4×4 tyres: top 10 things to consider in the field
For a successful day in the field, let’s get your 4x4 working to its full potentialEven if you have chosen the right vehicle for your needs, it’s choosing the correct tyres that will get your 4×4 over...
View ArticleTesting partridge day at Newton Mulgrave, North Yorkshire
Before Covid confined us all to barracks last December, one lucky group of Guns enjoyed a testing partridge day near Whitby writes Graham DowningDaves' Wood Drive. Robert Matten.From the edge of...
View ArticleAyA No 2 20-bore de Luxe
This deluxe version of a popular side-by-side handled and shot well. Mike Yardley is impressed by its looks, performance and value for moneyAyA no2 Deluxe 20 boreThis month we are testing an...
View ArticleWho is the real father Christmas?
Folklore, religion and revelry have combined over the centuries to create the festive figure so central to our celebrations today, writes Ettie Neil-Gallacher Getty ImagesEttie Neil-Gallacher looks...
View ArticleChristmas birds: from partridges to turtle doves
How did the turkey end up on our tables or a partridge in a pear tree? Birds play an interesting part in our festive traditions, writes Carla Passino P43CBR Thorburn Archibald - Partridge and a...
View ArticleThe perfect Christmas box for hunt staff
The Christmas box is more than just a gift, which is why everyone should give as generously as they can this festive season – or risk going down in hunting history for all the wrong reasonsJohn...
View ArticleThe Field’s 12 cocktails of Christmas
To ensure your festive season goes with a swing, here’s our menu for the Twelve Cocktails of Christmas – all easy to make and easier to consume, says Jonathan Ray Andrew SydenhamShake, rattle and slosh...
View ArticleJoin BASC to be part of shooting’s future
Find out more about the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the UK’s largest shooting organisation that promotes sustainable shooting in parliament, the media and on the ground...
View ArticleOur finest family-run whisky distilleries
Some of our finest whisky distilleries have been run by the same families for generations, their spirits as unique as their history writes Jack Croxford-ScottA mere 300 years ago, making whisky was a...
View ArticleSkijoring – a thrilling sport to get involved in
Skijoring is a thrilling combination of skiing and racing – why not give it a go this winter? The gates spring open. Twelve thoroughbreds surge forwards through a cloud of snowflakes, a gaggle of...
View ArticleThe history behind Christmas traditions
Many of Britain's favourite Christmas traditions, from burning a yule log to kissing under the mistletoe, date back to ancient history writes Sir Johnny ScottIn the hall of the rambling Elizabethan...
View ArticleThe Field’s bucket list for a sporting year
As the first page of the 2022 calendar is turned, here is Janet Menzies' month-by-month guide to ticking off those sporting firstsAs the end of the season approaches, the pheasants still at large might...
View ArticleThe best hip flasks. Sip with style
The hip flask is a boon companion on the peg or moor, fighting the chills and celebrating the best shots of the day.Hip flasks have been reviving those in the field for centuries. Nothing seals the...
View ArticleThe top 10 best pheasant recipes
Enjoy the spoils of the season with The Field's top 10 best pheasant recipes, with inspiration for warming kitchen suppers and morsels to pocket for a day in the fieldThe Field’s top 10 best pheasant...
View ArticleBest labrador colour: does coat make a difference?
The shooting fraternity flavour black, judges like yellow and trends are bringing back fox-red - but is there a best labrador colour? For David Tomlinson, performance will always trump coat Chocolate...
View ArticleSalted caramel chocolate mousse
Woo your loved one with something sweet this Valentine's day. Make Philippa Davis's salted caramel chocolate mousse for a dessert guaranteed to impress If the venison doesn't melt hearts, the mousse...
View ArticleMeet the The Field’s 2021 Macnabbers
Those who succeeded explain what completing The Field Macnab Challenge 2021 means to themGannochy's headkeeper Colin Lanyon, enjoying a perfect view of the hill, spots a lone stag Off the back of over...
View ArticleMedieval ghost stories
While digital demons have upped the horror ante, medieval ghost stories still have the power to chill writes Ettie Neil-GallacherDogs howl a warning in Premonition by Henryk Weyssenhoff, circa...
View ArticleSporting artist Madeleine Bunbury: equine portrait master
Madeleine Bunbury is travelling the globe to find 80 subjects to fill her life-size canvases. Janet Menzies tries to think of 80 breedsArtist Madeleine Bunbury at work - she prefers to produce...
View ArticleMussel and leek chowder
Forget the dietary resolutions and continue celebrations this month , says Philippa DavisMussel and leek chowder I have never felt the need to torture myself in January with severe disciplinary actions...
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