Sporting Gun
Star chef: the next generation
Five young chefs battle it out for the honour of preparing food for the Eat Game Awards. BASC's Jack Knott reports
2 min |
April 2023
Sporting Gun
Hard facts
Will your gun be obsolete if we move towards steel shot? Richard Atkins investigates this question
9 min |
April 2023
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Hands-on health tips
If you want to stay handy with a gun it’s important to look after your daddles,
6 min |
April 2023
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Slow, slow, quick
Peter Theobald says that his experience and that of his shooting partner Paul helped them stay the course over rape fields that eventually produced a bumper harvest
3 min |
April 2023
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Up and away
Elliot Roberts and friends have great fun and some challenging sport with the new portable clay trap produced by Danish company Nordic Clays
5 min |
April 2023
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A dog's breakfast
Ed Cook is unimpressed with the Scottish government's Hunting with Dogs Bill, which he says will prevent him and others doing essential control in good time
5 min |
April 2023
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Stills going strong
Some of our finest whisky distilleries have been run by the same families for generations, their spirits as unique as their history
8 min |
January 2022
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Walking in our grandfathers' footsteps
There’s no better way to enjoy unspoilt countryside, companionship and testing birds than on a walked-up day – just how it used to be
8 min |
January 2022
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Scotland, Fleming's other secret agent
Much like an extra character, Scotland has had a starring role in many Bond films – but was 007 a Scot?
8 min |
January 2022
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Well I'll be blowed
Bagpipes, long associated with royal reveille and haggis, are hitting the right note in other areas
8 min |
January 2022
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The battle for birds
Part of the fun of a shoot day is letting your dog retrieve a few of your birds, says David Tomlinson, bemoaning the advent of the big picking-up packs
4 min |
January 2022
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Dreaming of the perfect pools
As your mind wanders while sat on the riverbank during a slow day, try conjuring up the perfect stretch of salmon water
7 min |
January 2022
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The hunting horn
A passionate American hunter has compiled a comprehensive reference on the instrument that punctuates a day’s hunting
8 min |
January 2022
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Strange encounters
While digital demons have upped the horror ante, medieval ghost stories still have the power to chill host stories have all but
8 min |
January 2022
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HOW TO… … plan for a year of sporting achievement
As the first page of the 2022 calendar is turned, here is our month-by-month guide to ticking off those sporting firsts
10 min |
January 2022
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Art in the field
Madeleine Bunbury is travelling the globe to find 80 subjects to fill her life-size canvases. Janet Menzies tries to think of 80 breeds
4 min |
January 2022
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Style's sporting legacy
Britain’s heritage brands, whether supplying estate tweed or creating Best guns, define modern luxury while continuing to lead innovation
7 min |
December 2021
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The Buchan-eers
An unseasonably hot, still September day on Harris wasn’t ideal for a Macnab attempt. Could good fieldcraft overcome the conditions?
9 min |
December 2021
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In association with Chudleys The judges' decision…
Please raise a glass to The Field Gundog Award winners for 2021
7 min |
December 2021
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Snow, snow, quick, quick…
Skijoring is a thrilling combination of skiing and racing – why not give it a go this winter?
8 min |
December 2021
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The creation of Father Christmas
Folklore, religion, and revelry have combined over the centuries to create the festive figure so central to our celebrations today
8 min |
December 2021
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Feathers and festivity
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
9 min |
December 2021
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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
7 min |
December 2021
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Changing beats on Lower Spey
A once-in-a-generation change is happening to seven beats in time for the 2022 season. Is now the time to net a spot on the bank?
7 min |
December 2021
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Boxing clever
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 reasons
8 min |
December 2021
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A Yule log to bring light
Many of Britain’s favourite Christmas traditions, from burning a yule log to kissing under the mistletoe, date back to ancient history
7 min |
December 2021
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Subaru Outback
Having silenced the maddeningly intrusive warning beeps and bongs, Charlie Flindt finds himself out and about with an old friend once more
3 min |
November 2021
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In praise of smaller dogs
They eat less, live longer, won’t knock you over when the postman calls and will take on most the tasks of their larger brethren. What’s not to like, asks David Tomlinson?
4 min |
November 2021
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Ground rules
Where it is safe to do so, should shooting ground game be permitted on a driven day, upholding the tradition of rabbit pie once more?
8 min |
November 2021
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A stately hut
Whether folly or functional, ornate or ordinary, these idiosyncratic structures are indispensable to our sporting lives
9 min |