Scottish government ‘failing foxes’
Scottish government ‘failing foxes’ New laws banning foxhunting AND trailhunting in Scotland are failing foxes. That’s the experience of huntsman and master Poppy Tutcher of the Duke of Buccleuch Hunt. She says the fox population in Dumfries and Galloway has almost vanished since the 2023 ban, because people are shooting foxes and not hunting them. […]
Horse mackerel, tuna and octopus: the new reality for Britain’s sea anglers
Horse mackerel, tuna and octopus: the new reality for Britain’s sea anglers Sea fishing on England’s south coast is changing rapidly. Adam Morris of Exe Fishing won the coveted Lyme Regis Sea Angling Club Boat Species Hunt 2025 with 45 species. He says it’s no longer about bass, mackerel and flounders. He reveals the new […]
‘Gleneagles for dogs’
youtu.be/l_Riekcwml4 A 100-acre ‘Dog Ranch’ in Scotland is going ahead. Charlie Thorburn of Mordor Gundogs plans the one-stop-shop for dogs, including kennels, veterinary practice, and even a small stadium. He explains his vision. The Dog Ranch is outside Auchetrarder in Perthshire. For more about Charlie’s work, visit Mordor Gundogs website. Plans for the site: What […]
Win a rat trap – Fieldsports Extra, episode 436
You can win a rat or squirrel trap, kindly donated by Last Stop Traps. Plus we talk to Keith Montague about topography for sim days, Helen Stammers about how she got into being @thefieldsportsphysio, Charlie Thorburn of Mordor Gundogs on his new dog ranch, and Andy Tarrant on a mobile high seat he is selling. […]
Mobile high box by MobiJagd
youtu.be/Ja0NukitznE Andy Tarrant from Tarrant Refrigeration shows Charlie around the MobiJagd mobile high box, which his firm is now importing, and selling for £8,000 and upwards. For more, go to Bit.ly/mobijagd More accessories on Fieldtester:
Win tickets to the Game Fair – Fieldsports Extra, episode 435
You can win one of five pairs of tickets to the Game Fair. Plus we talk to Jon Bailey about his rifle range, and Christopher Bryde introduces us to beachcasting. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at £80 per person hereFieldsports insurance docs hereFieldsports membership FAQs […]
Win an Armtect cartridge box – Fieldsports Extra, episode 434
You can win a cartridge box, kindly donated by Armtect. Plus we have our coder, Chris Hodnett, on your free new digital membership card (you can still buy the physical photo card from the shop), Layla McGuigan of the F.A.B on police who watch the show, and Tim on David’s boots.
Win ShuttleSocks pants and stockings – Fieldsports Extra, episode 433
You can win shooting socks and pants, kindly donated by ShuttleSocks. Plus we have home-kill rifle calibre tips from Scott Cartwright, a chat about fulfilling sporting ambition with Beth Norton, and Andy Cutbill from the Modern Ruralist explains what his channel is trying to do.. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance […]
Win a sling and a mat – Fieldsports Extra, episode 432
You can win a rifle sling and a shooting mat, kindly donated by Yorkshire Fieldsports & Wildlife Management. Plus we have pheasant plucking for kids and a beatiful new range of fishing rods from the Barder Rod Co. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at […]
Win a Nocpix goodie bag – Fieldsports Extra, episode 431
You can win a bag of Nocpix goodies, kindly donated by thermal and night vision specialist Nocpix. Plus we have Crowie on the birds and the bees, and Charlie goes flyfishing on the Yangtze River. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at £80 per person hereFieldsports […]
Northern Ireland hunting ban: what does it mean?
