Finnish fishing experience (an introduction)
Over the past several years since first visiting Finland I have fallen in love with the place and the country pursuits and lifestyle it has to offer. This is an introduction to my Finnish fishing life.
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"So, what do you want to do with her?"
A beginners guide to navigating your first year of both gundog ownership, and training, all building towards your first day in the field.
When farming days are (finally) done.
My retirement from arable farming has been gradual, somewhat unorthodox and easier than it could have been, but I have to acknowledge that the final cord connecting me to my old acres has been cut.
WMD " Karamoja " Bell and his rifle maker
120 years after he first set foot in Karamoja this story fills in another part of the jigsaw of the life story of this amazing individual . Much is known of Bell's hunting exploits but little of his retirement activities
The fly fishing revolution
In less than a generation, the variety of fish species that we can target with a fly rod has changed out of all recognition. Is there now a species we can't catch on fly? Read about about the tackle and techniques that have revolutionised fly fishing
The season gets nearer and more Squirrel Cup ruling controversy
The latest in a series of a year on a DIY syndicate in Wiltshire. This time final preparations are being made for the season ahead and the story of how Tim's cat's entry was deemed to be illegible
A stick and a rabbit, an unusual start to season
A few months spent getting the dogs lamping fit, followed by an unfortunate event right before the start.
"How are your dogs so well behaved?"
The first instalment in a series of blogs, detailing my journey from former rugby player and self-confessed 'Townie', to lover of countrysports, gundogs and shooting.
Foinavon and the Fear of Heights: A Misadventure in the Highlands
Walking a Scottish mountain - it didn't take long to realise that steep ridge after steep ridge is for mountain goats, red deer and ptarmigan, not some southern softee.
Around the world in just four hours
This November, some of the world’s best-known gunmakers will descend on London
How do salmon survive in small spate rivers?
The success story of a small river in Northern Iceland where one man controls the whole system and how he brought it back to life.
The Best of British Weather can Buck OFF
The hot, dry June, the wettest July in history, a brief OK spell in August followed by the craziest September ever. We are not impressed!