Is it really a good idea to neuter your dog? The question was prompted by a friend after she had taken her spaniel bitch to the vet to have her…
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Tracing blue-blooded gundog lineage
The purest of canine lineages have been bred by the bluest bloods in the land, who have continuously fostered the finest lines. This is a Bark's Peerage of aristocratic kennels.
Kit To Covert In October
In the nights are drawing in and the warmth of summer is most likely a long-off memory. However, there is much to cheer: the sporting season in full swing. Here…
The top 10 best grouse recipes
Whether you have an old bird or young, are looking for a traditional roast recipe or something a little more unusual, read on. With The Field‘s top 10 best grouse…
The Field’s top 5 pie recipes
When the weather is cooler, there’s nothing quite like a pie for comfort food. Here are five of our favourite pies. 1. Mary Berry’s Steak and Ale Pie Taken from…
The story of hunt buttons
The right to wear hunt buttons is granted purely on merit, and for this reason these small but significant additions to a hunt coat have, justifiably, been treasured for generations.…
Prospective Macnabbers: where to take your shot
When John Buchan wrote John Macnab in 1925, he created a seemingly timeless and appealing sporting adventure for daring and ambitious souls. His three protagonists, Sir Edward Leithen, John Palliser-Yeates…
A Sporting Life – Dame Jilly Cooper
Dame Jilly Cooper grew up in the countryside of Yorkshire. Apart from a brief spell in Camberley during the war, where she amused herself feeding “wartime carrots” to the Staff…
How to get your shooting stance right
A good shooting stance is, quite literally, the foundation of sound technique. When you watch a line shooting, it is usually immediately apparent that some are standing well: in balance,…