Teaching your gundog to balance fun with field discipline is all about setting boundaries. You don’t have to choose between a playful pet and a reliable retriever, but you do…
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The sporting world is your oyster
With the season at an end the desire to explore further afield often takes root. To satisfy that sporting wanderlust The Field has gathered together the most extraordinary and unusual…
Billiard table restoration
A reader writes: We have a tired and battered billiard table which we would like to have re-baized and restored for our growing grandchildren. The table has been stored in…
Country Christmas interior design ideas
Christmas is the time of year to bring the outside in. Fragrant pine trees are decorated with twinkling fairy lights and placed in the corner of sitting rooms and the…
Pot roast pheasant recipe with fennel
Pot roast pheasant can be delicious. Fennel is not to everyone's taste, but it melts into a buttery stickiness when cooked in this recipe. Try it.
The best clothes brush to clean a hunt coat
I am struggling to find a clothes-brush to clean my hunt coat, which is often very muddy (although last winter was much kinder than most). Do you know a company…
Sir Roger Scruton: revealing hunting’s heart
It was at Labour’s annual party conference a quarter of a century ago that the mask slipped. With an election looming, Tony Blair was again pledging to ban foxhunting. The…
Best shoot lunch. Is yours up to scratch?
The best shoot lunch can be hearty or meagre, on the hill or in the hut, stewed in port or fizzing with the best champagne. It all depends what fits…
Traditional British Puds
Even Agatha Christie’s most diehard fans would not claim that the title tale of the short-story collection she published in 1960 is her finest mystery. The Adventure of the Christmas…
Where to buy the best Christmas turkeys
Pick out the best Christmas turkey and you’ll be making your festive feast one to remember. Choose from The Field’s pick of the best Christmas turkeys. And have it delivered…