Looking to eat game cooked by top chefs, in Michelin-starred surroundings? We’ve searched out six restaurants that are worth investigating. Some are in London, others range from Scotland to deepest…
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How to teach a puppy to sit
Q: I cannot get my cocker spaniel puppy to sit properly to the “sit” command; she just keeps wagging her tail and lifting up her bottom. She is four months…
Bringing home a new puppy for the first time
Q: We are acquiring a new puppy as a companion for our eight-year-old spaniel. The journey home after we collect her from the breeder will take more than three hours…
17 photographs that will make you wish you were out on the grouse moors. Wearing tweeds.
For the past few weeks, our Instagram has been featuring some spectacular images of the grouse moors, courtesy of John Sugden, of Campbells of Beauly, who has been taking photographs…
16 things only beaters know (and Guns should)
We recently published an article: “Letter from a fed-up beater”, in which a seasoned beater listed some of the gripes he and his fellow companions experience when out in the…
Grouse and gin o’clock at The Potting Shed Pub
I think the weather gods must have got mixed up with their dates. The sun was shining as we drove down to Wiltshire on the Thursday evening before the August…
A rare opportunity to lease sporting rights just over an hour from London
The Verney family has occupied the Claydon Estate for almost 400 years, running it as a commercial business but with traditional values. Until recently the Estate operated its own in…
Our beginner’s guide to shooting – what you need to know
Beginner's guide to shooting: Here we have the answers to some of the questions you have asked about starting shooting.
How to protect dogs from poisonous slug pellets
I can’t think of a worse way to lose a fit and healthy dog than through poisoning, as I was reminded by Lyn Monk at the Game Fair last month.…
Stylish dog beds for hardworking gundogs?
Canine indulgence is nothing new (in the 1920s, the Nawab of Junagadh is rumoured to have laid on lavish nuptials for his two favourite hounds), but, increasingly, it’s having an…
Prejudice against rural people?
Cricketing hero and champion charity fundraiser Sir Ian Botham has broad enough shoulders to shrug off the kind of brick bats bowled at him during a recent BBC Radio 5…
It’s time to make sloe gin – and here’s our recipe
Sloe gin: There's nothing like a mid-moring slug of homemade sloe gin - but there are other options too if you know what to do, where to look and when.
How to make fast sloe gin – that’s ready in a fortnight
After perfecting a method of producting superb sloe gin in a matter of days, Bill Harriman is happy to share his groundbreaking secret concoction
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Why you should sign up If you like keeping up to the date with the latest happenings in fieldsports and shooting then you should take a look at the Shooting…
How tweeds are woven into the Scottish landscape
In the old Jacket Room at Campbell’s of Beauly, I’m being treated to the Highland equivalent of a visit to a Moroccan carpet shop. Sipping tea, I watch entranced as…
When should you call the vet?
Q: Whenever my dog is unwell I take it to the vet, but the practice is usually very busy and I worry about bothering my vet unnecessarily (especially if it is…
This is how to avoid the misery of midges
Q: I stalk in Sutherland and every time I go out I get horribly bitten by midges and ticks. Can you recommend any remedies or repellents that work, please? Tell…
The making of a Purdey shotgun
‘You can tell a Purdey person when out shooting – they’re understated, not flash’ If you’re lucky enough to visit Audley House, James Purdey & Sons’ emporium on Mayfair’s South…
Grouse recipe – bacon wrapped Scottish grouse with confit
If you find yourself in London and in need of some game, then the Punchbowl in Mayfair is a welcoming pub that isn’t pretentious in anyway. During the season, you’ll…
I’m a driven grouse shooting novice. Help!
I’ve bought a small day, driven grouse shooting in late October, in a charity auction for me and seven mates.