Fieldsports Journal Magazine Fieldsports FebruaryMarch 2016 Back Issue

The places and the people our sporting sojourns take us to and acquaint us with are what keep us chomping at the bit for more.

The February/March issue of Fieldsports transports you to these destinations, introduces you to these people, and takes you in pursuit of a variety of quarries.

As far as destinations go, we start where we should – in the UK – where Will Pocklington investigates what it is that makes wildfowling on the foreshore so magical, while Dave Carrie reflects on a turbulent day's shooting at North Yorkshire's Urra Estate, and a summer placement in the Angus glens changes naturalist James Common's stance on driven grouse shooting immeasurably. Not forgetting Simon Ward's advice for overcoming 10 of the most common game shooting faults, and pages packed to the gunnels with pigeon shooting, goshawks, hunting, food and drink, gundog training, shooting instruction... we could go on.

This theme then stretches further afield, right across the globe, to wild places where wild takes on a new meaning. To South Africa, where Simon K. Barr reflects on his first Cape buffalo hunt, and Robin Hurt tells the story of a very close call with a leopard. To Lesotho, where Edward Truter explores an off-the-chart fly fishing paradise, and to Tanzania where Matt Harris does battle with monster tigerfish.

Then there are the people; those individuals who break the mold, with memory banks crammed full with experiences, adventures, knowledge and talent. Marcus Janssen talks to South African PH and wildlife artist James Quin, whilst accomplished rifle Shot and stalker Andrew Venables visits the Fieldsports interview room, top game chef Jose Souto tells us what makes him tick, and we hear from a man renown for his deer calling prowess.

Plus much more!