Fieldsports Britain – oldfashioned foxshooting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IcMNcTRXqc Roy has a team of keen young foxers, a lamp and a rifle. He introduces them to old-school foxshooting, lamping the animals on ground in Kent. Meanwhile, Charlie reckons he is on to something. He goes to a gunshop open day which has attracted gun and shooting kit distributors from all over the country. […]
Win a £260 rucksack – Fieldsports Extra #186
We give away a Shooterking Venator rucksack. Plus David and Roy talk foxshooting (sort of) and I explain the share scheme.Click here for more about the Shooterking Venator rucksackClick here for the Browning trailcamFind the dancing deer film here How to enter Fieldsports Nation competitions: for members on YouTube, Patreon and Facebook simply comment with your […]
Gerber Randy Newberg knife and Suspension NXT Multi-Tool
youtu.be/sSefVSTrOX8 Paul Childerley explains why pocket knives and multi-tools have become an important part of is gamekeeping kit. He looks at the Randy Newberg knife and the Gerber Suspension NXT Multi-Tool, with stainless steel handles. For the Randy Newberg knife at £55, go to Bit.ly/gerberrandy For the Suspension NXT Multi-Tool at £45, go to Bit.ly/gerbernxtmultitool […]
On the marsh with the Westmorland Wildfowlers Association
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2_eqXDF_dI Hundreds of acres around the River Kent estuary in Cumbria, tarns, duck ponds, fishing ponds and a pheasant shoot – all these belong to the Westmorland Wildfowlers Association. Charlie Jacoby goes out on to the marsh with WWA member Ryan Teasdale and WWA young shot Lucy Stevens. If you are under 21, you want […]
Gun burglary sparks Guntrader hack link fear – Fieldsports News, 8 September 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYZ6QC_cpE Here are the links:Burglars steal guns: is there a Guntrader leak link? – Fieldsports NewsNational Trust members to vote on trail-hunting ban – The Guardian + RestoreTrust.org.uk + The Times New deer management qualification – County Deer StalkingMoorland group celebrates end of shooting on estate… 70 years ago – Wild Moors + Intagram + Woodland […]
Fieldsports Britain – wild goose song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq_5yy1i3mA September means wildfowling. Charlie heads to one of the homes of the sport, the River Kent Estuary in Cumbria, managed for wildfowl by the Westmorland Wildfowlers Association. With geese coming in to roost on the sands and duck moving up and down the river, he is out on the banks of the Kent with […]
Win a Browning trailcam – Fieldsports Extra #185
We give away Eyeskey binos and the new prize draw is for a Browning trailcam. Plus I talk to a Westmorland wildfowler, there’s an update from the British Open by James Marchington and Orkney gose guide Steve Rogers would like to say ‘thank you’.Click here for more about the Eyeskey Sky Trek binocularsClick here for […]
Prince Albert’s Lancasters
A pair of royal guns are up for sale at Gavin Gardiner’s auction on 6 September 2021. The Charles Lancaster muzzle-loading 14-bores will appeal to a collector, says gun expert Diggory Hadoke of VintageGuns.co.uk, and are guided at £30,000-£40,000. Diggory points out that a pair of hammer Stephen Grants made for Albert’s son, Bertie, Prince […]
Brocock bruschetta
Johnny Muston puts the Brocock Commander XR through its paces on a rabbit hunt, and cooks up a delicious rabbit bruschetta afterwards over an open fire. Find out about killing and cooking rabbits. For more about the Brocock Commander XR2, go to Bit.ly/commanderxr
Fieldsports Britain – airgun rabbit hunt and cook
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMZOzIjkL1E This week, how to take a bunny from hopping outside its hole to becoming a delicious bruschetta, cooked over an open fire. Johnny Muston has a Brocock Commander XR2 in .22 and puts it to good use shooting rabbits. Plus he shows off his skills as an outdoor chef. That’s not all. James Marchington […]
Guntrader hack ramps up – Fieldsports News, 1 September 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ce7yCnA9jE Here are the links:Guntrader leak goes graphic – Fieldsports NewsScottish government authorises deer massacre – The TimesBotham hits DEFRA plan with prawn jibe – Fieldsports NewsNSRA supports lead ammo – Fieldsports News MSPs visit grousemoors – Facebook + YouTubeQuorn hunt staff exonerated – BBCCow evades huntsman – FacebookAnti-hunters lash out at Queen – MetroLad launches […]
Sam Green’s shooting basics
World champion shot Sam Green explains how to approach a clay target on a stand, how to work out how to shoot it, what to do with your feet, your body and your gun. It’s the complete package.For more about coaching with Sam Green, go to Facebook.com/samgreenshooting – and, if you are a member of […]
Win £140 binos – Fieldsports Extra #184
We give away the Yildiz Steel Sporter and start a new prize draw. This week it’s for £140 Eyeskey binos. Plus there’s a useful how-to-shoot piece from Sam Green, an update from the Essex Masters by James Marchington and I talk to Alexander Laver, a tree surgeon member of the Fieldsports Nation who is worried […]
UK government mulls tighter gun licensing
youtu.be/-s_FJP3iE04 The English government says it plans a gun licensing review in the wake of the August 2021 Plymouth shootings. Ben O’Rourke asks Christopher Graffius from BASC and former police detective Ian Jensen if these plans are workable. It’s the same old story: one person goes on a shooting rampage and law-abiding gun owners are […]
