The Field

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd The Field is a monthly glossy magazine dedicated to those brave souls who shoot, fish and hunt way beyond the call of duty. Since 1853, its staff has selflessly brought its readers the cream of rural life, be it pheasant shooting, dry-fly fishing or the distinct merits of Cheval Blanc. If you love field sports, errant terriers and very foxy friends at hunt balls, The Field is for you.

THE FIELD

You’ve got to pick a partridge… • … or 10. Should all the birds that end up on the gamecart really be there? High numbers of immature birds and inexperienced pickers-up are causing confusion on some shoots, says David Tomlinson

Art in the field • Christopher Marshall explains to Janet Menzies how deploying technology buys him the time to undertake the canine portraits he loves

Field Notes

In brief

The Naked, Strewth • A MONTHLY EXPLORATION OF THE BRITISH FONDNESS FOR REMOVING CLOTHES IN A GOOD CAUSE

DIARY DATES: SEPTEMBER

#TheField • MONTHLY ROUND-UP OF WHAT’S HAPPENING IN OUR WORLD ON SOCIAL MEDIA

New at Burghley • Take a break from the equine action to admire some winners in the retail enclosure. Be best turned out this season

Faces • Annual Lobster Shoot at Bereleigh estate

Letters

Ain’t nothing going on but the rent • The new breed of landlord isn’t the chap you fight with over your deposit but a professional, large-scale investor, says Rupert Bates

TAKE 3 – ELIZABETHAN PROPERTIES

Country estate of the month • HOLE FARM, PRESTON BAGOT, HENLEY-IN-ARDEN, WARWICKSHIRE

WRECK OF THE MONTH

TAKE 3 – SCOTTISH PROPERTIES

Staying power – harnessing sun, wind and waste • Although subsidies have been scrapped, many useful opportunities still exist within the renewables sector, as Tim Field explains

Ain’t nothing like a smoothhound • … says Editor Jonathan Young, when some of your chums are turning grey-green in lumpy seas and need a distraction

Back in the driving seat • Acquiring a car is a grown-up thing to do, isn’t it, asks Eve Jones, even if your main concerns are the colour and how many saddles you can fit in the boot

You must go shooting with both eyes open • Many guns close an eye, forcing them to guess where the target is. A lesson at Pennsport will remedy this and improve your performance significantly

BOTH EYES OPEN

A shooting party in every sense • There was probably cake but driven partridges were the highlight of the birthday celebrations at Lord and Lady Fairhaven’s Cambridgeshire estate

A Lincolnshire day with small bores • Heading to the hilly wolds last September for a partridge day, guns found themselves facing skittish birds with .410s

It’s all in the timing • As with any sport involving hand-to-eye coordination, timing is key to success. So how do we perfect it when we’re shooting partridges? A multi-world champion imparts his wisdom

Aristocratic gundogs • Once, the great estates all had their own kennels and teams of gundogs. Today, just a few of these ancient gundog lines survive

AFFIX AFFICIONADO

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AVAILABLE CRAFT

A new chapter in the history of John Dickson & Son • The renowned Scottish gunmaker closed its Edinburgh shop in 2017. Now, a new owner is breathing fresh life into the firm

It’s never too late… • … to take up a shooting, as the writer’s friend discovered when he decided to take up the sport at 60 and found he was a ‘natural’

The Wye and the wherefores • The river...