My rifle skills are improving but does that mean I’ll make a clean shot?
My year spent only eating animals I have killed myself has featured on the BBC and in Scottish Field, leading to some expected ribbing about ‘glamorous’ photos with guns and some unexpected conclusions about the nature of shooting. Read more
Cod caught off the east coast of Scotland
During the winter months it was difficult to find something to eat, but there is plenty of life in the sea – or there was. Read more
I spent the winter learning how to shoot
I grew up in the countryside, so it may seem strange to call this my first shooting season. But this is the first time I’ve actually held a gun. Read more
Wild soay sheep
This blog is about to get bloody. Sorry, but I did say I was writing a book about only eating animals I have killed myself. This means at some point I will have to kill something. The point is to do it in as humane a way as possible and to educate people about where meat comes from. Read more
Pan Roasted Pigeon with Orange Braised Lentils, Chicory & Hazlenuts
If you want to only eat animals you have killed yourself, the traditional place to start is learning to shoot a pigeon. I was fortunate enough to also learn how to cook one with the former winner of MasterChef. Read more
A walked-up grouse shoot beneath the wind turbines
Since I have pledged to only eat animals I have killed myself, I decide to go grouse shooting on the Glorious 12th and start off the project with a bang. It doesn’t quite go to plan…
I didn’t mean to match my nail varnish to the oyster knife…
Oysters are possibly the most “raw” food experience you can get, in fact they are probably still alive when you eat them… Read more
Rhododendron blooms frame the Torridon hills in June.
The rhododendrons are in bloom across the Highlands and I must admit they look beautiful – but they look better in a bonfire. Read more
