RSPCA kills much-loved shoot turkey
A turkey that lived semi-wild on a shoot was impounded by the RSPCA and then killed. Camilla the turkey became the mascot of a shoot near Bristol. Something of a…
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Arundell Arms fishing beginners’ course
Want to learn to fish? Edmund Jacoby heads to the the Arundell Arms in Devon for their polar flyfishing beginners’ course, led by the remarkable David Pilkington, who taught Edmund’s…
Fallow herd cull: need to shoot 20 animals
Roy Lupton is setting out to make a deer herd healthy. There’s not enough food for these fallow in the South-East of England, so he is going to reduce numbers…
Bullet finder: how to choose the right hunting ammunition
Sako’s secretive ammunition factory in Finland opens its doors to deerstalker and big game hunter Paul Childerley. Paul wants to find out which type of bullet does what, and which…
Shooting Scotland’s Goats
Here’s how to hunt feral goats in Scotland. Remember goatgate? The politicians who condemned Scottish deerstalkers for shooting goats were the same politicians who ordered the goats shot. Niall Rowantree…
Falcon attacks drone
How do you train your falcon? Until recently, it was by experience. Now you can get it to have a go at drones. Roy Lupton flies birds at a ‘Drone…
Tahr Meat Hunt
New Zealand has a pest problem. Happily, they are both a sporting shot and delicious. Niall Rowantree goes to a farm to help deal with the tahr. Niall is in…
Crow, Pilbeam, Lupton, Holtam, Childerley: what do they think of Fieldsports Channel?
For our tenth birthday, we ask some of our best-known faces how Fieldsports Channel has changed their lives – and which are their favourite films. Thanks to Andy Crow, Tim…
Ben Husthwaite on the incoming chandelle clay pigeon – Smokin’ Targets
World champion shot Ben Husthwaite on how to plan the ‘incoming chandelle’. His technique for the incomer is almost the opposite of his technique for the going-away targets. ▶ This…
Solo red deer stalking – Rucksack & Rifle
Tim Pilbeam packs rifle and rucksack, and heads out on his own after red hinds. He has the blessing of deer manager Niall Rowantree. He is deerstalking in Argyllshire. ▶…
Pigeons and corvids over crops – Wild Wing shooting
It’s summertime and that’s bad news for birds feasting on crops near Jason Doyle’s home in southern Ireland. He is out pigeonshooting, and keeping an eye out for passing corvids,…
Wonderful Wicklow sika stalking with John Fenton
Irish deerstalking legend John Fenton takes Paul Childerley, Jason Doyle and a Sako 85 Carbonlight into the Wicklow Hills to stalk sika. In the latest in our Barrels & Brass…
Andy is back after pigeons on the stubble – CrowHow
When the government stopped the general licences, we thought that was it for shooting pigeons over stubble. Not a bit of it. Andy Crow is now back enjoying a big…
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Fieldsports Podcasts
Tackling dog theft – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 14
Bibby Curtis lost her spaniel Amo at the Midland Game Fair. They were joyfully reunited earlier this year. She tells her story at the Game Fair Theatre 2019. As dogs…