Northern Ireland hunting ban: what does it mean? by Charlie Jacoby In a move to disappoint Northern Ireland’s rural community, MLAs at Stormont voted through the second stage of John Blair’s Hunting with Dogs Bill on on 26 May 2026. They ignored stark warnings from NI’s former Attorney General that the legislation would be devastating […]
Win a ‘cartridge’ belt – Fieldsports Extra, episode 430
You can win a belt decorated with cartridge caps, kindly donated by J Boult Designs. Plus we have Tim on foxes and Charlie on Chinese toilets This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at £80 per person hereFieldsports insurance docs hereFieldsports membership FAQs – scroll to the […]
Government electric vehicle strategy fails in the UK countryside
Government electric vehicle strategy fails in the UK countryside by Charlie Jacoby The government’s push to make people buy electric vehicles has not worked on the countryside. The UK fieldsports community remains strongly committed to diesel and petrol pickups. That’s the conclusion of a survey of Fieldsports Channel viewers, with reliability, off-road capability, towing and […]
Wildlife filmmaker David Beach – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 142
David Beach is a wildlife filmmaker. He comes to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2025 to talk about the difficulties that hunting tourism has presenting its case as the best way for funding conservation worldwide. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
How to run a high-tech shoot – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 141
youtu.be/uzhkJzxZU_Y Counting wildlife stops the government banning shooting. Roger Draycott from the GWCT, Jodie Case from Perdix Wildlife Supplies and Schöffel Working Conservationist Award-winning gamekeeper Rupert Brewer from the Bisterne estate explain how it works for them, and how the PerdixPro system works. Click here for more about PerdixPro Here for the GWCT And here for the Bisterne estate […]
Win a comb adjustment kit – Fieldsports Extra, episode 428
You can win a comb adjustment set in this week’s Fieldsports Extra, kindly donated by Rib point Pro. Plus we have Jaf Jefferson on how to lay out yuor farm so he can enjoy shooting there, David Beach on how to deal with the next Cecil lion story, and James Schneider on further uses for […]
Win weekend tickets to the Northern Country Sports Show – Fieldsports Extra, episode 427
You can win one of five pairs of weekend tickets to the Northern Country Sports Show in this week’s Fieldsports Extra, kindly donated by the show. Plus we have the raison d’ratter (reasons to be a ratter) and we visit a zoo in the Philippines that’s also a shrine to one man’s trophy hunting record. […]
Nigel ‘Mr Frostbite’ Vardy re-learns to shoot – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 140
youtu.be/2W2p7-AI4sk Nigel Vardy lost his fingers and his nose in an accident on Mt McKinley in 1999. Since then, he has refound his love of shooting – but re-learning to shoot has been a challenge. He tells his story. For more from Nigel, visit MrFrostbite.com Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Win a deer leather pouch – Fieldsports Extra, episode 426
You can win a deer leather pouch priced at £75 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra, kindly donated by Bay Tine Tannery. Plus we have Hector Wright’s bloopers’ reel, Nigel ‘Mr Frostbite’ Vardey says how he relearned draw, gut and paunch game, and Andy Ford talks casting in the wind. This week’s prizes and other links:For […]
Win Scribehound subscriptions – Fieldsports Extra, episode 425
You can win one of two annual Scribehound subscriptions priced at £72 each in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we have a new clay pigeon from Alex Levett-Scrivener at Shooting Star, a Spanish government official says why she goes to hunting shows, David Carsten-Pedersen explains how he sold fieldsports top the Danish public, and Charlie’s […]
Win a Sightline shooting aid – Fieldsports Extra, episode 424
You can win a Sightline shooting aid from Rib Point Pro in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we have a couple of useful chats with people out to help with gun certificates – Daryn Hufton-Rees from Medcert and Mark Eves from RightGun – Dr Richard Vipond from the UK Health Security Agency talks action on […]
Bill Blacker on the British gun trade – FieldsportsChannel podcast, episode 139
youtu.be/o2mzRWBL4wU Doyen of the barrellers Bill Blacker is part of the beating heart of the British gun trade. He joines Charlie on the stage at the Carter Jones Game Fair Theatre to discuss his work and wider issues, such as how to cope with the forthcoming UK restrictions on lead shot. Visit BillBlacker.com Other ways […]
Win a bodycam – Fieldsports Extra, episode 423
You can win a bodycam from Vale Field & Game in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we have a preview of items in this week’s Fieldsports Britain, including gamekeeper Paul Dunn, shooter Rob Speed and barreller Blill Blacker, and a review of last week’s April fool jokes. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now […]
