The code of the stiff upper lip
It doesn't matter if you've lost a good fish or shooting so badly it's embarrassing: the code demands you appear cheerful. At all times
Jonathan Young
I was Editor of The Field for 29 years and Editor of Shooting Times for 5.
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Grab a fishing rod, make new friends
Forget social media. If you want to meet interesting people, from every walk of life, get your tackle out
My bid for Olympic gold
Come the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, I shall be in Team GB - so long as they change the events
Bagging a Macnab: the ultimate and very affordable challenge
The classic Macnab - salmon, stag and grouse - may be costly but try one of the variants and the experience will never be forgotten
Hunting the sea wolf
Lure fishing for bass is heart-thumpingly exciting but you need the right tackle and fieldcraft, as I discovered - eventually...
Whatever happened to the country pub?
It used to be a place where friends and strangers met, talked and drank. Now it's all seared bass and boutique gins
Now's the time to buy a hand-built, London game-gun
In the shooting field, they have the stylish grace of a vintage Aston Martin
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Biblical rain, Noah's ark and the hunt for perfect gumboots
And the rains fell, and the flood came...
Sealyham Terriers and The Colditz Story
Sealyhams are splendid terriers but admirers would do well to read the classic tale of wartime escapes.
Driven Shooting is a Team Sport... or it Should Be
Why do some guns still behave like tweedy Marie Antoinettes?
Is the Big Bag Era coming to an end?
What people expect from a day's shooting has changed over time, but are we seeing a return to the more modest bags of decades gone by?
The joys and pains of eye wipes
We all love it when the next generation excels at shooting. Just remember that when you miss and your progeny don’t