The Countryman's Weekly

Crows take the bait and fly into ambush By Andy McLachlan. I ENJOY shooting at all times of the year, in particular during autumn and spring. The only problem with autumn is reduced daylight hours provide us with less of an opportunity to shoot in the evenings. These days most

Flat caps, Whippets, pigeons and ferrets! By Dave Sleight. WHEN I toured the British Isles as a travelling showman I worked showgrounds from as far north as Orkney to the southern island of Guernsey meeting hundreds of people with some form of interest in the countryside. My accent is a

An all-round gundog – the working Korthals Griffon By Wendy Bardsley. THE Korthals Griffon was founded by Dutch breeder Eduard Karel Korthals in 1870. He dedicated many years to the development of the breed to produce a medium-sized versatile hunting dog which could be used on a variety of ground

Rat packs place their trust in stock-broken dogs by Scott Allan. STANDING in a cloud of straw dust and two-stroke, surrounded by bullocks and terriers, it became very apparent just how important stock-broken terriers are to the serious ratter. My day had started at 4.30am and the three-hour journey to

We shall remember them – gamekeepers in World War Two By David S.D. Jones. THIS year marks the 80th anniversary of the declaration of World War Two on September 3, 1939, the second major global conflict of the 20th Century. Gamekeepers, in common with tens of thousands of other highly-skilled

Solving the conundrum of choosing which calibre rifle By Marksman. ANYONE who belongs to an internet shooting forum will be well aware of the controversy and the heated debate which rages whenever anyone asks for advice on which calibre rifle they should buy. This situation is never helped by the