Win a dog training vest – Fieldsports Extra, episode 422
You can win a dogtraining vest in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we have Richard Tice on the Westminster government’s shambolic rural policy, Will Close-Smith on entertaininng Mr Pilbeam, and Jaf Jefferson on the mystery animal that’s been gnawing on his nuts. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members […]
Cinegética hunting show 2026
The 2026 Cinegética hunting show in Madrid reports record attendances. More than 40,000 people came to the show, which included large numbers of hunting outfitters, a display of hunting dogs and a red-tailed hawk flying around the IFEMA exhibition space north of the Spanish capital. Visit Cinegetica.es More on hunting shows and game fairs:
Game Fair deerstalkers – FieldsportsChannel podcast episode 138
youtu.be/ZXr_Q0XRJYo Every year, José Souto and Paul Childerley bring a roe carcase to the Game Fair and show how they break it down. They come to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to tell Charlie about how and why, plus they launch into the lead ammo debate and how supermarkets sell venison. Find José on […]
Win a riflescope from Crackshot – Fieldsports Extra, episode 421
You can win a riflescope from Crackshot in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we have a farmer on police gun grab madness, two Spaniards on the Cinegética hunting show in Madrid, Paul Childerley and José Souto on supermarkets, and and loader Ann Litchfield on wine gums. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with […]
How to bring back bears and wolves – FieldsportsChannel podcast, episode 137
youtu.be/aTUed2IvIY0 What’s it like reintroducing a large predator to the wild? One person with firsthand experience is Maria Davidson, who manages the large carnivore programme for Safari Club International. She comes from the Louisiana Department of Fish and Wildlife, which has an impressive track record reintroducing black bears – as long as we can hunt […]
Win fashionable Flint Clothing – Fieldsports Extra, episode 420
You can win a Flint Clothing jumper in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we have a horse that carries deer carcases, a pantomime horse that raises money for charity, and woman who knows a lot about bears. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at £80 […]
Win Fenris shooting sticks – Fieldsports Extra, episode 419
You can win a pair of Fenris shooting sticks, priced at £140, kindly donated by Unity Distribution. Plus John Hartog talks about firearms licensing, Jake Swindells reveals his new YouTube project and James and Massimo Schneider discuss ‘gravy’. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at […]
Win tickets to the Stalking Show – Fieldsports Extra, episode 418
You can one of five pairs of tickets to the Stalking Show in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. It takes place on 12-13 April 2026 at the Staffordshire Showground – and we have a stand there. Plus Ian Jensen explains the onward march of the Chinese into the hunting and shooting kit industry, and Andy Ford […]
Win pheasant feed for 1,000 birds – Fieldsports Extra, episode 417
You can win pheasant feed for 1,000 birds from hatching to six-and-a-half weeks, kindly donated by Oakwood Feeds, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus Andy Crow is at the SCI Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, we are in London talking to a French journalist, and in Florida, chatting to member James Schneider. This week’s prizes and […]
Win an Accumax airgun – Fieldsports Extra, episode 416
You can win an ADG Accumax airgun priced at more than £200, kindly donated by distributor ASI, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we are at the British Shooting Show with the organisers, a London rifle club and a book author. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can […]
River Monsters’ Jeremy Wade – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 136
@rivermonsters star Jeremy Wade comes to the 2025 Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to talk to Charlie about rivers and fish. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Win an ADG Custom knife – Fieldsports Extra, episode 415
You can win an ADG Custom knife in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we meet a punter at the Irish National Coursing Meeting, Stuart Cook from Arktis says how to test a shooting jacket in the shop, and Ian Glendinning has strong views about the unfairness of red squirrel conservation funding. This week’s prizes and […]
Win a £150 breathalyser– Fieldsports Extra, episode 413
You can win a breathlyser priced at £150 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus Wayne says how he cuddles up to David on a highseat, Malin Hewins talks about next year’s HPR trials rules, the high-fiving foxshooters are back – this time with venison – and Paul Symons talks about the ‘week after’ the Plymouth […]
