The Countryman's Weekly

Choosing the right dog for the job By John Cowan. I HAVE often been asked: “which dog is the best dog for me?” or: “which is the easiest to train?” Those questions were never easy to answer as everyone is different and a breed which would suit one person would

A wild weekend – Camping and stalking among 5,000 acres of private land By Matt Dutton. THERE aren’t many places in the UK that can be referred to as ‘really wild’, but we do have a couple that may still just cling on and make that phrase true. I was

Testing time on the corvids in more ways than one By Derek Robinson. AN opportunity to shoot crows on a Norfolk estate was an opportunity not to be missed and I greatly accepted the invitation from Mark Evans. On the day, I took two guns – my ‘go to’ Browning

A bucket load of rats… and another… and another! By Ed Cook. RATTING, like most countryside pursuits, is not just about the activity itself. The lead up to the day, the preparation of equipment and taking pride in looking after your dogs are all part of the fun of the

The Cometa 220 Compact – A slick little sporter By Mark Camoccio. SPRING piston airguns still account for a large percentage of overall sales, and part of the attraction has to be the self-contained nature of the power source. No need for a pump, and no need for any air

When a lurcher yaps… in pursuit of prey By Penny Taylor. IT is the most heinous of sins: opening up, or yapping when in pursuit of prey, and one that lurcher owners fear more than just about any other fault in a working dog, who should above all be a