Country Notes

Tweed breeks, secret shoots and searching for lapwings

Meeting the new boss of London’s finest gunmaker

A time when countrymen had to steal or starve

The tales that show how rural life has changed

What would Big Jack have made of today’s shoots?

Raise a glass of exquisite Tokaji

Why do so many refuse to shoot woodcock?

There are few rabbits to be found on Ilkley Moor

The grey areas of the law: trying to lead a life on the right side of The Poaching Act

Patrick Galbraith salutes the perfection of “imperfect” dogs