Somerset foxshooting night
With pheasants out in shoots and eager young foxes looking for an easy meal, Jaf and Paul Jefferson from the South Somerset Ferreters step up to reduce fox numbers. They are lamping and using an ATN 4K Pro. Find the South Somerset Ferreters on Facebook and YouTube More from the jolly old South Somerset Ferreters […]
Fallow infestation – spotting with the HIKMICRO Lynx Pro LH19
www.youtube.com/watch?v=98SmWMg6q8k Tim Pilbeam is on an 80-acre smallholding that’s surrounded by woodland. He has counted 250 fallow deer on the ground. the trick is to get them in a position where there is a safe back stop for a shot. The £1,200 HIKMICRO Lynx Pro LH19 makes Tim’s life easier. Find HIKMICRO on Facebook Click […]
Fieldsports Britain – we have to shoot more deer
Tim is surveying a new block of ground for deerstalking. He counted 250 fallow on the land – and he wonders how the British deerstalking community will manage to shoot its way out of this one. Meanwhile, gamekeepers are getting busy with the shooting season around the corner. Jaf Jefferson is out shooting foxes in […]
How to cross the UK border with guns post Brexit
It’s got better since 1 February 2020 when Brexit threw it into doubt. Research by the SCI’s UK chapter reveals that most European countries only require you to have a visitor’s hunting licence for the country where you plan to hunt, such as a German Jagdschein, plus a valid UK gun licence. The UK government […]
Gamekeeping tool: the Gerber handsaw
youtu.be/1fSytMTly7A A handsaw is a gamekeeping tool for Paul Childerley, for clearing rides and cutting back brambles. With the help of a Gerber handsaw, he explains how to use it and what it can be used for. The Gerber Gator Exchange-A-Blade Folding Saw Paul uses costs £36 from Bit.ly/gerberhandsaw More Gerber tools here:
Crossing borders with guns gets easier – Fieldsports News, 25 August 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifxns1fmq4U Here are the links:Travelling with guns gets easier – Fieldsports News + film courtesy of EurotunnelScotland unveils plans to dismantle grouseshooting – Scottish Government PDFWales may remove magpies from general licences – BASC + consultationGrouse sabs pose as cops in Yorkshire – Daily TelegraphAntis condition kids with material for schools – TwitterChris Packham wants […]
A cheap Webley – for all your English gun needs
Our auctions expert Diggory Hadoke of VintageGuns.co.uk selects a 1975 16-bore model 701 boxlock ejector by Webley to solve your steel cartridge problems. He admits that there are no mass-market steel cartridges for 16-bores but he says they are on their way. This on is for sale at Holt’s Auctioneers in its 20-21 September 2021 […]
Holland & Holland from the 1920s that can shoot steel
Worried about steel cartridges? Our auctions expert Diggory Hadoke of VintageGuns.co.uk selects a Holland & Holland 12-bore Royal model with two sets of barrels: the originals and newer barrels that can shoot steel. It’s in Gavin Gardiner’s upcoming auction. Holland & Holland built the self-opening sidelock ejector no 31756 in 1927 with 26½in chopper-lump barrels, […]
When YouTube lashes out at airgun channels
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez8tNhHPkzA Is YouTube still on the prowl for airgun channels or does it hav an over-active algorithm? In July 2021, it deleted Replica Airguns, a channel with 350,000 subscribers after claims the company was selling counterfeit products. The message that YouTube sent Replica Airguns The owners say they have been selling products from companies including […]
New youngest viewer – Fieldsports Extra #183
We have the second week of our competition to win a Yildiz Steel Sporter with adjustable stock (RRP: £899) + David talks to Tim Pilbeam, Ben talks to Christopher Graffius and Josh Ward, James Machington interviews a gunsmith and we meet our new, youngest viewer. Click here for our film about the Yildiz Steel SporterHow to enter […]
Is this the end of the .22 rimfire? – Fieldtester, episode 10
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D6bKdfx7rA We have seen non-lead ammunition work in a range of fullbore rifles, but does it work in rimfires? Tim Pilbeam tries out lead-free bullets in .22s and .17HMR – and the results for the .22 are disastrous. Unless the ammunition industry can produce workable non-toxic bullets for rimfires, and if the creeping lead ban […]
10,000 steel eco shells vs new shotgun
youtu.be/BIZPLf4S2ZI How damaging is steel to a new shotgun barrel? We put 10,000 steel shells (Eley-Hawk Eco Wad) through a Yildiz Steel Sporter 12-bore at Orston Shooting Ground, then ask a gunsmith to check out the barrels afterwards. Visit Yildiz UK importer Raytrade here Click here for the Eley Eco Wad, visit Thanks to Orston […]
Budget binoculars vs secondhand Swaros and Zeiss
youtu.be/alyXKAQYJ_g Looking for sub £1,000 binos? The choice is between secondhand good-quality brands such as Zeiss, Swarovski and Leica, and some of the new glass coming out of China. Charlie Jacoby talks through what to look for and tests some of the available binoculars. Find secondhand binos on eBay.com – for Eyeskey, go to EyeskeyOptics.com […]
Non lead rimfire bullets – is this the end of the .22?
