Trump government weighs in on UK hunting trophy imports
The US government has written to the UK’s environment department DEFRA to ask it not to ban trophy imports. A letter from Doug Burgum, US secretary of the interior to DEFRA secretary Emma Reynolds formally asks the British government not to ban trophy imports because it risks undermining conservation efforts, and because hunting traditions carry […]
Rothbury rewilding scandal?
The Wildlife Trusts plan to buy the 9,500-acre Rothbury estate in Northumberland so they can turn it into a haven for wildlife. Writer and scourge of the conservation industry Ian Coghill argues that it already is – and that the trusts’ plans for the estate will kill off the existing wildlife. The trusts disagree. They […]
Fishing and foxing in Cumbria
We are back out with Owen Runackles from the Cumbria Country Sports YouTube channel. This time we are after night-time foxes with a .243 fitted with the Pard Night Stalker 4K Pro day-night scope with laser range finder. But first Owen wants to try his luck on the river for a late season salmon. Find […]
Fieldsports Britain – Magical Irish woodcock
We are shooting and eating woodcock in Co Kerry with an outfit called The Hunter & The Chef. Owen from Cumbria Country Sports tries for his tenth salmon of the season before heading out foxing. The Wildlife Trusts are making big promises about the 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate in Northumberland, which they want to buy. Ian […]
Woodcock capital of Europe
Co Kerry in Ireland is the world’s ultimate woodcock destination. Some stop off and over-winter elsewhere on the way. A lot make it – and Joe O’Dwyer and Sion Brain are waiting for them. They run an outfitter called The Hunter & The Chef, which specialises in woodcock shooting over their own English setters, over […]
Gun licensing failures put public at risk – Fieldsports News, 14 January 2026
Here are the links: Police firearms licensing is failing the public – HMICFRS.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk Gun grab victim Sandy’s sheep attacked by fox – YouTube Gamekeeper kills buzzard – YouTube Guga hunt protest – BBC Labour ‘neglecting the countryside’ – Countryside Alliance and Facebook Facebook crackdown on hunting content – Facebook Ireland publishes public’s plans for wildlife – […]
Niall Rowantree’s copper bullet choice for uplands and lowlands
Professional deer manager Niall Rowantree has shot more deer than most people have had hot dinners – In this interview during the red hind cull Niall explains which Hornady rounds he trusts every day of the year. With Niall now having to also look at feral pig control, he reminds David what he’s been using […]
