Animal Sports

Explore traditional rural animal sports and their role in countryside culture. Read about practices that connect communities and celebrate rural heritage.

All About Pigeon Racing

Pigeon racing is a rural sport that involves expertly trained racing and homing pigeons, who are taken to a specially selected place and set free so that the...

An Introduction to Falconry

Falconry (also known as hawking) is a rural sport that involves birds of prey (otherwise known as raptors) who are trained to hunt game. Traditionally, it wa...

Field Sport: Ferreting

Ferreting is a popular field sport in rural areas and has become popular in the last couple of decades as a way of controlling the rabbit population, What is...

Gundogs & Hunting Dogs

There is no real difference between gun dogs and hunting dogs - a gun dog is basically a type of hunting dog. The main difference is between the two is the t...

Other Working Dogs Used for Hunting Purposes

Working dogs are used to help humans with their activities some working dogs are bred specifically for producing other working dogs. In rural sports, most wo...