Winning the battle against mink in the UK
Part-time gamekeeper Kevin Copeland gets a call – a neighbouring shoot has caught a mink in a floating raft trap. It is part of a nationwide scheme run by the charity the Waterlife Recovery Trust, which is helping to rid the countryside of this voracious invasive predator. The immediate problem for Kevin is how to […]
What will Burnham do to the English countryside? FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 148
What will Burnham do to the English countryside? FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 148 Tim Bonner from the Countryside Alliance sets out his hopes and fears for the next three years of Labour rule over the English countryside. After the chaos of the Starmer premiership, what does rural England have to loo forward to? He talks to […]
Man v tuna: We won a dream fishing trip off the coast of Cornwall
Fieldsports Competition winner Francis Vickery and his mate Ben are setting off on a dream fishing expedition, going after tuna on Peter Hyde’s 41-foot boat ‘Kamatoro’, one of the best-equipped tuna boats in the UK. Hopes are high, but the tuna have other ideas… Find out more about bluefin tuna fishing off the south coast […]
Fieldsports Britain – Natural born killers
Mink alert: Part-time gamekeeper Kevin Copeland has to deal with an alien predator on the shoot. Two Fieldsports Competitions winners are out after tuna with Peter Hyde, and Andy Ford goes along to film the day. Ian Hodge looks at the best ways to protect your hearing. Tim Bonner from the Countryside Alliance gives his […]
Hearing protection for shooters – group review
Ian Hodge runs Ian Hodge Fieldsports, which sells a range of hearing protection from foam plugs for £1 to the latest electronic ear defenders for £400. He talks through some of the most popular ‘cans’ he sells. For more, visit IanHodgeFieldsports.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 873, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain873 More with Ian Hodge […]
Ramblers’ fury at stalking estate ban – Fieldsports News, 19 August 2026
Here are the links: Ramblers have a pop at deerstalkers – STV Echo wins top field trial – ScottishFieldTrialsAssociation.co.uk YouTube channel donates thermal scope to young shooter – YouTube Wally Sykes dies aged 83 – EADT.co.uk Natural history GCSE consultation – Gov.uk Taxpayer cash for grey squirrel shoot – BBC Australian gun buyback pushback – […]
