Grouse moors deny Packham raptor allegations
Managing Britain’s uplands is more about managing media attacks these days. Bewildered grousemoor keepers and other estate staff are reeling from attacks by Chris Packham and other bird campaigners after…
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Roebuck hunt and big game ramble – Hunt & Cook
Cai Ap Bryn has a roebuck to shoot. Along the way, he is treated to some of the great sights in nature – European brown bears, among them. Even a…
On Test: Zeiss’s 2019 riflescopes
We go simulated stalking and long-distance rifle shooting out to 500 metres with Paul Childerley. It’s all so Zeiss can set out its stall to UK gunshops. We are on…
Rifle destruction test: Sako 85 Carbonlight
Some people look at the new carbon stock material and worry that it will snap. Sako wants to reassure them, so has charged Paul Childerley with trying to destroy one…
Setting up pigeon decoys
While waiting for the sun to finish off the crops why not practice your skills at hide building and decoy patterns to see what works best. Jason Doyle is…
Chorizo venison burger recipe
John Griffin gives us his recipe for chorizo venison burgers the way butchers do them on a larger scale. Using the trimmings he saves each time he butchers deer…
Sako’s secret carbon fibre stock factory – exclusive access
Paul Childerley gains access to the Sako factory to look at how the company makes its revolutionary new rifle stocks. ▶ For more information about the Sako range of rifles…
Stress-testing shooters at #huntingsummit2019
Charlie Jacoby is at the #huntingsummit2019 in Tuscany, where co-sponsors Swarovski, Steyr Arms, norma ammunition and Sitka clothing have built a rifle range into the side of old cliffs. He…
Crow’s back on the jackdaws
After the general licences debacle, it’s time for Crow to get back to day-to-day pest control on the farm. Today, he has jackdaws on the end of his shotgun –…
Fantastic pheasant shooting in China
Charlie Jacoby heads to Shanxi Province in China, where pheasants come from, and goes shooting on 200 sq km of open country above the Yellow River. He encounters birds, butterflies…
Hunt & Cook: Wild boar and roebuck hunting in Croatia
There’s nothing Cai likes better than a cooking up a game meat feast. That’s why he’s off to Croatia to hunt some of the best wild meat on the planet…
Swing-through with negative hold – Smokin’ Targets with Ben Husthwaite
Improve your shooting with a top shot. Ben explains the technical aspects of swing-through and how to get the best out of it. ▶ Smokin’ Targets is sponsored by Gamebore…
Can you call in antelope?
Paul finds out in South Africa. He is out with Nico Els in the Eastern Cape – plus he is guiding a guest, Claes Björksten from Sako rifles, after muntjac…
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Animal rights militant Jay Tiernan – Fieldsports Channel Podcast episode 8
Jay Tiernan is a militant vegan, who stamps on badger traps and condones the cutting of wire to release pheasants from game farms. The face of the anti-badger cull movement…