"Have Christmas parlour games had their day? If so, then we are missing a trick of good humour, joining in and a small, twinkling star of faith. Let us leave the computer games for the other days of the year." trib.al/iVAS2A0

How did the turkey end up on our tables or a partridge in a pear tree? Birds play an interesting part in our festive traditions trib.al/rxS6ouU

Step away from the screen. trib.al/hwNnUsA

Churches and chapels in inaccessible or isolated spots are worth seeking out, often offering an experience quite unlike any other trib.al/NNZN7xP

"What about steel riccochets? Are new cartridges being developed?" trib.al/uRXRK6w

How to make a brash pile and why you should trib.al/crXbvjG

Perhaps they are ruling over your feed table, preventing smaller bird species from coming to feast. Or maybe magpies are ruining your lawn? trib.al/2gjZB5w

"People who have them tend to stick with the breed for life." trib.al/zAwkyG6

Too much cheese. And that's just the dogs. If your canine has overindulged this Christmas, you might like to read this advice from Janet Menzies. trib.al/Ug9vfCk

In the quiet of a crisp winter’s morning a gentle plume rises from a field edge. The remnants of a bonfire? No, it is steam rising off a mighty muck heap. trib.al/HtAm4xU

"Look back to a century ago and all that is to be found clamped between the owners’ lips are pipes" trib.al/fHqt7I6

"A great deal of countryside maintenance is in the hands of Britain’s farmers, who caretake more than two-thirds of our magnificent landmass. Mending fences, hanging gates, installing water troughs, fixing pumps, grading tracks and clearing ditches." trib.al/cmYgNyO

"Waiting for whatever comes, with few guarantees, plenty of exercise and the thrill of the chase revived" trib.al/CS4mmCL

Some timely advice trib.al/h6iPX9D

With a little care your Christmas poinsettia should live well into the New Year. trib.al/RwYokVo

The great George Digweed gives advice on dealing with ultra-high birds trib.al/NApJGJ3

February’s The Field celebrates gunmaking and sporting exploration. A breathtaking specially commissioned rifle, partridge in France and wildfowling on the Dee. Belize bonefishing, riding through Kyrgyzstan. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. Subscribe here bit.ly/40DY8mk?utm_so…

Our 2025 pigeon shooting calendar trib.al/vVoC7cQ

March’s Field out today is a canine cornucopia: training a mixed pack, gundogs Crufts, dogs in schools, lure coursing and our Top Dog Awards. Wild shooting Dorset, workhorse guns, the world’s wildest hidden fishing. Beagles, British Special Forces and more.

Why you should seriously consider entering this year's Purdey Awards Game&WildConTrust thefield.co.uk/news/the-purde…