Trophy hunting – the problems with a ban
There have been several failed attempts to push through a trophy import ban – and now, as we approach the 2024 election, both Conservatives and Labour are jumping on the ‘ban’dwagon to stop something most of them don’t understand. Despite this cross-party enthusiasm, former Conservative MP Neil Parish doesn’t think introducing a ban on hunting […]
Dan Thor decoys pigeons with a Hushpower .410
Dan Thor is on summer crop protection, keeping the pigeons off growing crops on the farm. He starts on a patch of laid barley, but there’s a problem: his gun keeps jamming. Today is Sunday, so to avoid upsetting the neighbours he is using a Hushpower .410 – but the little pump-action isn’t ejecting properly, […]
GB Olympic shooting team named – Fieldsports News, 3 July 2024
Here are the links GB Olympic team selected British Shooting Scottish grouse moor licensing shambles BASC and GWCT Trail hunting ban pitfalls for Labour Countryside Alliance Labour plot gun tax by stealth Telegraph.co.uk Firearms licensing crisis Gov.uk Beckham fishes despite Norwegian salmon ban VG.no Feral cats killed in NZ hunt The Guardian GWCT fundraising clay […]
Fieldsports Britain – Pigeon shooting on the quiet
Dan Thor is jamming – no not his guitar but his gun. He’s out shooting pigeons with a Hushpower .410, and coping with a sticky action. Whatever government the UK gets on 4 July 2024, a trophy import ban is on the cards – but it won’t be as easy as Labour and the Tories […]
Essential airgun hunting kit
You have your airgun, your scope and your pellets. If you’re going hunting you will need a few more bits of kit. James Head from Crackshot says what you need before heading out into the field, for a budget of under £300. For more from Crackshot, go to Crackshot.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, […]
