The Countryman's Weekly

Can gundogs see in colour? By Woodlander. THE perception that dogs only see in shades of black and white has been around since the late 1930s. It is attributed to Will Judy, a lifelong dog fancier, writer, and the publisher of American Dog Week Magazine. His claim of being the

There’s still plenty of work to do after the season ends By John Glover. NO sooner has the game shooting season started then suddenly it’s over in literally the blink of an eye! That’s where we are on our shoot (at the time of writing) with closure still seeing plenty

Tackling the floodwater for a late season duck By Harnser. THE river valley was bright with winter floodwater. As I walked down the track in the late afternoon the January sun was just touching the horizon, and the entire valley was a silvery ribbon. Willows and alders stood proud above

Gear of the year – the winners and losers of 2021 By Tom Cackett. I’M very lucky and sometimes get sent products from manufacturers to test. However, this is a rare occurrence and most of my deerstalking kit and equipment is bought using my own hard-earned cash. What this does

Changing tactics can be beneficial… sometimes By David Hudson. SOMEONE once told me that ‘There is no educational value in a second kick from the same mule’. Another way of putting it might be the classic definition of madness, which is: ‘To keep doing the same thing while hoping for

Engaging in core pest control duties with two new Bushnell products By Mike Powell. EDGAR Brothers kindly sent me a couple of Bushnell products to have a look at recently. Both are items that I use a lot in my day-to-day vermin control work – a pair of binoculars and