There was a shepherd, a farmer, a welder, a roofer and an ex-huntsman. No, it’s not the beginning of a joke but the attendees who gathered in Clynderwen Community Hall, deep in the wilds of Pembrokeshire, to undertake the Deer Stalking Certificate Level 1 (DSC1). This certificate is increasingly required…
The movement of the muntjac buck can first be seen in the half-light. However, we have to wait for the pre-dawn grey to relinquish its grip, finally revealing the verdant green of the valley below, before we can catch sight of him once more. The buck at last emerges from…
Given my love of fishing, the interactions I have with fish have always been largely inter-dimensional. The inherent boundary between the fish in the water and my presence beside or floating (assisted) above it starts to blur slightly when wade fishing but the water surface still presents a barrier between…
Cold-smoked rainbow trout with roast beets, dill pickles and horseradish crème fraîche You will need: 1 smoking box 1 maze smoker 2 handfuls fine smoking woodchip, such as whisky barrel oak Ingredients Rainbow trout 1 x 600g fillet of rainbow trout, skinned 3 tsp salt 4 tsp sugar 2 tsp…
Recipe for hot smoked pheasant You will need 1 large roasting tin 1 medium wire rack (to sit flat inside the tin) 1 handful fine smoking woodchip, such as apple wood Ingredients Pheasant 4 pheasant breasts, skin on or off 150ml milk 1 tsp salt 2 tsp sugar Rémoulade 1/2…
Roe deer or wild boar can be smoked at home on a gas burner
Trout in a bag may not sound glamorous (say trout à la vapeur if you prefer) but it is one of the most simple of our best trout recipes. It can be tackled by a novice, but yet impressive enough to stand up to the job of a proper dinner…
Summer is here and for those of us with soft fruit in the vegetable garden, that probably means raspberries. Whilst raspberry jam is delicious, raspberry vinegar is a useful standby recipe that is reputed to soothe throats and you can also use it as a cordial. Here’s how to make…
Pimms! Strawberries! Ice cream! Wimbledon is nearly upon us. Whether you’ve managed to bag tickets for the hallowed turf at The All England Lawn Tennis Club this year or will be watching at home, here’s our pick of the best Wimbledon recipes to get you in the spirit. View…
There are five days of the Season in which the gentleman is free to throw sar-torial caution to the winds. At Henley Royal Regatta he may dress like a parrot. On the clipped turf in front of the grandstand or in the Fawley Bar he may strut his stuff in…
