Roestalking in Caithness & Sutherland with a combination rifle
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Fi8ElBodE John Dodd is trying to meet his cull roebuck targets and Charlie is not helping. Instead of a nice sensible bolt-action with an expensive scope on top, Charlie has brought a combination rifle/shotgun, a Winchester Supergrade 12ga/.243, with an Aimpoint sight. Patient as ever, John guides Charlie on to bucks – and even has […]
Fieldsports Britain – red dot roebuck triple
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWb3lSWyfeM It’s a big game week in #FieldsportsBritain. Charlie takes his combination rifle out with John Dodd in Caithness & Sutherland looking for roebucks, and Ollie Williams is at Holland & Holland in London looking for buffalo. Yup, the famous gumaking firm keeps a pen of dagga boys in a basement shooting cinema. It helps […]
Gamekeepers are the unsung heroes of conservation
youtu.be/32mgYnh0XsI Curlews are under threat. The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust says in some areas of the UK their population is declining by 17% a year. But the GWCT says that on land managed by gamekeepers, their numbers are increasing by 14% a year. Roger Draycott of the GWCT says: “The curlew is the bird […]
How to shoot £500,000-worth of guns in London
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrPIzmYVqb8 The answer is to pretend you’re super-rich (better still: be super rich) and ask for a try-before-you-buy day at the Holland & Holland Shooting Ground shooting cinema in North-West London. That’s what Ollie Williams does – and has a fabulous time, with the help of H&H’s Charlie Young, shooting some of the best bolt-actions […]
Sunak government plans firearms law changes – Fieldsports News, 28 June 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVLHjnaVyD8 Here are the links: Firearms licensing changes and fee rises looming MP predicts UK hunting trophy import ban may fail Scottish firefighters fears over muirburn restrictions – SGA Wildfire health damage warning – BBC Northampton council backs meat diet – FarmingUK Medal glory for UK shooters Anglers pay tribute to club member – BBC […]
