Charlie Jacoby

How to train your cormorant

It’s like underwater falconry. Charlie visits the Yangtze River in China to find out how to keep and train cormorants to catch fish for their

Flying squirrels in Somerset

Jaf Jefferson and Dean Smallwood come armed with PCP airguns and rimfire to Charlie’s Dad’s woodland in Somerset where, says Charlie, the squirrels have learned

Grey squirrel tree killers

After a successful squirrel eradication programme in the winter, disaster strikes in the summer. A dozen good-quality oak trees are dead and all the indications

HM Queen Elizabeth: a country life

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II had a lifelong love of the countryside. Born in Mayfair, she once told a friend that, if she hadn’t been Queen,

Ashcombe Shoot – review

  It’s one of the best shoots in the country. Ashcombe Estate in Devon provides superb pheasant and partridge drives up one of the county’s

Shot Show 2019

Shot Show 2019

Charlie Jacoby looks out for new and spectacular hunting and shooting kit at the 2019 ShotShow, including: â–¶ Winchester Extreme Point Copper Impact ammunition â–¶

How Coursing Helps Hares

Did you know that hare density is 18 times higher in coursing areas than in non-coursing areas? That’s the conclusion of research by Queen’s University,

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