Borth Zoo: from lions and lynx to dogs and ducks
by Ben O’Rourke This is the story of the British relationship with pets and livestock. In June 2020, Fieldsports News visited Borth Wild Animal Kingdom in Wales. At the time, mounting debts, the escape of a lynx that had to be shot, and the government’s economically punishing lockdowns saw its owners threaten to kill their […]
Fallow buck stalking with the new Pulsar Merger
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBM_8ZfvONo Tom Davies has his work cut out. There are fallow in plague proportions on his ground. In the three weeks from the start of the 2022 buck season he processed more than 50 animals. He is out today for more. Find out how he gets on. Tom’s review of the Pulsar Merger For details […]
Fieldsports Britain – buck meat hunt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=awqTOjmHock Are there more deer than ever before? Deerstalker Tom Davies says yes, as he heads out to shoot fallow prickets and sorrels for his game meat business. He is on Dartmoor, where the fallow population is climbing and climbing. We have two news features this week. What’s the future of the Kennel Club’s relationship […]
Dog trainer lams into the Kennel Club
Controversy over force-free approach to gundog training by Deborah Hadfield There’s a growing split at the heart of gundog training, and it centres on the Kennel Club. Steve Moran has been training dogs for more than 30 years. He works with dogs from all over the country at his kennels in Cheshire. Steve, who runs […]
Plan to eradicate deer in England – Fieldsports News, 31 August 2022
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrHNih-sctk Here are the links: BASC attacks England’s deer strategy recommendations – BASC Countryside Alliance Packham sabs complaint – Daily Mail Government crackdown on sewage spills – DEFRA MFHA suspends hunt over bag footage – ITV George Digweed wins world title – Shotgun World Two English shooters win European championship medals – BBC British bluefin […]
Pulsar Merger LRF XP50 thermal binos – on test
youtu.be/dhseNtUWUa0 Professional deer manager Tom Davies of Dartmoor Deer Services has swapped his Pulsar Accolade for the new Pulsar Merger LRF XP50 thermal binoculars – and he’s impressed. “It’s the shape of traditional binoculars which makes it easy to use,” he explains. “It has an automatic standby mode, so when it’s hung round your neck […]