Win a £126 Arktis rucksack– Fieldsports Extra, episode 412
You can win an Arktis daysack priced at £126 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we learn how holly trees protect themselves against deer, a dog rescue charity owner says why she chose sighthounds and Joe O’Dwyer shows how to prepared woodcock brain.. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual […]
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 […]
Win tickets to the British Shooting Show – Fieldsports Extra, episode 411
You can win one of five pairs of tickets to the British Shooting Show in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus a new member offer from Arktis clothing, the chance of a bottle of gin, and woodcock fashion style. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at […]
Win a £90 Jack Pyke reversible jacket – Fieldsports Extra, episode 410
You can win a Jack Pyke reversible jacket, priced at £89,95, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus Niall says why he doesn’t like pigs or pork, Jaf makes predictions about rabbit numbers and member Chris Bryde goes stalking. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at […]
Win Jack Pyke half-zip shirts – Fieldsports Extra, episode 409
You can win one of two Jack Pyke half-zip shirts. Plus we go have a look at the year ahead: David discusses the issues facing the countryside in 2026, we look at the surprise successes that were thw 2025 boxing Day hunt meets, and Helen Tinner expains why she is not wearing a hat. This […]
Win £150 of Jack Pyke ladies clothing – Fieldsports Extra, episode 408
You can win £150 of ladies clothing, kindly donated by Jack Pyke. Plus we go behind the scenes in this week’s Fieldsports Britain, with Cotswolds binmen, Darren Easton’s military record and – just when you didn;t know you needed it – top winter pike fishing tips from expert Ollie Johnson. This week’s prizes and other […]
The story of Tuffies dogbeds
youtu.be/_E7tDLblJiI Luise Janniche founded Tuffies dogbeds in 2000. Here’s how it has grown to become a premium brand for professional dog owners and the wider public alike. Click here for more from Tuffies More about gundogs here:
Future of the upland gamekeeper – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 135
youtu.be/qrHBbLVX0xo Retired professor Simon Denny comes to the 2025 Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to talk to Charlie about the future for upland gamekeepers. Simon Denny’s report is at MoorlandAssociation.org/post/new-report-highlights-gamekeepers-crucial-role-in-wildfire-prevention-and-moorland-conservation New scientific report highlights role of North Yorkshire and Pennine gamekeepers in tackling wildfire risk Gamekeepers working across North Yorkshire and the Pennines are playing a vital […]
Win a reversible jacket – Fieldsports Extra, episode 407
You can win a reversible Speero jacket priced at £79.95, kindly donated by Thatchreed, which makes Jack Pyke and Speero clothing and accessories. Plus Luise Janniche discusses walking up snipe and woodcock over HPRs, Simon Denny talks about the importance of upland gamekeepers, and we hear voices from TheCoursingMuseum.com This week’s prizes and other links:For […]
Win another £95 Purdey hipflask – Fieldsports Extra, episode 406
You can win another Purdey hipflask priced at £95, kindly donated by member Dan Hill. Plus Alex Levvett-Scrivener from Shooting Star talks cartidges, Chris Lewis from Rifleman Firearms gives rifle barrel advice, and we launch the Department of Culture Media & Sport’s new push (little do they know it) to enshrine hunting, shooting and fishing […]
Have a Crackshot Christmas 🎅🏻🎄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaFWy_ph1Ls Airgunning stocking-filler ideas from James Head at Devon and online airgun shop Crackshot. Visit Crackshot.online More from James and Crackshot here:
Lad shoots his first partridge
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6z38_s5ZaY Clayshooting world champion Sam Green hosts a pheasant and partridge shoot day on a new shoot he is running in Norfolk. It’s a fun, family day out, where eight-year-old Charlie Kiddle shoots his first partridge. For Browning, visit Browning.eu Find Sam Green on Instagram More from Sam here:
Arrest for man photographed with gun – Fieldsports News, 3 December 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiwKFkGWSZw Here are the links: Posting a picture with a gun lands man in cells – Daily Mail Cumbria fox death leads to 16 arrests – BBC on hunting + BBC on shoplifting Concerned gun owners get new Facebook group Gamekeeper GoFundMe raises thousands Badgers are groundnesters’ top predators – GWCT BASC man wins wildlife […]
Ballistic bunnies and birds – Wayne’s steel shot performance test
How good is steel shot compared to lead shot? In a ballistic experiment, Wayne Martin compares an ordinary 32g lead five-shot cartridge with a comparable 32g steel three-shot load using feather and fur dressed ballistic gels to replicate real game at different ranges. Each gel disc is designed for multiple pellet strikes to give an […]
