The Countryman's Weekly

Deerhound by name, Deerhound by nature By Dave Sleight. I WAS recently out exercising a few of my dogs when I got into conversation with a fellow lurcherman. Looking at my English Deerhound ‘Flint’, he asked if I had the piece on Deerhounds in the June 17 issue of The

Fixtures and fittings By Charles Smith-Jones. I’D been in the high seat for about half an hour. Nothing had moved in the woods so far, with not even a pheasant or squirrel to provide something interesting to look at. Still, there was plenty of daylight left and more than enough time

Turning the tables on summer squirrel control By JDJ Braithwaite. HUNTING grey squirrels in the summer woodlands poses some challenges. One issue is simply that at this time of the year the woodlands are themselves in full flow with dense tree canopy and floor growth. This makes the greys particularly

Reconnecting with a wider audience by E. Flitcroft. IT’S funny when you’re out in the field, sitting there waiting for something to happen, your mind begins to wander. I started thinking about the state of shooting and the constraints that have been applied over the years and the gradual and

William ‘Billy’ Inns, a thoroughly professional coursing trainer By Covid. THERE is no doubt that in business your reputation means everything to your customers. The same maxim could be applied to the trainers of coursing Greyhounds in the 20th Century. Some of my forebears were certainly regarded as being great

Natural earthdogs… putting terriers to good use By Charmaine A.S. Khatchikian. ALL terriers are natural earthdogs, the secret is to bring out the inner terrier in them. Quite happy to be family dogs, they are also at their best when in a hole in the ground. This can be voluntarily