General licences in Wales: no rooks, magpies or jackdaws
www.youtube.com/watch?v=srDW6v7UWoY by Deborah Hadfield New general licences in Wales are bad news for rare birds and worse news for farmers. From 1 July 2022, Welsh shooters face new restrictions on how they can protect livestock, crops and carry out conservation work. Natural Resources Wales has removed magpies, jays and jackdaws from one of its new […]
How hunting and shooting sports help the blind and partially-sighted
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN9kirnvQhQ Malik Ezzi wants to be a professional hunter. His first problem is that he only has 40% daytime vision and no vision at all at night. That doesn’t stop the Northern Cape Professional Hunting School teaching him. They take him out after warthog and kudu – and he explains how he does it. Malik […]
Scottish roebuck: from field to skinning to Kilted Chef
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5JzfG95vtw The ‘Kilted Chef’ Craig Wilson and deerstalking guide Milton Ferguson have got together to raise money for the Children’s Heart Unit Fund. First-time stalker Ross Stephen won an Aberdeenshire roebuck outing in a charity raffle. They give it to him, taking the deer he shoots from the wild to a delicious lunch in the […]
Fieldsports Britain – roebuck stalking with bells, whistles and pipes
We’re in Scotland this week to report on a charity roebuck stalking outing with a pro guide and the ‘Kilted Chef’. We’re in Wales where the new general licences banning magpie shooting are set to turn back the clock on wildlife conservation. And we’re in South Africa, where a visually-impaired lad is learning to be […]
Alert system for England’s ‘mental’ gun owners – Fieldsports News, 6 July 2022
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHp5_ns6U6U Here are the links: New medical alert for shooters – Daily Mail Environment secretary stands with animal rights extremists – Twitter Antis pour out hatred over death of professional hunter – Twitter Finland proposes hunting trophy import ban – Instagram New taskforce to protect Scottish gamekeepers – Scottish Parliament TV Carrie’s boss asked to […]
Gamekeeper’s gun and ammo choice for clays
youtu.be/XvjVgU8vdTA Essex gamekeeper Geoff Garrod has set up a 60-bird clay shoot on his estate, raising money for the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation. He’s shooting with his trusty pigeon gun, the Browning Maxus, and Eley Select cartridges. He’s using the fibre version because his shoot is fibre wad only, to avoid leaving lots of plastic wads […]
