Elevenses is vital to keeping guns’ spirits high in the field, particularly when the weather turns inclement. Tom Godber-Ford Moore has catered almost 3,000 shoot days and knows a thing…
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Hare, rabbit and cognac rillettes
Slowing cooking wild, lean meat such as hare and rabbit will get the best, tender results. Philippa Davis’ hare, rabbit and cognac rillettes make the ideal supper party starter, best…
My favourite bit of kit: Lindsay Waddell chooses his hoodie
Lindsay Waddell, recently retired headkeeper at Upper Teesdale Estate and former chair of the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation, chooses his favourite bit of kit. Extreme weather can call for all kinds…
Venison bourguignon pie
January is the time for slow cooking. Ideal for warming the house on chilly evenings and reviving tough meat that has lasted this far into the season. Philippa Davis’ venison…
A day without the peg dog
The rise of commercial shooting and professional pickers-up has seen the decline of the peg dog. For David Tomlinson it is his spaniel, rather than his gun, that is essential…
Pheasant polpette in an agrodolce sauce
Game works marvellously with Mediterranean influences, as Tom Godber-Ford Moore proves with his pheasant polpette in an agrodolce sauce. Essentially a posh word for meatballs, this polpette will be a…
My favourite bit of kit: David Tomlinson chooses his binoculars
The Field’s very own Sporting Dog columnist David Tomlinson chooses his favourite bit of kit. Having first become the proud owner of a pair of binoculars aged eight, he hasn’t…
Cambridge Blues naked charity calendar 2017
What better way to raise money for RAG than by exposing the Blues’ best bottoms? The Cambridge Blues naked charity calendar 2017 is brand new this year. And it’s brimming…
Naughty gundogs: I’ve gotcha!
Guns with an obedient, well-behaved dog at their side are a select society. But often the story is one of blushing guns, furious headkeepers and naughty gundogs – as Robert…
Don’t let your hearing hinder you in the field – advertorial
Every shooting sort knows the electric stillness that crackles over the peg before the first drive. “Live on peg” is the call as guns emerge from the shoot bus, laughter…