With 36 years in hunt service behind him, Robert McCarthy is one of the country’s most senior and most respected huntsmen. He talks to Tessa Waugh about Crufts, the current situation and life in Northumberland

As winter relinquishes its grip, Tessa Waugh enjoys a copybook meet, with convivial chat, springy turf and good sport – while the real hunting aficionados demonstrate their teleporting skills

Joe Stanley reflects on the farm’s winter jobs and examines the role that game shooting plays in the rural landscape

ATTITUDES to pests in the garden have changed ...

H&H’s hunting editor Catherine Austen ponders the lasting impressions that influential hunting people can make on us

When the weather is so uninspiring, participating in a sport that gets us away from our desks and doing exercise is a blessing, says H&H’s hunting editor Catherine Austen