‘happy hunting, everyone’

Will Bryer on coveting a hound’s sense of smell, novel excuses for falling off and having to accept his wife is always right

As thoughts begin to turn gradually towards the hunting season, spare a thought for your kit. Is it still in the state it was left in back in March? Never fear, Octavia Pollock has plenty of advice on how to get it in tip-top shape

The HH wins the doghound championship for the first time, while the Beaufort claim a 60th title

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When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u

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