Replacing the 470 series and now in 20-bore, the Beretta 486 Parallelo EL looks good and feels light and lively. Michael Yardley is impressed. For a new gun with unusual…
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Partridge breast caesar-style salad
Partridge meat adds a great, gamey twist to the classic caesar salad. This makes an impressive shoot lunch if you get the crunch just right on your croutons. Follow Philippa…
My favourite bit of kit: Gavin Gardiner chooses his Jeep
Every true sportsman has that one bit of kit that he couldn’t enter the field without. In a new series of columns, we ask what bit of kit is most…
Ploughing into the future
The mighty plough has moulded our landscape and culture. But does ploughing have a place in modern farming? Tim Field considers its future. For more from The Field’s new farming…
Purdey No 208 to sell for The Gunmakers’ Company Charitable Trust
Purdey No 208 is to be sold at auction this October. The fourth oldest Purdey known, all proceeds from the sale are to be donated to The Gunmakers’ Company Charitable…
Ian MacGillivray, sporting artist
Ian MacGillivray uses his sporting art to voice the entire journey of stalking. Not just that glimpse of the stag. With fears that sport is being brought to us in…
Sloe and windfall apple cheese
Sloe and windfall apple cheese is one of the most delicious and unusual accompaniments to traditional cheeses and a good complement to game. If you want to astound your friends…
Elderberry sauce. Great with game
Xa Milne and Fiona Houston’s elderberry sauce recipe is a fantastic way to use the hedgerow harvest. And it tastes great with game, perfect for post-shoot suppers if you are…
The harvest boon
In the first of a new regular column for The Field on modern farming, Tim Field considers the UK harvest and current shifts in cereal production. If your homegrown harvest…
The Great British Bake Off raised game pie
The tent is up, ovens pre-heated and recipes ready. With The Great British Bake Off returning to our screens and the shooting season getting underway, no country cook should be…