The Countryman's Weekly

Cowdray gundog challenge By Jason Mayhew. ON April 30, 2022, we held a first on the beautiful Cowdray Estate, a gundog team test. We invited teams from across the country, as well as Belgium and Switzerland, to discover who had the best team and top dog. All of this was organised

All the kit and caboodle for dealing with game meat By Matthew Dutton. IF one thing can be said about us country folk who are involved in any kind of hunting, shooting or fishing-related hobby, it’s that we love our kit. Any opportunity to add to it is always taken,

Promoting the health and wellbeing of your gamebirds By Tim Weston. IN the wider press outside the shooting community, the good news about game shooting is rarely reported. A good news story is not worth the paper it’s written on when it comes to mainstream media and it seems only

Differing temperaments in working terriers By Sean Frain. I WAS recently looking at some Facebook posts and wasn’t in the least surprised to see a video of a working terrier that was very aggressive towards its neighbour; another working terrier in the next kennel. Its owner was proud of his

Challenges of managing deer in small woodlands By Geoffrey Guy. WHEN it comes to recreational deerstalking I’m sure we would be happy to participate wherever the opportunity arises. When we are managing deer with strict objectives to reduce damage to crops, woodlands or other sensitive habitats – or indeed to

Getting your new foxing set-up together By Vulpes. IN the previous two articles of this mini-series I’ve set out the basics in fox control for those thinking of getting involved in this form of shooting. In this piece I will take a look at the sort of equipment you need