The National Smallbore Rifle Associations is calling on all shooters to make their voices heard about the government’s consultation [PDF] on changing the law on lead ammunition. The NSRA does not agree with the current proposals. It says they are ‘disproportionate and, in many areas, not adequately evidenced’. It also says the changes are unnecessary […]
England mulls new gun laws following mass shooting – Fieldsports News, 18 August 2021
Here are the links: Plymouth shootings shock nation – BASC Do satellite trackers kill birds? FedEx stops firearms distribution worldwide – SIFA Trophy ban consultation – Parliament link Devon gets new rifle range – Pinhoe TSC GB’s first target sprint gold – TargetSprint.com Rural theft survey says lockdown helped – NFUMutual Glorious Twelfth celebration – […]
Snap shot at a buck
youtu.be/27hgLobyf2s Paul takes a snap shot on a roebuck – then goes into full CSI mode to track it down. For the Sako S20, go to Sako.fiTo go stalking with Sergio Couto, visit SercoutWildHarvest.com Find Paul Childerley on Instagram and Facebook More from Paul
Fieldsports Britain – how to track a deer with no dog
youtu.be/NWHNlQRPm00 Paul Childerley is suffering from stalker stress. He is not sure he has hit his roebuck cleanly, so he sets out to track it down. He shows what to look for, both blood and scuff marks. find out if he is successful. Meanwhile, we are back on the farm on the Isle of Wight […]
Win a Yildiz Steel Sporter – Fieldsports Extra #182
We have a new shotgun competition. We are giving away a Yildiz Steel Sporter with adjustable stock (RRP: £899) + we announce the winner of our £1,200 Browning Maxus 2 prize draw. We talk to a farmer about ravens and a member about membership of the Fieldsports Nation.Click here for more about the Browning Maxus […]
Browning roadshow: we try out new guns on the range
What’s Browning bringing out this year? Browning’s UK boss David Stapley showcases new shotguns, including the Browning Ultra XS, Browning Maxus 2 semi-auto and Miroku MK11, and Jason Doyle tries them out. Click here for the Royal Marines Charity Click here for more about the Browning Maxus 2 Click here for the rest of the […]
Roebuck eruption: amazing reactions to the call
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJdm4oBskIs Roy Lupton takes deerstalking buddy Carlos Carubia out to watch the greatest show in the English countryside: the roe deer rut. Roy calls in six animals and together they watch the show unfold, as the bucks try to hold on to their does. Plus Carlos gets the chance of a shot at a cull […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roy’s roe rut special
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUVu2SOMsaA Roy gets the best reaction to a roe call in all of his 30 years’ deerstalking. It’s the roe deer rut and the bucks are chasing each other in open fields in front of him, trying to hold their does. He has a total of six animals in play. Plus he is providing a […]
Grouse fake news
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNRtSwFKxeU Antis have been trying it on in the run up to the Glorious Twelfth 2021. They claim that nearly half the Cairngorms is made up of grouseshooting estates (they aren’t), that Yorkshire Water has cancelled grouseshooting leases (they haven’t) and the National Trust is planning a grouseshooting review (it probably isn’t). Ben O’Rourke looks […]
Guntrader attracts the lawyers – Fieldsports News, 11 August 2021
youtu.be/27S0DGoar34 Here are the links:Solicitors swoop on Guntrader victims in bid to cash in on leak – Fieldsports News + Fieldsports News follow-upUniversity releases landmark shooting report – YouTubeBotham bowls over Packham with hen harrier facts – Fieldsports NewsJohn Muir Trust blames deer for ‘climate crisis’ – Oban TimesMake trespass on farms criminal, demands petition […]
Win that Browning Maxus 2 – Fieldsports Extra #181
It’s the second and final week of our £1,200 Browning Maxus 2 proze draw, plus Charlie talks to Tomo Svetic about moving guns over borders, Lord Botham about grouseshooting and Dan Chart tells us the latest about Fieldtester. Click here for the Browning Maxus 2 How to enter Fieldsports Nation competitions: for members on […]
Lord Botham talks grouseshooting
youtu.be/rb-EfO3D9G0 Lord Botham talks to Charlie Jacoby about grouseshooting, cricket and the meaning of life at the 2021 Game Fair. The interview takes place in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre. As the Glorious 12th August 2021 approaches, Lord Botham has been playing an active part in the fightback against anti-shooters who are trying to […]
