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.

Choosing Quality Over Quantity: A Sporting Life Well-Lived

Reflecting on half-century of sporting adventure, I am struck by how fortunate I have been to live in a time when these pleasures have been within reach

Mending the Line. Healing the Soul

Hollywood gives fly fishing a 21st century makeover

Crushing clays - there, here and everywhere

Some musings on British fieldsports and traditions seen through a Norweigan lens.

Rebuilding broken confidence: A new era for New Zealand farmers

My global farming adventures continue in New Zealand, as a new Government forms and a new dawn begins for Kiwi farmers. Change is coming, but this time around, farmers will have a seat at the decision-making table.

Is Commercialism REALLY The Cause Of Shooting's Challenges?

After a long career in the shooting 'industry', I take a look at the all the challenges that shooting faces and ask whether it is fair to point the finger of blame at 'commercial' shooting.