Take your game-gun and go clay pigeon shooting in the off season. You will only improve your shooting and have fun when you practice on clay pigeon.
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Bloat in dogs – and why you need to act quickly
Bloat in dogs is uncommon but often fatal, as the winner of The Field’s Best Family Gundog award discovered a few years ago. David Tomlinson describes the symptoms and stresses…
12 pieces of pigeon shooting kit to keep in your car
Pigeon shoooting kit: 12 items to keep in the car A pair of binoculars for checking out the flightlines before you set up shop. A score of flock-covered shell…
5 things to add to your fishing bucket list
Have a fishing bucket list? If not perhaps it is about time to start one. The fishing bucket list is here to enliven your familiar fishing patterns. Season after season…
How Britain became a world leader in airgun development
Airguns have always had a slightly subversive image. Their stealth made them ideal tools for poachers, and in the past many windows have been broken by stray pellets. Lots of…
Eostre and Easter. What are the origins of this Spring festival?
Images of delighted children scampering around searching for brightly-coloured eggs and symbolic rabbits hopping with baskets seem to be the modern view of Easter. However they actually originate before the birth…
How to use a decanter
Decanting your wine makes every drink more delicious. Jonathan Ray tells us how and what to decant.
Sam Heughan: an interview with The Field
It is impossible to talk about Sam Heughan without mentioning the television phenomenon Outlander. Based on the romantic novels by Diana Gabaldon, the drama follows the story of a Second…
The best sauces to serve with trout
Don't compromise on the flavour or vibrancy of your food during the summer months as we veer towards eating lighter meals, with Philippa Davis' suggestions for the best trout sauces…
Shotguns: matched pairs
Do you covet a matched pair of shotguns? Michael Yardley examines the shotguns on the market and what to do when you have your matched pair.