Trade Secrets: travelling in and out of the UK with guns
youtu.be/VW1j-KGYm9g Tomo Svetic from Artemis Hunting tells Charlie Jacoby about his experiences, post-Brexit, bringing guns in and out of the UK, the paperwork involved and what you need to do. If you are travelling to France, here is the guidance (thanks to ‘Conservation First The SCI UK Chapter’ for finding this) To contact Tomo, visit […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roy’s big morning on deer and foxes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2yX8n1X3Hc Roy sets out to stalk a roebuck – and the day is a lot more successful than he hopes. Find out what happens. Meanwhile, Charlie has always wanted to catch a Lough Neagh river-run trout – a dollaghan – so he is Northern Ireland to do that, plus he heads to the Glens of […]
Northern Ireland hunting ban: the story so far
Breaking news: The Northern Ireland Assembly has rejected John Blair MLA’s private member’s bill which sought to ban hunting wild animals with dogs in Northern Ireland. It was defeated by 45 votes to 38 in the Assembly on Monday 6 December 2021. The different traditions in Northern Ireland sliced communities apart from the 1960s to […]
Dollaghan – more fun than sea trout
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyJqIXVjCHc Charlie Jacoby tries out dollaghan fishing in Northern Ireland. The dollaghan is the native brown trout of Lough Neagh that runs up local rivers to spawn. Because of the size of the lough, they grow big, too. The fish in the thumbnail is a 22lber. At Six Mile Water in Antrim, Charlie Jacoby joins […]
How to cut with a machete
A machete is a gamekeeping tool for Paul Childerley, for clearing rides and cutting back brambles. With the help of two of Gerber’s machetes, he explains how to use a machete. It’s an art. The Gerber Gator Paul uses costs £33 from Bit.ly/gerbermachete
Bumper buck and fox shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqbofvrl6TY Roy Lupton takes his rifle to a wildlife-rich environment in the south-east of England. It is the roebuck rut, and his first job is to cull one. He is also on the look-out for foxes. It all goes better than expected. For more about Pulsar, go to ThomasJacks.co.uk More from Roy here:
Money for merlin – Fieldsports News, 4 August 2021
youtu.be/cjNOO0VVtbg Here are the links:Grouse count down but money for merlins – GWCTDAERA cancels general licences consultation – FacebookShooting team wins single medal – Fieldsports NewsAntis shun country show amid social media battle – GillinghamandShaftesburyShow.co.ukPoliceman apologises after dodgy Facebook headline – FacebookAvery demands immediate end to lead shot in Wales – Welsh SeneddFisherman breaks Scottish […]
Irish questions – Fieldsports Extra #180
It’s all about Ireland this week. I talk to Albert Titterington about the forthcoming bill in Stormont to ban foxhunting in Northern Ireland, plus I meet a gang of dollaghan anglers. Jason Doyle talks about the great Fieldsports Ireland comeback. And we have a massive prize to give away (by our standards) – a £1,200 […]
What it’s like to shoot at the Olympics – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 43
youtu.be/ZXUVjkMjTig Peter Wilson and Matt French are two of the most decorated athletes who have shot for Team GB. Recorded with interviewer Charlie Jacoby at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2021, they explain what it’s like to go into an Olympics as a shooter. However, their original sport, double trap, no longer exists at […]
Why rewilding wolves in the UK is a bad idea
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPzsool6v9E “It’s a bit weird, but personally I’d love this country to have a sustainable wolf population,” Ian Coghill tells me after spending several minutes explaining why plans to rewild wolves in the UK are bad ideas. Then he gets back on track. “To do it, you’ve got to bite the bullet. You’ve got to […]
Game Fair 2021 – review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlyvSwnXY9I Will we look back on the 2021 Game Fair as a turning point for shooting sports? Charlie Jacoby thinks so, as he interviews country pople’s peer Lord Botham and BBC Countryfile’s Adam Henson, meets kids getting jobs in the countryside, finds out whether rural Britain is racist, and realises just how irrelevant Wild Justice […]
