Once shunned in favour of the ubiquitous black, the fox-red labrador is now becoming increasingly popular, as Giles Catchpole relates
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How to make the best gravy for pheasant
Early in the season, roasting a pheasant is the perfect way to cook a young bird. (Find our perfect roast pheasant recipe here.) With your delicious roast pheasant supper you’re…
The top 10 best grouse recipes
Whether you have an old bird or young, are looking for a traditional roast recipe or something a little more unusual, read on. With The Field‘s top 10 best grouse…
The Field’s top 5 pie recipes
When the weather is cooler, there’s nothing quite like a pie for comfort food. Here are five of our favourite pies. 1. Mary Berry’s Steak and Ale Pie Taken from…
A Sporting Life – Dame Jilly Cooper
Dame Jilly Cooper grew up in the countryside of Yorkshire. Apart from a brief spell in Camberley during the war, where she amused herself feeding “wartime carrots” to the Staff…
The very best pheasant stock and soup recipe
The pheasant season has started and hopefully you will soon be cooking the birds, if you haven’t done so already. The Field’s recipe for the best pheasant stock is one…
How to hold your gun safely
No one enjoys staring down the barrels of a gun, so adopt best practice when it comes to carrying yours, whether or not it is loaded, says Jonathan Irby
The top 7 best autumn recipes
It’s October, when we search out dishes to warm and use the best of seasonal produce. So The Field brings you its 7 best autumn recipes, including favourite suppers for…
How to remove the smell of dog from your car
For a dog, the finest perfume is eau de fox, essence of dung … anything is better than smelling clean. But having a dog smell lingering in your car isn’t…
Perfect roast pheasant recipe, with white wine and Charlotte potatoes
This perfect roast pheasant recipe was developed after adding wine to the pan to keep the bird moist and experimenting with different ingredients