Boris widens trophy hunting attack to include UK deer
The UK government has widened out its ‘trophy hunting’ consultation to include UK deer. It looks like Boris Johnson now plans to stop overseas stalkers from coming to the UK,…
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Recent short films
UKDTR – the deer tracking service
Let’s get forensic. You injure a deer with a car or rifle – how do you find where it has gone? UK Deer Track & Recovery holds a demonstration day…
Hunting the Scottish hills: Ardnamurchan hind cull
Charlie is out enjoying the Scottish hind cull. German ammunition company RWS, optics manufacturer Swarovski and gunmaker Merkel invite six hunting ‘influencers’ from across Europe to shoot 30 hinds at…
Decoying pigeons over November maize – Crowhow
Andy Crow is on a neighbour’s farm helping to keep wood pigeons off a maize crop. He is sharing a hide with Frederic Hanner, who provides him with Blaser shotguns.…
What’s the best slingshot ammo for squirrels and pigeons?
Do you shoot lead or steel? 11mm or one of the smaller diameters? We get techie and bring out the ballistic gel, so Wayne Martin can solve the problem of…
How to buy a gun for shooting pheasants
Gunsmith and gunshop owner Dennis Stepney explains how to choose the right gun to go pheasant and partridge shooting. He shows how to select stock length, which barrel lengths…
Fabulous fallow buck cull
Like hunting bucks? Managing a herd of deer requires subtlety and the ability to make quick decisions – decisions that can have long-lasting effects (as well as filling your freezer).…
Nightshooting wild boar with thermal
Paul Childerley is in Hungary using thermal imaging kit to track down wild boar at night. He is using the Pulsar Helion to protect blueberries. ▶ For more about Sako,…
Jack Pyke’s driven game day – it’s Crowhow
Andy Crow is on form for his pheasant shoot day in Bedfordshire – and he is joined by Jason Doyle, David Wright, and Charlie Jacoby among others. Above all, pheasant…
Hunting the start of the fallow rut
Roy Lupton is out stalking fallow bucks at the start of the fallow rut. He calls them by clattering fallow antlers together, which draws them out of their woodland hideaways.…
Copper’s top tips for hitting back at hunt/shoot sabs
We are not helpless when antis attack our shoots, our hunts or our birds and animals. A former police intelligence officer offers his armoury of advice: ASBOs, small claims, trespass…
The Chinese try Scottish deerstalking – and they love it
He Li is a target shooter and he has been on a few lowland stalks. This is his first time on the hill in the Highlands of Scotland. It is…
Chamois with Swarovski
The beautiful mountains around Swarovski’s optics factory are alive with chamois. The numbers are large enough that they need to be managed. Albert has worked as a professioanl hunter for…
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Fieldsports Podcasts
My dog Tawny, by Simon Whitehead – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 21
Top ferreter Simon Whitehead talks about his lurcher Tawny and friends, including ferrets and some hawk action. ‘She is a honest stamp of a dog and that is all can…