Fieldsports Journal Magazine Fieldsports Magazine JuneJuly 2015 Vorige editie

Our mid-summer instalment of Fieldsports is the nearest thing to being there, on the hill, at the peg, in the hide or on the riverbank. And with 25 pages dedicated to game guns and rifles, plus a comprehensive overview of what to expect at this year's CLA Game Fair, wedged in amongst a rich portfolio of lavishly illustrated profiles, interviews, reviews and comment, there really is something for everyone.
Sate your summer hunger for the shooting season with our selection of shoot profiles. From pheasants in North Wales to woodcock in the Outer Hebrides and late February driven sport on an Irish island – our writers will take you far and wide, informing you and entertaining you. You'll be itching to join them.
We talk to key industry figures including Derek Edgar of Edgar Brothers and on-form clay Shot and high pheasant addict Mark Winser, as well as esteemed chef André Garrett, who also shares a sublime woodpigeon recipe from the kitchen of Cliveden House.
Opinion, comment and nostalgia are rife as Michael Wigan muses on the Scottish Government's use of salmon as a political shuttlecock, Rupert Godfrey offers his thoughts on the modern world of commercial game shooting and Lord James Percy considers the never-wavering desire to recreate those special sporting memories.
For gun and rifle enthusiasts, there is a wealth of content – from a charming insight into the allure of the English double rifle and a closer look at three top-end over-under game guns from Browning, Perazzi and Beretta, to reunited pairs of Purdeys and the process of selecting and crafting walnut gunstocks, with much more besides.
Advice from the best in the business is, as always, spread across the board. Simon Ward provides expert instruction on gun fitting, Matt Harris selects another killer fly pattern and Ben Randall, Jayne Coley and Richard MacNicol answer your canine quandaries and offer their advice for priming your gundog for the new season. Plus much more!