Do not be put off by a pig's head, here is how to turn it into delicious pate, if not a silk purse.

smoked venison

Roe deer or wild boar can be smoked at home on a gas burner

An elusive delicacy with an exquisite flavour; a white truffle is the one thing to go hunting for in Italy this autumn.

For a shade under £3,000 you can have a new sidelock ejector, a not unattractive gun that shoots as well as some of its higher-priced rivals

Highland ponies are less noisy than Argocats. Able to carry a 17 stone stag from the hill Highland ponies are part of a living heritage

There's no need to pay extortionate sums for seafood. Head to the shallows and start seeking for seafood yourself

This specification of this side-by-side could not be much better for a 20-bore, and the aesthetics are to British taste. To get so much right with a new gun is…