Hunting

The harms of trophy hunting have been exaggerated

Stalking muntjac and fallow deer in Lincolnshire

A time when countrymen had to steal or starve

Our urge to anthropomorphise animals obscures the fact that we are all part of the same complex ecosystem

His films are overrated, overindulged, and dismal

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

Get as many days of game sport as possible because one never knows when the self-righteous will stop it

Shoots must be places of buzzing biodiversity

Richard Negus says the cruel sentimentality of the Hunting Act scars the countryside to this day, but the biggest loser is the animal it purported to protect