My passion for wild birds in wild places has led many of you astray. While it’s a stretch to call parts of Norfolk wild, the woodcock that flock there to avoid the winter cold had me dragging out my windproofs and the guinea pigs for a couple of walked up days earlier this month. RSS [...]
This guest blog has us joining Tony Watson on the banks of the Kharlovka in Russia in his continuing pursuit of THE fish: an enormous salmon. Just how big is enormous is a question we’ve been asking Tony for years as he travels the globe after the elusive fish of a lifetime. RSS news feed [...]
As anyone who has been following my musings in these pages will know, I rounded up the guinea pigs and took them to South Africa last spring. So as not to overindulge you with the riches of South Africa, I’ve been drip feeding the exploits over the months since May. Having already expounded on the [...]
There’s a division of labour, responsibility or scope in my house: No. 2 picks the wall colour, I paint it. No.2 places the art, I hang it. With one exception: sporting memorabilia. Now we all know I’m not talking about rugby jerseys, cricket balls, or even bits of F1 car. I’m talking about examples of [...]
I’m a first aider, and consider myself to have a pretty cool head in emergencies (well, in the face of everything except No. 2′s credit card bill). But even I get in a tangle when it comes to giving a dog first aid. So when Jaz the Nurse told me about his mate ResussRuss and [...]
It’s not often that I find myself travelling to stalk…in the middle of the bird shooting season. So it was a real treat to pack away the shotgun and cartridges and head to Croatia for three days chasing chamois and mouflon through the Dinarid Mountains. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
Two months into the grouse season and we are down to our last three days. From the Outer Hebrides to the Cheviots, the Lammermuirs to the Yorkshire Dales it has been an amazing season for grouse. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
Determined to use every bit of kit I’d hauled to Croatia, I arranged with Ana to flick fluff in the River Krka. Little did I know when she offered to arrange guides she’d come up trumps with half of the Croatian fly fishing squad. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
As the dog days of summer roll around each year and the grouse begin to take flight over pointers and butts, I am always caught out by the start of the season (the blog was the first casualty of quail, grouse and pheasant, so if you follow me on Twitter @outsidedays and this is out [...]
On the cusp of a new season, with one bag packed for Croatia and another for the Yorkshire moors, I find myself contemplating the sport that lies ahead. RSS news feed Newsletter / Mailing list Contact us
