“It’s the little dog’s first day out…”

It's what you've worked towards for many, many months, even years. That doesn't stop, however, the intense nerves and apprehension. Here is my recollection of our first shoot day as it unfolded.

Mum's The Word: why we need to make it easier for mums to get outside

Becoming a mother last year brought home to me the challenges faced and benefits to be had in enabling mums to get outdoors with their kids in all rural pursuits.

Love and poor shooting in a cold climate

In order to test my hypothesis that only the stress-free shoot well, I quit my job and went up to the Isle of Lewis to take on some grouse.

Much more than just a pastime

There are moments in fieldsports that resonate so deeply within us, because they awaken our hunter-gatherer gene, a part of us that is integral to who we are.

It is time to take the fight for wild Atlantic Salmon to the streets

The Icelandic community are protesting vociferously on the streets of their capital against ecological vandalism being perpetrated by big business. Is it time we took their lead and did the same?

The Ultimate Guide to Non-Lead Shot: Part Two

Will steel shot shot ruin it? What you can and can't do with your shotgun in the age of non-lead.

Do we want to be arable farmers?

A process of applying for a tenancy that will change your life.

The other type of country shooting

Taking photos has become part of my daily life, and this article is just a small piece about that.

Gone in a lifetime

I caught my first salmon back in 1981 a time when salmon seemed to be present in abundance. Forty years later these majestic silver tourists are threatened with extinction.

Catching the Rise

Years spent fly fishing for trout and grayling whilst crawling around river banks have taught me how to catch them using a different method - photography.

Fieldsports Britain – difficult moose

Paul Childerley returns to Swedish Lapland to hunt moose in the rut with the new Sako 90 Peak in .300 Win Mag.

Pubs and cricket: the glue that holds rural communities together

How lovely is it to stop and watch a game of village cricket, one of the many things that defines the culture of the countryside.