A Father's Advice: The Fieldsports Tips I'll Tell My Kids to Ignore
While most advice is well intentioned, when it comes to shooting and fishing, some of it is best ignored.
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The joy of a good poke
In the era of £65 pheasants, free shooting is priceless… So let me make a case for the greatest field-sport you’ve (possibly) never heard of.
Weather Extremes and Election Drama: What to Expect in 2024
As winter grips the countryside, I look ahead over the coming 12 months and ponder what might be in store for the farming community in the year ahead
Long Live The Humble Syndicate...
You’ve got your license, your dog isn’t gun shy and has had her first day out stood well behind the gun line. What’s next? Well for us, it was to join a nearby syndicate to get us both properly introduced to the world of shooting. Here’s how it went…
Don't Feed the Bears: Why shooting needs to log-off social media
Fieldsports wastes so much time on social media – it's counterproductive and it takes up time that could be spent on actually improving our lot
Fieldfares, partridges and a love in idleness
When you first arrive on your peg before the drive what are you thinking? What are you really thinking?
The Least Worst Option: Dartmoor or Down Under?
Can a 64-year-old Dartmoor hillbilly Eat, Pray and Love?
Lucky Bloody Fool - Lessons Learned from an Old Mentor
As a child, I was adopted by a wise and canny countryman – and in the desperate panic of a silly mistake, the old man saved the day.
The Rise and Fall of the Plant-Based Brigade?
Anyone else noticed the anti-meat agenda seems a little quiet this Veganuary?
Nature's Truth Tellers: Timeless Writing on the Natural World
Henry Williamson published Tarka the Otter in 1927, yet I believe the nature writing of 'The Last Romantic' continues to hold great relevance today, in a world that seems to have forgotten what truth is.
How do you like your venison? Poached, roasted or both?
Run ins with the police was nothing new for Cirencester students 40 years ago but hiding a 'body' from them livened up an otherwise ordinary May day morning
2024: An annus horribilis to come or a brave new dawn?
Jamie Blackett attempts to spot the trends, opportunities and threats in farming and field sports.