What Challenges Are We Facing For Game In Restaurants?
The cost of living crisis and fewer people visiting restaurants, it is a tough time to persuade them to put a new wild meat on the menu.
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A manifesto for pet ownership
We are a nation of animal lovers, but to make our countryside a better, more biodiverse place, my benign dictatorship will enforce the following legislative changes
The Irrepressible Rise of Raptors
Booming numbers of raptors are undoing the work of conservationists, squandering tax payer’s money, and we’re not even allowed to properly discuss it…
These days, getting from A to B is as simple as ABC. Or is it?
There are ten thousand ways to find your way in the countryside - so why is it so difficult for delivery drivers to reach their rural destinations? I think I've got the answer.
Landowners or birdwatchers: who’s the biggest bad guy?
The future of the countryside is a three-way fight. Here I size up the pugilists and say who I am betting on
We need to talk about trees
Complex problems rarely have simple answers. Trees are wonderful vegetables, but the simplistic notion that simply planting any tree, anywhere, must help with the climate crisis is both crass and dangerous.
Trail hunting banned and two hounds only for now in Scotland
The Hunting with Dogs Bill (Scotland) is a deeply and cynically unethical law that actually worsens animal welfare
The Battle for Yew Tree Farm: urban expansion vs rural tradition
Catherine Withers, a farmer in Bristol for generations, fights to save Yew Tree Farm amid urban expansion and a cemetery proposal. The struggle reflects a national shift from rural to urban living over the past century...
Fieldsports Britain – old boys, new kit
Two old men are getting to grips with modern thermal this week. Robert Bucknell and Nigel Fulton have the latest from HIKMicro to try out on deer.
The crap shot’s guide to driven grouse
They're the hardest birds to shoot, and the most embarrassing to miss. Here's how to avoid humiliation this season...
Animal Welfare: Am I a Selfish Bitch?
Where do you sit on 'The Spectrum of Perception?' And what a run-in with a van driver says about the judgemental society we live in.
Our history in the peat
In our modern urban biased world we have lost much of our connection with natural landscapes. In contrast those of us who hunt continue the enriching and special connection with the land started by our ancient ancestors.