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

Centralise firearms licensing • At present, acquiring a gun licence can be a lottery. Paul Fievez calls for the creation of a nationwide authority to oversee this, along with the consolidation of firearms legislation

Art in the field • Justin Tew’s compelling seascapes offer a nostalgic view of the ocean but, as he tells Janet Menzies, his concerns surrounding conservation are now informing his work

Field NotesConservation without rewilding

In brief

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

DIARY DATES: AUGUST

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

General Licence debacle • The interruption to bird pest control from 25 April, following the revocation of three General Licences, was a fiasco. How did it happen and what must be done to prevent it happening again?

New in the field • Our monthly guide to everything covetable in the coverts, tremendous on the Test and bang on in the butt

Faces • PALS charity clay shoot at Yattendon

Letters

A partnership to provide quality homes of the future

TAKE 3 – YORKSHIRE FARMHOUSES

Country estate of the month • PAIT AND WEST MONAR ESTATE, WESTER ROSS

TAKE 3 – PROPERTIES WITH WALLED GARDENS

WRECK OF THE MONTH

Giving nature a home in the modern world • There are a number of projects to help with the pressures on wildlife in these times of increasing environmental change, says Tim Field

Call the vetwife • Following an arranged marriage and brief courtship, Editor Jonathan Young finds himself taking on a new and complicated role

Spice up your life with a turmeric supplement • Since 2015, the Golden Paste Company has been providing innovative and high-quality turmeric products for people and their pets

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It’s the silly season • With fieldsports and Parliament both out, Eve Jones finds herself looking to a Pyrex bowl on the kitchen table for entertainment

Grouse over pointers and setters • With birds jumpy, it was a challenging day’s shooting for the guns on the Duke of Roxburghe’s estate in the Borders

North Yorkshire’s moors in their glory • The magnificent and long-established 10,500-acre Danby Moor at the upper end of the Esk Valley provides some spectacular sport for a roving syndicate

The toughest grouse • It’s a much debated point: are Scottish grouse tougher than their English cousins? And, if so, are there distinct subspecies of our favourite gamebird?

BLACK MAGIC • Neville Gill, who cares for one of the last strongholds of English black grouse on his family’s North Pennines moor, explains why driven grouse shooting is vital to the survival of blackgame

CONSERVATION SUCCESS

SPORTING HERITAGE

A bespoke pair built for grouse and greys • Why a Fieldreader with a clear vision of his ideal game guns chose Spanish manufacture and English finish

The romance of the Macnab • This year’s challenge is about to begin – but what is it that makes this sporting endeavour so special?

THE WRITE STUFF

THE FIELD’S MACNAB CLUB

MACRULES

Battle of the sexes • Doghounds are seen as reliable and bitches have a reputation for providing excellent sport, so is there an argument...