiquette are as important as the size of the bag, and fieldcraft is an art that must be taught…
Fly fishing: fly fishing flies…and tying your own
Fly fishing flies. Tying you own flies for fly fishing is entertaining and very effective. Jonathan Young ties the Barely Legal fly
Shooting clay pigeon with Splendid Game
You can't mistake the Splendid Game girl loaders in their tailored tweeds, but can they handle the heat of double-gun shooting?
Woodcock shooting
After rabbit shooting, Jonathan Young tries the Buccleuch woodcock
Partridge shooting on the Buccleuch estate
After rabbit and woodcock shooting, Jonathan Young faces the insanely high partridges.
Shooting: Westley Richards gunmaker
William Richards set up shop as a gunmaker three years before Waterloo, but it was under his son Westley and his appointees that the family firm became synonymous with all…
Rabbit shooting
Jonathan Young goes rabbit shooting, with woodcock and insanely high partridges to keep him busy too.