Country Mans This Week.

[stop.end 4,079]

anybody buy it this week? even though their was a few working terrier related articles I think they were presented very hap hazard.

The John Welch interview should have had its own page, not broke into columns.

The I.W.T.F. article and N.W.T.F. articles could have and should have been condensed into the one page for easier reading and reference, but good to see all the same.

 

 

[low plains drifter 10,485]

Don't buy it these days, but always thought it was poorly put together, too many adverts and other gimmicks on the same pages as articles, EDRD was far more reader friendly

[jeemes 4,484]

edrd has done nothing for terrier work,but put a lot of pictures of disfigured dogs out to the public and internet. Its mainly used to publicise D.Harcombes books.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Never thought wed have common ground jeemes lol.CMW is not a specialist mag ,it tries its best to cram in just enough from all field sports which leaves the reader with just one page of his chosen passion and that's never enough .

[Chaff 3,620]

Had a years subscription repeats its self some what. Got to a point when I only looked at letters page and what's for sale. Only downside to not getting every week is not having fire lighting material.

[Neal 1,867]

Never thought wed have common ground jeemes lol.CMW is not a specialist mag ,it tries its best to cram in just enough from all field sports which leaves the reader with just one page of his chosen passion and that's never enough .

I agree, that was one of the main things that put me off reading it in the end. I have a few folders in which I used to put the articles I'd liked, ripped out and kept. Last year, while clearing out the loft, I found about two years worth of magazines and went through them all and probably kept less than half a dozen articles.

 

Compare that to EDRD and I always read the entire magazine. I've never been a terrier-type person (gobby, noisy little things ) but I usually find I prefer the terrier articles and find them more interesting.

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

I buy it now and again. It just seems like you're buying the same magazine over and over again. Theres nothing ever that stands out or grabs my attention. I end up looking at the gear for sale inside the front page skipping through to the classifieds on the back page and thats it.

[shaneg 2,578]

I buy it once every 2 year and the minute I open it i remember why I haven't bought it in two years. Iys rubbish

[king 11,972]

My mate calls it the comic.

[Rat face 1,655]

I think the CMW is ok for what it is. It's very pc and I don't mean that in a bad way its on the shelves on most corner shops so it has to be. What's the need of showing a terrier smashed to bits or a dog latched on to a Fox? We all see it every weekend so why do we needed to see it in a book or mag. It doesn't do the sport any favour.

[low plains drifter 10,485]

edrd has done nothing for terrier work,but put a lot of pictures of disfigured dogs out to the public and internet. Its mainly used to publicise D.Harcombes books.

Was mid/late 90's when i used to get it, had all sorts of interesting articles in back then

[peterhunter86 8,627]

I loved it in my early teens I'd read it over and over.

[p3d 879]

I think the CMW is ok for what it is. It's very pc and I don't mean that in a bad way its on the shelves on most corner shops so it has to be. What's the need of showing a terrier smashed to bits or a dog latched on to a Fox? We all see it every weekend so why do we needed to see it in a book or mag. It doesn't do the sport any favour.

 

RF,

I agree.

The CMW and other fieldsports magazines like the Field are a way for the general public to learn about all country sports.

The very fact that they must cover so many different types of hunting is a positive thing IMO.

I would normally check out the magazine on the newsstand and if there is an article that I am interested in, I will support it.

The CMW is behind all country sports including terrierwork, perhaps we should be behind them.

[patterdale 673]

I've learnt to save myself £2.20 weekly.

[jiggy 3,209]

It's a well presented magazine for non hunting people to look into that type of life and culture in a good light ,but doesn't offer much to experienced hunters. A full page article on how to lead train a puppy isn't much help to someone who has had dogs all their lives but it's still a light hearted read an good PR for the hunting community. I thought we all wear tweed and drink sloe gin.???